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Centre directs states, UTs to take possible steps for containing bird flu
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Considering the possibility of spread of avian influenza virus or bird flu to humans and other domesticated animals and birds, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has directed all states and Union Territories (UTs) to take all possibl
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NGT seeks action taken report on 'Funicular Ropeway project' underway at J
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought action taken report in an application seeking direction to take effective action to stop further construction, erection, development on the site of the purported Funicular Ropeway project at Jivdani Temple
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Ladakh's Tso Kar Wetland Complex added to list of Ramsar site
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Leh (Ladakh) [India], December 24 (ANI): India has added Tso Kar Wetland Complex in Ladakh as its 42nd Ramsar site, the second one in the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh, according to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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NGT directs Centre, states to install 'Bird Diverters' on existing solar a
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed the Centre through the Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and other states to install 'Bird Diverters' on existing solar and wind powerlines as soon as possible and preferab
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Only circus recognised under Wildlife Act loses recognition for using elep
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): The Central Zoo Authority (CZA), a statutory body operating under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has cancelled the recognition of the Great Golden Circus in Gujarat, the only circus in the entire country which was recognised unde
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With 60 per cent rise, India's leopard population touches 12,852
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): India's population of leopards has gone up 60 per cent and the country now has 12,852 leopards, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said on Monday.
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Government constitutes high-level committee for implementation of Paris Ag
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), December 2 (ANI): The Environment Ministry has constituted a high-level inter-ministerial Apex committee for Implementation of Paris Agreement (AIPA) under the chairmanship of the secretary of the ministry.
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Government constitutes high-level ministerial committee for implementation
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): In another move to re-affirm India's seriousness towards the issue of climate change, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on Wednesday constituted a high-level inter-ministerial Apex Committee for Implementation of Paris Agreem
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Union Environment Ministry approves construction of Rs 1,100 crore Song Da
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], November 26 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has approved the construction of the Song Dam Drinking Water Project worth Rs 1100 crore in Dehradun, according to a press release, on Wednesday.
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Plea in SC against Centre's notification demarcating Western Ghats ESA
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the October 2018 draft notification by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change relating to the demarcation of 56,825 sq km as the Western Ghats ecologically sensitive area (ESA).
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HC adjourns plea against order to publish draft EIA notification in differ
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): The Delhi High court on Friday adjourned to December 4 hearing on a petition filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change against an order directing the Centre to publish the draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification in l
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Close to 700 cases of stubble burning reported from Punjab, Haryana betwee
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Amidst increasing levels of air pollution in the national capital region, close to 700 cases of stubble burning were reported from Punjab and Haryana between September 21-29, according to sources in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (
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