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70% Pollution in Delhi Coming from Outside: Gopal Rai
"The people of Delhi have been blamed unnecessarily… 70 per cent of this pollution is coming from outside. The Delhi government has constantly been working to reduce the pollution from Delhi.
Environment Minister reiterates PM Modi’s demand of $1 trillion climate finance
Glasgow, Nov 3 : Calling upon the Like Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) to work closely to protect the…
CPI-M slams Forest Act Amendments Proposed by Environment Ministry
The proposals tend to dilute the rights of the States to notify forests thereby further centralizing authority in the central government, she pointed out.
All India RWA suggests 9-step solution to curb air pollution
The RWA body, headed by Rao VBJ Chelikani, urged the Union ministry to ask the local administration to adopt green cremation system as it would save about six crore plants annually.
60-70 polluting power plants to be closed soon: Javadekar
He also referred to the efforts to tackle the problem of pollution in the national capital through public transport services.
Will Urge Neighbouring States To Use Indigenous Technology To Manage Stubble, Says Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar to address the issue of stubble burning.
People who disgust bugs adopt better Covid-19 hygiene
The researchers also found that the people most likely to be impacted by the virus are not necessarily those most likely to be engaging in preventative behaviours.
Sonia Gandhi calls for a stop to dismantling of environment rules
The government has a social obligation to protect the environment; it must withdraw the Draft EIA 2020 Notification
How home environment can put kids at depression risk later
New York, April 29 (IANS) Researchers have found that children’s rearing environment has a major impact on their…
New Mediterranean diet lets you eat meat without any guilt
Sydney, Dec 9 : Researchers have developed a new version of Mediterranean diet that includes meat to cater…
Climate change master plan needs to be on India’s electoral agenda
India has a national election in April-May. This election is critically important because of the climate change consuming…
Will employ rural youth to improve environment: Rahul
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Amid growing concerns over pollution in cities and falling level of groundwater, Congress…
NGT slaps Rs 500 Crore fine on Volkswagen
New Delhi, March 7: National Green Tribunal on Thursday imposed Rs 500 Crore fine on Volkswagen for damaging…
‘Green crackers’ won’t be available this Diwali: Minister
In 2016 and 2017, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had found presence of high levels of toxic elements like barium and aluminium in Delhi's air a day after Diwali.
Cycling, walking in nature may improve your mental health
London, Oct 20: People who commute — walking or cycling — through natural environments are more likely to…
Planet sending a clear message to act now: UN Environment’s Eric Solheim
San Francisco, Sep 12 : The planet is sending a clear message — to act and that too…
How countries can curb antibiotic resistance
New Delhi, Sep 9: The proliferation of disease-causing antibiotic resistant organisms is correlated with many social and environmental…
Facebook vows to run operations with 100% renewable energy by 2020
San Francisco, Aug 29: Aiming to make its energy-guzzling data centres environment-friendly, Facebook has pledged it would power…
If cigarette packets can carry health warning messages, why not polluted Ganga, asks NGT
New Delhi, July 28 :Expressing concern over the polluted stretch of Ganga between Haridwar and Unnao in Uttar…
Adidas to use only recycled plastic by 2024
Berlin, July 17: Global sportswear maker Adidas announced that it has committed to using only recycled plastic by 2024.…
World Environment Day: India calls to ban plastic pollution
New Delhi, June 5: Celebrated on June 5 every year, World Environment Day is the United Nation’s principal vehicle…
World Environment Day: Use biodegradable pads, wear organic jeans to save environment
New Delhi, June 5: Make your contribution in saving the Earth by using biodegradable sanitary pads, organic jeans and…
Work together to mitigate climate change menace: Modi
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to everyone to work together to mitigate…
Dinosaurs’ dominance led to their demise: Study
London, Feb 6: Dinosaurs were in decline as a species 50 millions years before the asteroid strike that…
On world’s first ‘Smog Day’, Delhi-NCR chokes with air quality at ‘severe’
New Delhi : On a day the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) marked world’s first “Smog Day”, to remember…
Rising CO2 level to worsen India’s protein deficiency problem
New York, Aug 2: The problem of protein deficiency is known to be widespread in India, and if…
Dia Mirza walks on ramp for nature love
New Delhi, July 28: Actress Dia Mirza, a nature lover, felt overjoyed to walk in a creation inspired…
‘India’s smart cities’ plan can adversely impact environment’
London, July 22: The Indian government’s vision to create 100 new smart cities to support the rapidly growing…
7 of the Top 10 polluted cities are of Uttar Pradesh; Gaziabad on Top
Uttar Pradesh, July 8: In a recent report by the central board of pollution control, it was found…
Electric buses to be introduces in Gurugram
Chandigarh, July 5: Haryana government has announced the introduction of electric buses in Gurugram on the pattern of…
Donald Trump withdraws US from Paris climate accord
Withdrawal from 2016 agreement, in line with president's election campaign promise, could take up to four years.
Goa bans plastic bags
Panaji, May 30: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar announced, Plastic bags below 50 microns will be banned from July in…
Antarctica was green: Scientists
Santiago, April 15: Scientists discovered around 300 million years ago, the coldest continent Antarctica was covered by lush…
220,000 more poultry killed in Japan
Tokyo, March 24, 2017: An outbreak of bird flu in Japan killed 220,000 more birds on Friday, which…
Beijing to expand funding for reducing air pollution
Beijing, March 18 : Beijing will expand funding to reduce air pollution in 2017, including phasing out thousands of…
Environment Ministry celebrates International Ozone Day
New Delhi, Sep 16 : The Ozone Cell of the Environment Ministry here celebrated International Ozone Day on Friday.…
World Culture Festival: AoL tells NGT it can’t pay remaining penalty of Rs 4.75 Cr
Art of Living (AoL) foundation expressed its inability to pay the “remaining green fine” of Rs.4.75 Crore to…
Himachal’s natural beauty needs to be protected: Governor
Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat on Sunday said the hill state’s immense natural beauty should be safeguard and…
Air pollution kills over 5.5 million people worldwide annually
More than 5.5 million people worldwide die prematurely every year due to household and outdoor air pollution, and…
Can X-rays and CT scans root cancer?
The widespread belief that radiations from X-rays and CT scans can cause cancer has defect and is based…
This app tells you about quality of air you’re breathing
Helpchat, one of India’s biggest personal assistant apps, has launched a new “pollution metre” feature that monitors the…
Air pollution destroy around 30,000 Delhiites yearly: CSE
Air pollution, which is one of the top ten killers in the world and fifth leading cause of…
SC increased 100% environment charge on commercial vehicles in Delhi
The Supreme Court on Wednesday increased by 100 percent the environment compensation charge (ECC) for the commercial vehicles…
Vegetarian diet more calamitous to environment
Contrary to popular assumption — and a talk by actor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the United Nations Paris Climate…