Category: Environment

Throw out single-use plastics before Oct 2, urges Modi

Mathura, Sep 11 (IANS) Soon after launching a slew of welfare schemes for farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday…

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Milch animals to be insured in Bihar

Patna, Sep 11 (IANS) The Bihar government is planning to insure the milch animals to avoid a loss to the…

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Lucknow Municipal Corporation to donate cows

Lucknow, Sep 11 (IANS) The Lucknow Municipal Corporation will donate cows to the cow rearers following an instruction by the…

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‘Global healthcare sector major contributor to climate crisis’

New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) If the global healthcare sector were a country, it would be the fifth-largest greenhouse gas…

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Green building trend catching up in cities

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Amid the growing demand for land, water and electricity in metros, like Delhi, Mumbai and…

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Microplastics are harming drinking our water: Study

London, Sep 10 (IANS) Researchers have found plastics in our waste streams are breaking down into tiny particles, causing potentially…

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Hundreds evacuated due to bushfires in Australia

Canberra, Sep 10 (IANS) Some 400 people have been evacuated from their homes in Australia due to at least 130…

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Funds not sufficient to address land degradation: UNCCD

Greater Noida, Sep 9 (IANS) The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is far short of the resources needed…

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Bihar to get 150 more pollution checking centres in 6 months

Patna, Sep 9 (IANS) The Bihar government has decided to open more than 150 pollution checking centres within six months…

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Dia Mirza in Delhi for UN conference

New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Actress-producer Dia Mirza, who has been vocal about environmental conservation and protection, is in the…

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The carbon-negative musical life of Ricky Kej

By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANSlife) Grammy-winning Musician Ricky Kej swears by the power of the language of…

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Modi urges more South-South cooperation, global action on water

Greater Noida, Sep 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday batted for greater South-South cooperation to address the issues…

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Mumbai’s BEST gets 10 more eBuses for commuters

Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) The BEST - Mumbai's public bus services - on Monday further reduced its carbon footprints by…

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Malaysia air quality drops to unhealthy levels

Kuala Lumpur, Sep 9 (IANS) The air quality in several areas of Malaysia dropped to unhealthy levels on Monday, according…

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UK braces for coldest winter in 30 years

London, Sep 9 (IANS) The UK could be bracing for one of the coldest winters in 30 years, scientists have…

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Plan underway to monitor Sundarbans with drones

Dhaka, Sep 9 (IANS) The Bangladesh Forest Department has planned to monitor the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest and…

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90 strays dead, Maharashtra civic bodies under lens

Buldhana (Maharashtra), Sep 9 (IANS) After around 90 stray dogs were found dead with their muzzles and legs tied in…

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Typhoon Lingling kills 5 in North Korea

Seoul, Sep 9 (IANS) At least five people were killed and nearly 50,000 hectares of farmland destroyed as typhoon Lingling…

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Say goodbye to single-use plastic: PM at UN event

Greater Noida, Sep 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a global boycott of single-use plastic at a United…

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Over 100 bushfires rage in Australia

Canberra, Sep 9 (IANS) More than 100 bushfires were on Monday raging across two Australian states, while weather services warned…

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