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Environment & Weather

Chandra Bhushan resigns as deputy head of CSE, to launch new environment body

Sep 20, 2019 New Delhi:  Climate change expert Chandra Bhushan has resigned from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and will soon launch a new organisation to continue his work in the field .…

Environment

India gifts Gandhi Solar Park to power UN with green electricity

Arul Louis Sep 20, 2019 United Nations:  The UN headquarters will be powered with green electricity when the Gandhi Solar Park gifted by India comes online on September 24 symbolising New Delhi’s commitment to fighting…

Environment/Transport

Trains to be more silent and eco-friendly with HOG system

Sep 18, 2019 New Delhi: Travelling in trains will become more silent and eco-friendly, as the Indian Railways is going to replace the two generator cars placed on either side of the trains with Head…

Environment

Air pollution in Southeast Asia reaches hazardous levels

Sep 17, 2019 Jakarta: Air pollution reached alarming levels on Tuesday across Southeast Asia, where smoke from wildfires in Indonesia affected thousands and led to the closure of dozens of schools, while Vietnams capital Hanoi…

Environment/Energy

Delhi Electric Vehicle move may help save Rs 6,000 cr in fuel imports

Sep 17, 2019 New Delhi:  As part of the Delhi’s draft electric vehicle (EV) policy, the city will need around 500,000 new EVs in the next five years and it will help save Rs 6,000…

Environment&Agriculture

Farmers’ woes grow despite hike in MSP

Sep 16, 2019 New Delhi: While the minimum support price (MSP) set by the government has failed to benefit a large section of farmers, the crash in food prices as a result of excess supply…

Environment

Odd-Even scheme back in Delhi from Nov 4: Kejriwal

Sep 13, 2019 New Delhi:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced that the Odd-Even scheme will be back in November, to tackle the rising menace of pollution just around the time of Diwali.…

Environment

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

Sep 11, 2019 Mathura: Soon after launching a slew of welfare schemes for farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave a big push to environmental concerns in Mathura, as he re-emphasised the phasing out…

Environment

Global healthcare sector major contributor to climate crisis’

Sep 11, 2019 New Delhi:  If the global healthcare sector were a country, it would be the fifth-largest greenhouse gas emitter on the planet, a new report by Health Care Without Harm in collaboration with…

Environment&Agriculture

Funds not sufficient to address land degradation: UNCCD

Sep 10 Greater Noida: The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is far short of the resources needed to reverse the trends of desertification that the world is witnessing today, UNCCD Executive Secretary Ibrahim…

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