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Financial sector confronts deforestation as a key ESG risk: Fitch
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 18 (ANI): The environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors could increasingly influence global banks' financing activities relating to commodity producers in forest-risk regions as deforestation is under growing scrutiny from activists and policymakers, Fitch Rat
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Elephant found dead in Mettupalayam forest range
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 18 (ANI): A male elephant aged between 18-20 years from the Mettupalayam forest range in Coimbatore was found dead on Thursday in the jungles of Nilgiris. The animal was injured and the Forest Department had made arrangements to tranquilize him for
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Approach Environment, Fisheries Ministries; NGT on plea for mandatory use
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New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed a petitioner to approach the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying with his plea seeking to enact regulatory measures under the Mari
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Swadeshi Jagran Manch writes to PM requesting halt to field trials of gene
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): After the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change allowed the field trials for Bt brinjal, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) affiliate, Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) on Monday, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to halt th
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Ludhiana IRS officer, a nature lover, increasing green cover using Ayurved
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], September 14 (ANI): An IRS officer in Ludhiana, who is also known as Green Man of India, has come up with a unique plan to save the environment and increase the green cover through his micro-forest initiative.
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3 lakh ganja sapling destroyed by BSF in Tripura
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Sepahijala (Tripura) [India], September 13 (ANI): Approximately 3 lakh ganja saplings were destroyed by the Border Security Force (BSF) along with the Police and forest officials in Tripura's Sepahijala district as part of a special drive against narcotics.
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Police in Maharastra's Raigad recovers 3,750 kg red sandalwood, three arre
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Raigad (Maharashtra) [India], September 13 (ANI): Raigad Police on Sunday recovered 3,750 kg red sandalwood worth Rs 1.87 Crores during a raid with forest officers at a goat farm in Mauje Naralwadi village.
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Environment Ministry suggests different models for re-using plastic pens
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that three different models have been suggested for the producers, importers and brand owners to implement the Extended Producers Responsibil
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Forest Martyrs Day observed at Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 11 (ANI): Forest Martyrs Day was observed at the Forest Martyrs pylon of the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad on Friday.
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Forest ranger killed by Naxals in Chhattisgarh
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], September 11 (ANI): A forest ranger of Indravati Tiger Reserves was killed by Naxals at Kondrezi village in Bijapur on Friday, said P Sundarraj, Inspector General of Police, Bastar.
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Development of Brahma Kamal Vatika underway in Kedarnath
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kedarnath (Uttarakhand) [India], September 11 (ANI): To meet the high demand of Brahma Kamal flower for offering at the shrine, Kedarnath Wildlife Division is developing a Brahma Kamal Vatika (garden) in Kedarnath valley.
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Rare orchid species Liparis Pygmaea found in Uttarakhand
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 10 (ANI): Liparis Pygmaea, one of the rarest orchid species has been found for the first time in Western Himalayan region by a team of Uttarakhand Forest Research Wing headed by Sanjiv Chaturvedi, Chief Conservator of Forest (Research).
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