Green cover along highways: NGT issues show cause notice to NHAI
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued showcause notice to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) asking why action should not be initiated against …
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Environment protection and Economic development must go together: Vice President
The Vice President of India, M. Venkakaih Naidu has said that Environment protection and Economic development must go together. He was addressing the Convocation 2018 …
Kicking the Plastic Bag Addiction: A Plan for Response to Plastic Pollution
The Government of Quebec Office in New York, in partnership with New York University and Earth Day Network, convened experts, from city hall to state …
Google dedicates doodle on earth day
Tech giant Google dedicated a doodle on the earth day, which was created in partnership with one of the planet’s most influential advocates: Ethologist …
NCAP to play crucial role to address air pollution: Harsh Vardhan
The National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), which proposes multiple strategies to combat air pollution, is estimated to cost Rs 637 crore, the environment ministry today said, …
PM Modi meets Theresa May, discusses climate change
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday morning met with his British counterpart Theresa Mayat 10 Downing Street in London and touted ‘new energy will be added in exsisting …
Lack of pollution targets in draft NCAP cause of concern: Greenpeace
The absence of pollution reduction targets of 35 per cent in three years and 50 per cent in five years in the draft National Clean …
Over 95 per cent of the world’s population breathe unsafe air: Report
Over 95 per cent of the world’s population breathe unsafe air, with India and China together contributing to over half of the global deaths due …
Six-fold rise in renewables must to limit temperature rise: Report
Increasing the pace of global renewable energy adoption by at least a factor of six — critical for meeting energy-related emission reduction needs of the …
India, Spain, Morocco and Iraq faces the risk of shrinking reservoirs, Taps may dry up
A new early warning satellite system has revealed that India along with Spain, Morocco and Iraq faces the risk of shrinking reservoirs that can lead …