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Centre notifies amended rules for identified single use plastic items
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): The Central Government on Friday notified Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, prohibiting identified single-use plastic items. This amended rule will curtail the adverse impacts of littered plastic on both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
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Need to identify areas with human-elephant conflict, work on policy to dec
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav on Thursday called for identifying the areas where human-elephant conflict exists and work on a policy to decrease it.
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Randeep Hooda appeals Karnataka CM to take action against gruesome murder
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 29 (ANI): Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda, who has always been vocal about issues related to the environment and animals, on Wednesday took to his Twitter handle to appeal the Karnataka's CM- Basavaraj Bommai and Ministry of Environment and Forest to take str
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Israel, UAE ink agreement on climate, environment
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 16 (ANI): Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday signed a cooperation agreement in the fields of environment and climate.
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Delhi HC issues notice to Environment Ministry, state govts over air, wate
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF), Ministry of Coal, governments of Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and others on a plea alleging fly ash disposal causing
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Bhupender Yadav takes charge as Environment Minister
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): BJP leader Bhupender Yadav on Thursday planted a sapling as he took charge as the Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change.
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NGT directs CPCB, Environment Ministry to issue guidelines for conducting
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Ministry of Environment in coordination with other concerned authorities to consider issuing appropriate guidelines for conducting safety audits and taking other
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NGT expresses displeasure at Centre for not responding to plea challenging
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday registered its displeasure with Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Ministry of Mines, Power and Coal, for not filing any response even after nine months in the petition challenging its n
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PM Modi to address World Environment Day event, interact with farmers on
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the World Environment Day event on June 5, 2021, at 11 am via video conferencing.
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NGT asks Environment Ministry to provide SOPs to Maharashtra for providing
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) of Maharashtra to review its workings and asked the Ministry of Environment to provide standard operating procedures (SOPS) to be adopted for dealin
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Eight Asiatic lions housed in Hyderabad zoo infected with COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 4 (ANI): Eight Asiatic lions housed in the Nehru Zoological Park (NZP) Hyderabad have tested positive for SARS-CoV2 virus.
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Chung Eui-Sun participates in plastic-free campaign; 'Use of eco-friendly
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 4 (ANI/Global Economic): Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group Chung Eui-sun participates in the "Go-Go Challenge" under the Ministry of Environment's "de-plastic" campaign.
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