Environment

PM To Receive Ceraweek Global Energy And Environment Leadership Award

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 4, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive the CERAWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award on Friday, his office said.

Delhi-NCR's Seasonal Average Of Winter Pollution Higher This Year: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 3, 2021

Seasonal average of winter pollution in Delhi-NCR in 2020-2021 was higher than in the previous year but the severity and duration of smog episodes was lower, a new analysis by environment think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said on Wednesday.

New Science Centre Inaugurated At Tripura

Education | Edited by Mridusmita Deka | Tuesday March 2, 2021

The Udaipur Science Centre has been developed at a cost of Rs six crore funded jointly by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India and Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Tripura Government.

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PM Modi To Receive Global Energy And Environment Leadership Award

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 27, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive the CERAWeek global energy and environment leadership award during an annual international energy conference next week.

Indian Economist Ligia Noronha Appointed As UN's Assistant Secretary-General

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Friday February 26, 2021

UN chief Antonio Guterres has appointed leading Indian economist Ligia Noronha as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Tripura Gets First-Of-Its-Kind Road Constructed Using Plastic Waste

India News | ANI | Tuesday February 23, 2021

In a first-ever initiative in Tripura, the state has started using non-recyclable plastic waste in the construction of roads with an aim to reduce plastic waste and make the environment plastic-free, said Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Monday.

"Satisfy My Conscience": Judge Asks Cops For Disha Ravi Link To Violence

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Saturday February 20, 2021

The online "toolkit", cited by the Delhi police to accuse three persons of sedition over the past few days, was merely a "resource document" and did not "sow disaffection", eco-activist Disha Ravi told a Delhi court today while moving her bail plea. She said as an activist, her cause was the environment and agriculture, not Khalistan as accused. Th...

Court Notice To 3 News Channels On Activist Disha Ravi's Plea: 10 Points

India News | Written by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday February 18, 2021

Bengaluru environment activist Disha Ravi has moved the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the police to not leak investigation material, including alleged contents of her private chats, to the media. Arrested in connection with the "toolkit case" amid the ongoing farmers' protest, she has also sought a ban on private TV channels from publishin...

Congress Students' Wing Protests Against Disha Ravi's Arrest

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 17, 2021

The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) staged an agitation here on Wednesday against the arrest of environment activist Disha Ravi and alleged that the government is "flirting with fascistic techniques" to quell democratic protests in the country.

China's Attempts To Alter Status Quo On Borders Created "Mutual Distrust": Army Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 13, 2021

Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane on Friday said China's rising footprints in India's neighbourhood and its attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo along disputed borders have created an environment of "confrontation and mutual distrust".

Pakistan To Tour South Africa For Limited-Overs Series In April

Agence France-Presse | Friday February 12, 2021

Pakistan will play three One-day Internationals (ODIs) and four Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) in South Africa during April, Cricket South Africa announced on Friday.

Will Built Char Dham Project While Protecting Environment: Nitin Gadkari

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 12, 2021

The Char Dham project in Uttarakhand is strategically important as it is linked to the China border, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday, asserting that the government would protect the environment in the Himalayan eco-sensitive region and also build the road.

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Tigress Avni's Killing: Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice Over Reward

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Wednesday February 10, 2021

The Supreme Court today issued a contempt notice to nine persons, mostly Maharashtra government officials, in connection with the killing of Avni, an adult tigress, in Maharashtra in 2018. While the court sought evidence to confirm whether or not the big cat was a man-eater, its notification demanded answers on the reward given out for the act in v...