Environment
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Conservationists satellite track red pandas in Nepal
World | Jun 13, 2020, 04:08 PM ISTConservationists are satellite tracking red pandas in the mountains of Nepal to find out more about the factors that are driving them towards extinction, a media report said.
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Magic spell: Millions of Olive Ridley turtles make their way to the sea on this Odisha coast
World | May 09, 2020, 08:45 AM ISTAs the world is in agonising pain due to the coronavirus pandemic, nature has its own way to showcase its marvel. On Friday, millions of eggs of Olive Ridley turtles hatched and the social media went berserk with cute baby turtles making their way to the sea. The beautiful sight of the thousands of turtles crawling into the sea gives an instant ASMR effect and calms us down amid this global pandemic.
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Life 2.0: Earth is healing and it has presented us with an opportunity
May 07, 2020, 10:22 AM ISTThe earth has been healing itself while we stay locked down in our houses. There are reports of Ganges water being sparkling clean, the Himalayas being visible from towns in Punjab, ozone layer sealing, air quality index improving significantly. All this shows the power nature possesses to make things right. It also gives us an opportunity.
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Global Warming: World's oceans were the warmest in 2019, says study
Science | Jan 14, 2020, 06:02 PM ISTThe world's oceans were the warmest in 2019 than any other time in the recorded human history -- especially between the surface and a depth of 2,000 metres, an international team of 14 scientists from 11 institutes has revealed, with a warning that global ocean temperature is not only increasing but speeding up.
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SC allows felling of 452 trees for Delhi-Agra rail line
India | Dec 11, 2019, 01:32 PM ISTThe Supreme Court has allowed for felling of trees on the condition that saplings be planted as part of the afforestation drive, under a strictly monitored process
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Solid wastes burnt city lake claims green lobby
India | Nov 29, 2019, 10:19 PM ISTTo support their claim, environmentalists Sumita Banerjee and S M Ghosh said, they have attached photographs of dumped dry leaves, twigs and other materials on fire, along with their complaint letter.
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Thane Sena mayor opposes tree-cutting for metro 4 route
India | Nov 29, 2019, 10:08 PM ISTMhaske's letter, which was released to the media on Friday, claimed tree-cutting was being carried out by metro contractors, appointed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, despite a court ban on it.
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Don't ask govts to buy 'expensive, inefficient' smog towers: Environmentalists urge SC
India | Nov 29, 2019, 05:49 PM ISTChina had last year set up the world's largest air purification tower in the city of Xi’an. Co-director, UrbanEmissions.Info, and Care for Air India expert Dr Sarath Guttikunda said that at 100 per cent efficiency, a Xi'an-like smog tower can purify just 0.00007 per cent of Delhi's air.
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Chandi Prasad Bhatt gets Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration
India | Oct 31, 2019, 11:35 PM ISTChandi Prasad Bhatt, a Gandhian and environmentalist, who is associated with the Chipko movement, has been given the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration by the Congress.
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Grown-ups mock children because world view threatened, says Greta
World | Sep 28, 2019, 08:14 AM ISTSwedish teenager Greta Thunberg said Friday she doesn’t understand why grown-ups and world leaders would mock children and teens for acting on science, responding to attacks on her campaign as students conducted the second wave of global protests demanding action on climate change.
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Chandra Bhushan resigns as deputy head of CSE
India | Sep 20, 2019, 06:29 PM ISTHe said soon he would be announcing a new organization to work in the field of environment, energy and climate change.
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Eco friendly-Vinayak Chathurthi: People choose artificial ponds over Sabarmati river for Ganesh Visarjan
India | Sep 13, 2019, 09:49 AM ISTGanesh Chaturthi in Ahemdabad was different and 'Hatke' for all the good reasons. The Amadavad Muncipal Corporation had requested the people of Ahemdabad not to immerse Ganesh Idols into the water bodies and people showered in all their support for pollution prevention.
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Newspaper hawkers take charge of cleaning Yamuna river banks
India | Jul 14, 2019, 01:44 PM ISTOn the last Sunday of every month, Upadhyay comes to the Chhath 'ghat' (steps) of the river near ITO to clear the waste accumulated on the banks. He is joined by about 100 other newspaper hawkers of the city who have taken upon themselves to be the change that they want to see.
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Uttarakhand to ban single-use plastics in government offices
India | Jul 07, 2019, 02:32 PM ISTThrough this initiative, the use of plastic glasses, folders, bottles, cups and other plastic items will be banned in government offices
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Auli ski resort still littered with quintals of garbage after high-profile wedding
India | Jun 25, 2019, 10:47 PM ISTA hundred quintals of garbage still remains to be cleared from the ski resort of Auli after the high-profile Gupta family weddings
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Govt making earnest efforts for conservation of forest, wildlife and environment: Kovind
India | Jun 20, 2019, 04:01 PM ISTPresident Ram Nath Kovind said the central government is making earnest efforts for conservation of forests, wildlife, and the environment.
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Rs 200-crore Gupta wedding functions begin in Auli amid environmental concerns
India | Jun 19, 2019, 08:43 PM ISTThe wedding functions of the two sons of South Africa-based Gupta brothers began in Uttarakhand's Auli on Wednesday amid close monitoring by district authorities following Tuesday's Nainital High Court order.
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Tripura, Mizoram launch ambitious afforestation plan
India | Jun 13, 2019, 12:28 PM ISTTripura Forest and Tribal Welfare Minister Mevar Kumar Jamatia told reporters here that the state government has decided to plant at least 10 lakh trees across the state this year.
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How to be environment-friendly during periods and ensure personal hygiene
Health | Jun 05, 2019, 06:08 PM ISTUse menstrual cups, biodegradable sanitary napkins or organic tampons to ensure you are environment-friendly during menstruation.
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World Environment Day 2019: Eco-friendly measures that will save the depleting environment
Lifestyle | Jun 05, 2019, 05:04 PM ISTExperts suggest that adopting eco-friendly methods have become the need of the hour for this glamorous world to sustain.