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NGT raps environment ministry for exempting real estate projects from proc
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 5 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday expressed displeasure with the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on its recent notification exempting real estate projects from obtaining prior environmental permission or clearance and restrained it fr
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Three women among six Maoists killed in Dantawada
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 17 (ANI): At least six Naxals, including three women, were killed on Wednesday afternoon during an exchange of fire with security forces in Matempara and Gondpalli forests of Chhattisgarh, said police.
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Need collective action to combat Delhi pollution, says Anil Madhav Dave
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 3(ANI): Union environment, forests and climate change minister Anil Madhav Dave on Thursday called for collective efforts to combat the pollution which has gripped the national capital post Diwali.
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Nobody has right to take possession of tribals' land: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 25 (ANI): Hailing the contribution of the tribal communities in preserving forest, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said saving forests is a part of tribal culture, thus, they should be given their rights and nobody has right to take possession of their land.
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Centre issues guidelines to states, zoo authorities on containment of Avia
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 21 (ANI): The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, the Union Agriculture Ministry, has issued the necessary guidelines to the state government and the zoo authorities on control and containment of the infection, and has urged the Ministry of Environ
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Two Maoists gunned down in Chhattisgarh's Sanguel area
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Sept.24 (ANI): Two Maoists were killed in an exchange of fire with the security forces in reserve forests near Sanguel, Chhattisgarh, on Saturday morning.
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Vines putting tropical forests at risk
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 25 (ANI): Tropical forests are taking longer than expected to recover from felling and other forms of deforestation, thanks to woody climbing vines called lianas.
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Real challenge for Modi Govt. is improving quality of education: Javadekar
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 6 (ANI): Former Union Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar, who was promoted to the Human Resource Development Ministry, said here on Wednesday that the real challenge for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA Government at the mo
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