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US, China must decorbonise as time is running out, says environmentalist Chandra Bhushan

Oct 3, 2019 New Delhi: Inaugurating an IPCC meeting here this week, Secretary, Ministry of Environment Forest &Climate Change (MoEFCC) C.K. Mishra said IPCC authors and scientists are working to deliver the most relevant and…

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Himachal starts scheme to buy back single-use plastic

Oct 2, 2019 Shimla:  Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday launched a scheme to buy back non-recyclable, single-use plastic waste with a minimum support price of Rs 75 per kg at a…

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Gigantic iceberg breaks off Antarctica

Oct 1, 2019 Canberra: Australian scientists have used satellite imagery to capture the image of a gigantic iceberg breaking away from the Amery Ice Shelf in east Antarctica. Scripps Institution of Oceanography Professor Helen Amanda…

Environment

Week-Long IPCC Meet on Climate Change begins in New Delhi

  Sep 30, 2019 New Delhi: What can be done in the near term to mitigate climate change, and how mitigation actions can be enabled through policy, institution-building and finance will be the main concern…

Stop using single-use plastics: Modi

Sep 30, 2019 Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he was not against use of plastics but was against single-use plastics. He was speaking to party members who had come to the Chennai…

Heavy rains kill 24, hit life in Bihar; Patna water-logged

Sep 29, 2019 Patna: Heavy rains continued in Bihar for the third consecutive day on Sunday, killing at least 24 people across the state and crippling life, especially in the state capital where record rains…

Government bans onion exports with immediate effect

Sep 29, 2019 New Delhi:  The Commerce Ministry on Sunday prohibited export of all varieties of onions with immediate effect, till it comes up with further orders. The decision comes on the backdrop of surging…

On Oct 2, run & collect trash: Modi urges Indians

Sep 29, 2019 New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for a unique practice called “plogging” — where one jogs and collects trash, through his popular radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’. The Prime…

Centre will soon come out with an updated National Water Policy

Sep 28, 2019 New Delhi: The Government will soon come out with an updated version of National Water Policy to effect key changes in water governance structure, regulatory framework, besides setting up of a National…

Thunberg leads massive climate march in Montreal

Sep 28, 2019 Montreal:  Around half a million people led by Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg marched through the streets of Montreal to demand Canadian authorities to take action to tackle the climate crisis.…

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