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CAQM holds meetings with Punjab, Haryana state govt to prevent stubble bur
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In continuation of its sustained efforts to abate paddy stubble burning incidents in the region, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), held two significant review meetings with senior officials of Punjab and Haryana on September 25 and 26 respectively,
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Gulab Chand Kataria chairs meeting of Chandigarh Wetland Authority; propos
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Fourth Meeting of State Wetland Authority of Chandigarh was held on September 19 under the chairmanship of the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria.
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National Zoological Park orders enquiry to ascertain the cause of sudden d
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The National Zoological Park (NZP), New Delhi, has informed about the sudden passing away of the 29-year-old male African elephant, Shankar, on the night of September 17, 2025, at 8:00 PM, a press release from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said.
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India extends UN Act privileges, immunities to International Big Cat Allia
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bhupendra Yadav, the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, shared on Friday that the Government of India has issued a Gazette Notification, extending the privileges and immunities to the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) under the UN Act 1947.
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"Five families...tried to end my political life": Expelled RJD leader Tej
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Expelled RJD leader and elder son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav, alleged that five powerful families, without naming them, had conspired against him to destroy his political and family life.
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On World Elephant Day, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin highlights AI-early warning
Updated : 7 months ago IST
"In Coimbatore, the Minister of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Bhupendra Yadav, is joining the celebrations and will visit our AI-powered early warning system at Madukkarai, which has enabled over 2,800 safe elephant crossings since February 2024 with zero t
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World Elephant Day to be celebrated in Coimbatore, human-elephant conflict
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, will organise the World Elephant Day celebration on August 12 in Coimbatore. The annual event reaffirms the global commitment to conserve one of the planet's most ico
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PM Modi's leadership roars behind Project Lion's triumph: Union Minister B
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, on Sunday, credited the success of Project Lion to the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Delhi: Week-long celebrations following Global Tiger Day conclude at Natio
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The National Zoological Park, New Delhi, concluded the seven-day Global Tiger Day celebrations today, marking the successful culmination of a series of interactive and awareness-oriented activities held from July 29 to August 4, said a statement from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and C
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India's Tiger Reserves grew from 46 to 58 since 2014: Bhupender Yadav
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, informed that the number of tiger reserves has increased from 46 in 2014 to 58.
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Vantara collaborates with Project Elephant to organise Country's largest E
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Vantara, India's wildlife rescue, care, and conservation initiative founded by Anant Ambani, in collaboration with Project Elephant, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, is currently hosting the 'Gajsevak Sammelan', a landmark five-day training programme bringing together over
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India adds 16,630 sq km forest cover in a decade: Govt tells Rajya Sabha
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
In a written reply, the Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, said the forest and tree cover of the country now stands at 8,27,356.95 sq km, which is 25.17% of India's geographical area. This includes 7,15,342.61 sq km under forest cover and
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