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Kiren Rijiju meets European Commissioner for Environment, discusses deepen
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday, met Virginijus Sinkevicius, European Commissioner for Environment, Ocean and Fisheries, here in the national capital, where the leaders held discussions on issues like marine pollution, blue economy and deep ocean exploration and deepening cooperatio
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Modicare Becomes 100% 'Plastic Waste Neutral'
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26: Modicare Limited, one of India’s leading direct-selling companies, has achieved a remarkable feat by becoming 100% 'Plastic Waste Neutral'. Through its unwavering commitment to sustainable practices, Modicare has successfully collected & recycled 100% post-con
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Plant trees to save Delhi, says Ghanshyam Gupta Zaveri
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19: Every year millions of people around the world lose their lives due to diseases related to pollution. India's cities like Delhi-Mumbai-Kolkata are among the 10 most polluted cities in the world, as far as the capital Delhi is concerned, the patients of diseases re
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Low-cost Israeli method of producing ‘green’ hydrogen is a game changer
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In a significant step towards combating climate change, researchers from Tel Aviv University achieved a major breakthrough in the production of “green” hydrogen. Their method not only sidesteps air pollution but also offers a high level of efficiency.
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Israel working to ease clean disposal of electronic waste
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The law for environmental treatment of electric appliances, electronic equipment and batteries establishes regulations regarding their disposal, among other things, through the imposition of extended responsibility on manufacturers and importers of such items for recycling and avoiding the p
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India, France commit to eliminate single use plastic products pollution
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Plastic products pollution due to littered and mismanaged plastic waste is a global environmental issue that must be urgently addressed. It has adverse impacts on ecosystems in general and marine ecosystems in particular.
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Nature’s Envoy: A magical journey to save the planet
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12: Discover the enchantment of Nature’s Envoy written passionately by duo writers, Mathias Harold Kaiser and Asheley Christine Bibi Kaiser. This book may seem to be fiction but there is a noteworthy motivation that has propelled this book forward. This novel is a cal
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Strawberry production leaves long-term plastic pollution: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
esearchers discovered that the plastic mulch used to help Californian strawberries grow sheds a large amount of plastic mulch fragments. These particles have been shown to have a negative impact on soil quality, casting doubt on their long-term viability. The survey's findings are likely to
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Indian Auto LPG Coalition Urges Government to Promote Auto LPG as a Clean
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7: There have been recent reports flagging a sharp decline in sales of Auto LPG vehicles since 2019 in India. A top automaker is even said to have stopped the manufacturing of its LPG models. For a country that is home to the largest number of polluted cities among th
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Punjab: Environment Minister instructs strict implementation of ban on Chi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Meet Hayer said, "All the Executive Magistrates of Punjab, Tehsildars and higher officials of the Revenue Department, Wildlife Inspectors and higher officials of the Forest Department, Sub-Inspectors and higher officials of the Punjab Police, C category employees of local bodies and senior o
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During Jan-Jun 2023, Delhi registers best ever air quality in 8 years
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As per the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, "The number of 'Good to Moderate' Air Quality Days for the first half-year period was 30 in the year 2016, 57 in 2017, 65 in 2018, 78 in 2019, 126 in 2020, 84 in 2021, 54 in 2022, and 101 in the current year 2023."
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Haryana Govt taking significant steps towards environment protection, wast
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
While addressing a training programme on the implementation of district environment plans at the Haryana Institute of Public Administration, Sanjeev Kaushal said, "As per the directives of the NGT, all Deputy Commissioners of the state have been sensitized to prepare District Environment Pla
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