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Delhi HC calls for emergency meeting on air pollution
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed emergency meeting to be called by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Secretary with Chief Secretaries of NCR states and pollution control agencies within three days on pollution.
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Govt. expresses concern over alarming levels of pollution in Delhi-NCR
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): The Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Mahesh Sharma, on Tuesday expressed concern over the alarming levels of pollution in the national capital region and said the government was taking preventive measures to tac
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Business and Climate Summit gets under way
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 1 (ANI): The third Business and Climate Summit (BCS) was organized on Thursday in the national capital to showcase the voice and engagement of Indian industry in the global cause of climate change.
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Centre notifies bill to put ban on cattle slaughter
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said the ministry has notified the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017 to ensure that the sale of cattle is not meant for slaughter purpos
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Union Cabinet condoles Anil Dave's demise
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has expressed profound sorrow at the sad demise of Anil Madhav Dave, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change at New Delhi, today.
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Following Anil Dave's death, Dr. Harsh Vardhan to be new Environment
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 18 (ANI): Union Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has been given the additional charge of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in addition to his existing portfolios.
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'Operation Thunder Bird' a big success for Forest Dept
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 3 (ANI): Seventy one people were arrested and a total of 2,524 live species of scheduled animals, 19.2 kg of elephant ivory, one tiger skin, nine carcasses of wild animals, one organ pipe coral, one jar snake venom, eight leopard skins and one Indian Mujtac skin was s
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Environment ministry to develop next generation HFC refrigerant alternativ
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.16 (ANI): The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has announced an ambitious collaborative research and development programme to develop next generation, sustainable refrigerant technologies as alternatives to HFCs.
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Jayalalithaa wants PM's intervention, seeks withdrawal of proposal to
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai, Aug. 27 (ANI): Seeking withdrawal of recommendation made by an Expert Appraisal Committee of the of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to build a dam on Siruvani river at Attappady, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday requested Prime Minister Naren
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