World Environment Day
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Kirti Kulhari feels respecting nature is to know when to stop
Celebrities | Jun 05, 2020, 04:30 PM IST'Four More Shots Please!' fame Kirti Kulhari feels humankind has been exploiting nature and says the lockdown has taught us that we need very minimum resources to live.
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World Environment Day: Javadekar announces 'urban forest' program for 200 corporation cities of India
News | Jun 05, 2020, 01:39 PM ISTUnion Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar announced 'urban forest' program on World Environment Day.
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World Environment Day 2020: 5 indoor plants that will purify air in your home
Lifestyle | Jun 05, 2020, 12:37 PM ISTOn World Environment Day 2020, have a look at 5 indoor plants that will help in purifying the air in your house. In the times of COVID-19 when it is crucial to breathe in the air which is clean and free of toxins, these air-purifying plants will come to your rescue.
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VIDEO: Ayushmann Khurrana fights for water conservation on World Environment Day
Celebrities | Jun 05, 2020, 11:54 AM ISTAyushmann Khurrana is widely regarded as the socially conscious star who stands up to raise his voice on issues that affect him deeply. The much-loved star is now urging the people of India to be judicious in terms of water consumption.
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India preserved 8% of world's biodiversity, no small feat: Prakash Javadekar
India | Jun 05, 2020, 11:21 AM ISTSpeaking on World Environment Day, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said India has been able to preserve 8 per cent of the world’s biodiversity. This is no small feat.
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World Environment Day 2020: How Punekars turned a barren piece of land into a green forest
India | Jun 05, 2020, 11:14 AM ISTOn this World Environment Day, here's a beautiful story of Pune's Varje. Once a village, Warje is now a sprawling Pune suburb that has 25 hectares of the green forest right in the middle of the Pune City limits and acts as a green lung for lakhs of Punekars residing in the region.
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World Environment Day: India launches Nagar Van project to create urban forest in 200 cities
India | Jun 05, 2020, 11:03 AM ISTOn World Environment Day, India has launched an ambitious project to create urban forest cover which will act as green lungs in 200 cities across the country. There is a need to increase forest cover in urban areas to create and enhance their lung capacities, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Friday at an event to mark World Environment Day, which was organised virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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World Environment Day: Moradabad doctors giving plants to patients with medicines
Lifestyle | Jun 05, 2020, 10:26 AM ISTA unique initiative has been taken by doctors in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad amid coronavirus pandemic.
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Reiterate pledge to preserve biodiversity: PM Modi on World Environment Day
India | Jun 05, 2020, 09:45 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday pitched for collective efforts to ensure that the planet becomes a better place for future generations.
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World Environment Day 2020:Anushka to Akshay, Bollywood celebs urge to be sympathetic towards nature
Celebrities | Jun 05, 2020, 10:25 PM ISTOn June 5, people all across the nations celebrate World Environment Day. Bollywood celebrities like Anushka Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar, Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar and others took to social media to wish fans on the special day and encouraged them to take care of the plants and animals in their surroundings.
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World Environment Day 2020: Date, theme, history, significance and quotes
Lifestyle | Jun 05, 2020, 12:04 AM ISTThis year, the World Environment Day celebration will be hosted in Colombia, in partnership with Germany. The theme of 2020 is biodiversity.
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Bhumi Pednekar endorses anti-spitting campaign in fight against COVID-19
Celebrities | Jun 04, 2020, 07:18 AM ISTActress Bhumi Pednekar has urged all to fight the COVID-19 pandemic through an anti-spitting campaign that aims to educate people. She has reminded that the dreaded novel coronavirus spreads even by spitting.
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Anushka Sharma, Big B, others turn 'Climate Warriors,' share videos with their 'One Wish For Earth'
Celebrities | Jun 03, 2020, 01:18 PM ISTActress Bhumi Pednekat started an initiative Climate Warrior in the hope to raise awareness on many important issues plaguing the climate. Many Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Anushka Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar and others have come forward to encourage everyone to support the cause.
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Bollywood celebs take initiative to plant trees and to stop the usage of plastic
Health | Jun 06, 2019, 01:50 PM ISTBollywood celebs gathered together to urge people about taking care of the environment by planting trees and avoiding usage of plastic.
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On World Environment Day, Gujarat becomes first Indian state to launch emissions trading
India | Jun 06, 2019, 07:01 AM ISTUnder the scheme, the government will fix a cap on emissions as advised by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board and then allow industries to buy and sell permits to maintain their emissions below the cap.
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World Environment Day: Special drives in many parts of country to check pollution, plant trees
World | Jun 05, 2019, 10:44 PM ISTSpecial drives for tree plantation, cleaning rivers and creating awareness on steps to check pollution were held across the country to mark the World Environment Day on Wednesday.
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Tiger Shroff cleans Mumbai beaches on World Environment Day, check out photos
Entertainment | Jun 05, 2019, 09:53 PM ISTTiger Shroff turns good samaritan on World Environment Day as he cleans beaches in Mumbai, check out pictures.
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500 kg trash removed by Coast Guard from under water
India | Jun 05, 2019, 08:10 PM ISTThe Indian Coast Guard on Wednesday carried out underwater clean up off the Kovalam beach to mark the World Environment Day and removed 500 kg of trash.
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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.
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Rourkela Steel Plant: Making steel in harmony with nature
India | Jun 05, 2019, 02:55 PM ISTThe plant has installed many environment-friendly systems during the recent phase of modernisation and expansion in spite of the high cost involved. Latest techniques are adopted to check all types of pollution - air, water or land.