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Good response to Rally for Rivers |
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THE HANS INDIA , Saturday, September 02, 2017 |
Vijayawada: The streets of Vijayawada city swarmed with people on Friday holding placards and wearing boxes on their heads showing ‘Rally for Rivers- India’s Lifeline’ and ‘Vote to save our rivers, Gi ...More
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Hyderabad rallies to save rivers |
TNN |
The Times of India , Saturday, September 02, 2017 |
HYDERABAD: The campaign for rejuvenating the country's lifelines began in the streets of Hyderabad on Friday with hundreds sporting 'Rally for Rivers' T-shirts, placards and headgear in different part ...More
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'India will not disappoint on Climate issues' |
IANS |
The Economic Times , Friday, September 01, 2017 |
Stressing on limiting consumption of natural resources, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan told key UN and business leaders here on Thursday that India will not disappoint the world on environme ...More
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State regulation is legitimising unfeasible water mining |
KANCHI KOHLI, MANJU MENON |
DNA India , Friday, September 01, 2017 |
The summer of 2017 exacerbated the crisis faced by Indian farmers. Several states in India experienced severe drought, a situation for which the government conveniently blames the nature gods. While i ...More
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India plans to establish voluntary carbon market |
Climate Change |
Governance Now , Friday, September 01, 2017 |
India is planning to establish a voluntary carbon market with World Bank assistance with focus on areas that are not covered, union minister for environment, forest and climate change, Dr. Harsh Vardh ...More
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India plans to establish voluntary carbon market |
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Governance Now , Friday, September 01, 2017 |
India is planning to establish a voluntary carbon market with World Bank assistance with focus on areas that are not covered, union minister for environment, forest and climate change, Dr. Harsh Vardh ...More
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Stripped of green cover, 70% of rivers in the red |
Subodh Varma |
The Times of India , Friday, September 01, 2017 |
India has about 400 rivers. If laid end to end, their length adds up to nearly 2 lakh kilometres, enough to go around the earth five times or reach two-thirds of the way to the moon.
They carry an ...More
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India, Switzerland discuss climate change, Paris agreement |
Press Trust of India |
Business Standard , Friday, September 01, 2017 |
The issue of climate change figured in talks between India and Switzerland today, Swiss President Doris Leuthard said, condoling the death in the recent rains and the subsequent flooding in Mumbai.
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Mangrove info centre to open on Saturday |
TNN |
The Times of India , Friday, September 01, 2017 |
KOCHI: To impart knowledge on the relevance of protecting mangroves in a world impacted by climate change, social forestry wing under the state forest department has established a Mangrove Information ...More
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Maharashtra yet to find cause of 80 marine mammals deaths |
Badri Chatterjee |
The Hindustan Times , Friday, September 01, 2017 |
Decomposed carcasses of marine mammals continue to wash up along the seashore around Mumbai. The carcass of an eight-foot Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin was found at Rajodi beach, Vasai, on Thursday, ...More
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