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India takes over CMS COP 13 presidency for three years
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): India will chair the presidency of Conference of Parties (COP 13) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals for three years starting Monday.
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Land restoration is condition toward peace and prosperity: COP14 ends
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 13 (ANI): Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said that land is an important asset and globally work should be done to restore overall change.
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New Delhi Declaration reflects synergies of land, people at grass root lev
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 13 (ANI): The 'New Delhi Declaration' adopted by 196 countries and the European Union on the last day of 14th session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) reflects a development synergy of both land and pe
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India committed towards land restoration: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 13 (ANI): Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar asserted here in a conference organized by United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on Friday that India is committed for its actions in the country to ensure that
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Modi segregates plastic with women rag pickers in Mathura
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sep 11 (ANI): Days afters advocating a complete ban on single-use plastic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday stepped into the shoes of rag pickers, who segregate plastic from the garbage on daily basis.
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It is important to mobilize private investors for land restoration, says U
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 10 (ANI): Resources available to address the problem of land degradation are insufficient and it is important to mobilize private investors for the purpose of land restoration, said Ibrahim Thiaw, executive secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Deser
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Modi announces setting up of Centre of Excellence at ICFRE to address land
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced setting up of Centre of Excellence at the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) to promote South-South cooperation for addressing land degradation issues.
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Delhi Declaration Statement to be released tomorrow: Prakash Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 9 (ANI): Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said that the Delhi Declaration Statement will be released on Tuesday.
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PM Modi takes India's remote sensing and space technology to world stage
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took India's remote sensing and space technology to the world stage by mentioning it at the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
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PM stresses on India's role in promoting South-South Cooperation at COP 14
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday stressed on India's role in promoting South-South Cooperation at the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) while addressing 196 countries
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India to raise target of restoring degraded land, says PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India will raise its 'ambition' of restoring degraded land from 21 million hectares to 26 million hectares between now and 2030.
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India halfway through its 175 GW renewable energy goal: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 9 (ANI): Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar on Monday said that the county has already achieved half of its 175 gigawatts (GW) renewable energy capacity target.
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