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Indian studies have not shown correlation between shortening of life and p
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 6 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment and Forest Prakash Javadekar on Friday said that the studies in India have not shown a direct correlation between shortening of life and pollution.
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Delhi govt should tell us how many CPCB directives have they complied with
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 4 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Monday asked Delhi government about the number of directives issued by Central Pollution Control Board that they have complied with.
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Nine lakh youth in Pune benefitted from Mudra scheme: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 14 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar said on Saturday that nine lakh youth from Pune have benefitted from Mudra scheme.
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'Jaldoot' to spread message on water conservation across Maha
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 14 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar here on Saturday flagged off 'Jaldoot', a bus with water conservation exhibition which will travel across eight districts of the state in ne
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Make conservation of forests a people's movement: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar on Saturday gave a clarion call to make the conservation of forests a people's movement and said it was everyone's duty to conserve the environment.
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India committed to minimising impact of desertification: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Greater Noida [Uttar Pradesh], Sept 2 (ANI): India is committed to finding a long-term solution to minimise the impact of desertification and land degradation, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said on Monday.
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122 countries have made land degradation neutrality national target: Javad
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Sept 2 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said on Monday that 122 countries including India, Brazil, China, Nigeria, Russia and South Africa have agreed to make the sustainable development goal of achieving land degradation neutra
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30% decrease in stubble burning, Centre unsatisfied
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 1 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan has directed officials from Punjab and Haryana to ensure prompt action against incidents of stubble burning as data point out only 30 per cent decline since last year.
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New mechanism will forewarn depletion in air quality: Vardhan
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Oct 15 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan on Monday informed that Indian scientists along with scientists of the US and Finland have developed a mechanism which will soon be able to forewarn depletion in air quality.
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14-day-long campaign to reduce air pollution in Delhi launched
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.10 (ANI): A two-week-long intense exercise to address all sources of pollution in Delhi was launched on Saturday. The campaign will last from February 10 to February 23.
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Centre notifies bill to put ban on cattle slaughter
Updated : 8 years, 9 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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