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Green cover must be preserved, remarks Supreme Court
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI): Raising concern on the rapid deforestation in the country, the Supreme Court on Tuesday remarked that "green cover must be preserved".
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Udhampur-based govt school takes lead for clean and green India, planted m
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb 7 (ANI): With an aim to reduce air pollution and increase the green cover, Udhampur-based government school in Jammu and Kashmir has organised a plantation drive.
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India's forest covers increased by 13,000 sq km in past four years: Prakas
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): India has increased its total forest cover by 13,000 square kilometres in the past four years, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javdekar said on Monday, adding that his ministry is on the right track to further increase the gre
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Karnataka man builds mini forest in just an acre
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Nowadays, finding a patch of lush greenery in urban areas is next to impossible with concrete forests surrounding us. But this 60-year-old Karnataka man took it upon himself to contribute to nature and increase the green cover in Shivamogga city.
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Is sowing seeds through helicopters possible, Delhi HC asks forest departm
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): In order to find a long term solution to the air pollution in the national capital, the Delhi High Court on Monday inquired whether darts can be thrown from helicopters to sow seeds in inaccessible forest areas in the city.
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Bihar: 2.51 crore trees will be planted next year to counter global warmin
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Oct 26 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi on Saturday said that to counter the challenges of global warming, 2.51 crore trees will be planted next year in the state.
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India's green cover has increased by 15,000 sq km in last 4 years: Javadek
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said that India's green cover had increased by 15,000 square kilometres in the last four years.
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Akshay Kumar just needed some greens to take away his blues!
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 18 (ANI): With the depleting green cover, it is always pleasant to spot some freshness around us.
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Odisha hospital gives saplings to new parents in bid to recover lost green
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 19 (ANI): After the city lost a large number of trees to the recent Cyclone Fani, a government hospital here has taken up a unique initiative to recover the lost green cover by handing out free tree saplings to the parents of newborn babies.
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Here's how Kalaburagi youth are battling scorching heat
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], June 25 (ANI): With the mercury soaring in the region, a group of locals, consisting of doctors, engineers, students, and government employees, among others, are planting saplings across the district to help lower the temperature in the region.
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Cyclone Fani: Around 20 lakh trees uprooted in Odisha
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 13 (ANI): After cyclone Fani hit Odisha coast, a forest department's report brought to the light that around 20 lakh trees uprooted in the area, including the ecologically sensitive varieties of the trees.
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India, China lead in increasing green cover on Earth: NASA
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 12 (ANI): In a victory for environmental crusaders, a report published by NASA reveals that India and China are leading the increase of green cover on land.
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