Feb 25, 2020 AURANGABAD (MAHARASHTRA): Cotton farmers across India face multiple health hazards as they are exposed to harmful chemical pesticides while working on their fields and often they are not aware of or do…
Feb 23, 2020 New York: A lot of messages denying the effects of global warming might actually have been written by bots as new research from Brown University in the US found that about 25…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Centre has imposed a ban on two widely used insecticides in rice cultivation — Tricyclazole & Buprofezin — through the Insecticide Prohibition Order 2020 under Gazette notification. The central government,…
Feb 21, 2020 New York: Researchers have found a new species of soil bacteria that is particularly adept at breaking down organic matter, including the cancer-causing chemicals that are released when coal, gas, oil and refuse…
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…
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 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 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 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…
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…
