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  Conservationists satellite track red pandas in Nepal

  World | June 13, 2020 16:08 IST

  Conservationists 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 8:45 IST

  As 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 IST

  The 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 | January 14, 2020 18:02 IST

  The 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 | December 11, 2019 13:32 IST

  The 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 | November 29, 2019 22:19 IST

  To 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 | November 29, 2019 22:08 IST

  Mhaske'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 | November 29, 2019 17:49 IST

  China 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 | October 31, 2019 23:35 IST

  Chandi 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 | September 28, 2019 8:14 IST

  Swedish 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 | September 20, 2019 18:29 IST

  He 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 | September 13, 2019 9:49 IST

  Ganesh 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 | July 14, 2019 13:44 IST

  On 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 | July 07, 2019 14:32 IST

  Through 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 | June 25, 2019 22:47 IST

  A 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 | June 20, 2019 16:01 IST

  President 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 | June 19, 2019 20:43 IST

    The 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 | June 13, 2019 12:28 IST

  Tripura 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 | June 05, 2019 18:08 IST

  Use 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 | June 05, 2019 17:04 IST

  Experts suggest that adopting eco-friendly methods have become the need of the hour for this glamorous world to sustain.