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Eco-friendly green firecrackers for Diwali
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 26 (ANI): After the launch of eco-friendly green firecrackers Chandni Chowk, one of the busiest markets in the national capital has been decked up with pollution-free firecrackers.
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Javadekar backs cutting trees at Aarey, says development and environment p
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 5 (ANI): Amid ongoing public protests against the cutting of trees at Aarey colony in Mumbai, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday backed the proposed metro shed in Aarey forest area and said that development and environment protection
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Kejriwal urges Punjab, Haryana CMs to take urgent action on crop stubble b
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 26 (ANI): Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday wrote to his counterparts in Punjab, Haryana, and the Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar urging them to take urgent action on the issue of crop stubble burning.
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PM Modi to address UN Climate Action Summit on Sept 23
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York on September 23, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said.
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Pak knocked on several doors, but entire world stood with India on Kashmir
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 8 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said that despite Pakistan trying very hard the entire world sided with India on the decision of the Central government to withdraw Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir.
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Union Environment Minister Javadekar meets Uttarakhand CM
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday met Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat.
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Tree cover increased in last 5 years, says Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday highlighted that the tree cover area has increased across the nation in the last five years.
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India pledges to restore 50 lakh hectares of degraded land by 2030: Javade
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): Underlining that desertification is a worldwide problem, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that India will aim to convert degraded land of nearly 50 lakh hectares to fertile land by 2030.
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BS-VI emission norms will be implemented across India next year: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said Bharat Stage-VI (BS-VI) emission norms will be implemented across the country next year, adding that the move would drastically reduce vehicular pollution.
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Vice President suggests environment ministry should consider 'stop work or
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 26 (ANI): Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday called Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar to Rajya Sabha and suggested him that his ministry should consider keeping in abeyance the 'stop work order' on Polavaram Multipurpose Proj
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'No other country is working on environmental issues with such depth, conv
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 8 (ANI): "No other country in the world is working on environmental issues with such depth, conviction, and honesty” as India, opined Union Environment Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday.
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CPCB to take criminal action against those violating pollution norms
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that criminal prosecution will be initiated by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) against those agencies violating pollution norms.
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