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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 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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Eco-friendly Ganeshas distributed in Chikkaballapur |
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Business Standard , Thursday, August 24, 2017 |
BENGALURU, AUGUST 23:
Chikkaballapur MLA Dr Sudhakar distributed 2,000 clay Ganesha idols in his constituency and has pledged to use only eco-friendly puja items this festive season.
The MLA launc ...More
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Manipur govt notifies on use of plastic bags |
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Easter Mirror , Wednesday, August 23, 2017 |
Imphal, August 22 (EMN): Manipur government has notified complete ban on the use of plastic carry bags of more than 50 microns in thickness with immediate effect. Any person found using such plastics ...More
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Increasing Greenhouse Gas, A Global Concern: Goyal |
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BW SMARTCITIES , Wednesday, August 23, 2017 |
Raising concern over the detoriating environmental condition, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal said that it has become probably the largest challe ...More
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Declining air quality biggest global challenge: Goyal |
IANS |
Business Standard , Tuesday, August 22, 2017 |
Checking the rapid decline in environment quality caused by increasing greenhouse gas emissions globally has perhaps become the most important challenge for humanity, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said ...More
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Plastic carry bags banned |
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E – Pao , Tuesday, August 22, 2017 |
Imphal, August 21 2017: Under Section 4 of the Plastic Waste Management Rule, 2016 notified by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, the State Government has ordered complete ban on the ...More
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Manipur bans use of hazardous plastic bags |
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Nagaland Post , Tuesday, August 22, 2017 |
Manipur government has banned the use of plastic carry bags of less than 50 microns in thickness with immediate effect.
State deputy secretary (forest and environment) T Manihar Singh issued the orde ...More
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India’s elephant population decreases by 10% to 27,312 |
Mayank Aggarwal |
Live Mint , Friday, August 18, 2017 |
New Delhi: The population of India’s national heritage animal— the elephant—has dipped in the country in the last five years. The union environment ministry on Saturday released the result of the Elep ...More
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India has 27,312 elephants, census shows |
AathiraPerinchery |
The Hindu , Friday, August 18, 2017 |
While numbers are lower than in 2012, previous counts were not synchronised& may have had duplication
Preliminary results from the first-ever synchronised all-India Elephant Population Estimation peg ...More
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