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Environment Ministry advises Delhi Govt to come up with Heat Wave Action P
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 5 (ANI): A Steering Committee on Climate Change of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on Friday advised the Delhi government to incorporate Heat Wave Action Plan to combat the upcoming summer season.
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CBI arrests 2 Chief Forest Conservators for bribing Ministry officials
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Two chief forest conservators--Tarun Johri and D Gogoi--were held by the CBI for allegedly giving a bribe of Rs 20, 000 to officials of Union Ministry of Environment and Forest.
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Cost-effective technology vital to curb stubble burning: Mishra
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 26 (ANI): The quest for implementable solutions to stubble burning and attendant atmospheric pollution will require key stakeholders like farmers, industry and government working in tandem, C K Mishra, Secretary at the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Chan
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Govt launches conservation project for Asiatic lions
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has launched the "Asiatic Lion Conservation Project" with an aim to protect and conserve the world's last ranging free population of Asiatic Lion and its associated ecosystem.
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Case against Sidhu for gifting stuffed black partridge to Punjab CM
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Dec 14 (ANI): A case has been registered against Punjab Local Bodies and Cultural Affairs Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for violating Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 by allegedly possessing a stuffed black partridge and later gifting it to Chief Minister Captain Amarin
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Delhi-NCR to observe 'Clean Air Week'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): Amid growing concerns over the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, a 'Clean Air Week' would be organised from November 1-5 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in collaboration with the Delhi government and the four major N
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Palaniswami writes to PM Modi over Kerala's proposal for new dam
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to direct the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to forthwith withdraw recommendations made on Kerala's
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India takes strong steps towards achieving Paris Agreement goals
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Manama [Bahrain], Oct 20 (ANI): Government of India took an important step toward its goals for low-carbon, climate-resilient development with the approval of a US$ 43 million grant from the Green Climate Fund, supporting climate resilience of millions of people living in the coastal states
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TTZ chief, MoEF Secy responsible for preserving Taj Mahal
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 30 [ANI]: The Supreme Court on Monday said the onus of maintaining and preserving the Taj Mahal was on the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) Chairman and the Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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Delhi: Number of trees to be cut is overstated says NBCC
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): In the wake of Delhi locals protesting against a massive felling of trees, Managing Director of NBCC Anoop Kumar Mittal issued a clarification on Sunday, saying that the number of trees slated to be cut is much lesser than that reported.
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Kaleshwaram project gets environmental clearance
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] Dec. 23 (ANI): The Kaleshwaram project has got an environmental nod from the Centre.
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Asked state govt to implement 'graded action plan': Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 9 (ANI): Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan said they have already been in touch with the respective state governments to implement a graded action plan to fight against the rising level of pollution in Delhi.
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