China to ban single-use plastics
Jan 20, 2020 Beijing: China, one of the world’s biggest users of plastic, has unveiled a major plan to reduce single-use plastics across the country, a media report said on Monday. The National Development and…
Jan 20, 2020 Beijing: China, one of the world’s biggest users of plastic, has unveiled a major plan to reduce single-use plastics across the country, a media report said on Monday. The National Development and…
Feb 7, 2020 Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac on Friday presented the state Budget 2020-21 in the Assembly, giving it a ‘green’ touch by proposing total ban on CFL and filament bulbs, use of…
Severe weather alert issued as ‘storm of the century’ hits UK (09:18) London, Feb 10 (IANS) Storm Ciara, named the “storm of the century”, has slammed the UK as gale winds and heavy rain have…
Feb 10, 2020 Sydney: Sydney has been hit by the heaviest rains in three decades after a storm caused flooding along Australia’s east coast, but in the process extinguished a number of bushfires that have…
By Vishal Gulati Feb 14, 2020 New Delhi: Indian-origin Alok Sharma, who was named the UK’s new Minister to lead the crucial UN climate talks, has immense challenges and pressure ahead and this is the…
Feb 14, 2020 New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the Ministry of Defence after the latter failed to comply with the tribunal’s earlier order relating to compliance of environmental norms by…
Feb 16, 2020 Luxembourg: The European Investment Bank (EIB) will invest EUR EUR 150 million to accelerate the development of green infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia. It will invest the fund in the Catalytic Green…
Feb 17, 2020 Gandhinagar; Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated a convention on migratory fauna and announced the creation of an institutional facility for undertaking research and assessment for the conservation of migratory birds.…
Feb 17, 2020 New Delhi: Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport has become free of single-use plastic usage. The Confederation of Indian Industry – ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development (CII-ITC CESD) that supports the…
Feb 20, 2020 Chennai: Tamil Nadu Assembly here on Thursday passed a Bill declaring the Cauvery delta region, comprising Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, some portions of Cuddalore and Pudukottai districts, as the Protected Special Agriculture Zone…
