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Highlights of #TheCycleOfChange Telethon: How Do We Sustain The Environmental Gains Post The Coronavirus Lockdown
The Cycle Of Change, a campaign initiated by Hero Cycles and NDTV aims to sustain the environmental gains from slipping away once the lockdown is lifted
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Ships Entering Indian Waters Subjected To Environmental Laws: Green Court
There is lack of effective monitoring of air pollution caused by ships entering Indian Maritime Zone, the National Green Tribunal has observed and said that vessels entering Indian waters are subject to environmental laws.
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Draft National Forest Policy Proposes Green Tax, Increased Forest Budget
Aiming to bring one-third of the country's geographical area under forest cover, the Centre has prepared the new draft National Forest Policy (NFP) 2016 which proposes a "green tax" and an increase in the budget for the forest sector.
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Plea to Protect Wetlands: Green Panel Asks Centre, States to Implead
Concerned over the shrinkage of wetlands across the country, the National Green Tribunal today asked all states to implead themselves as parties and sought the response of the Environment Ministry on a plea seeking their identification and protection.
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Green Panel Seeks Centre, States Reply on Plea to Maintain River Flow
The National Green Tribunal today sought the response of the Centre and all states on a plea seeking to maintain a minimum of 15 per cent river flow downstream by hydroelectric projects across the country.
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Idol Immersion Pollutes Environment, an 'Illiterate Attitude', Says Madras High Court
Decrying the practice of immersion of idols in water, the Madras High Court today observed that it pollutes the ecosystem and poses a threat to fish and birds and termed it is "an illiterate attitude towards water that should be put to an end."
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Green Panel Levies Rs 12 Crore Fine on Faridabad Hospital for Environmental Damage
The National Green Tribunal today cracked the whip on a 450-bed super-specialty hospital in Faridabad town of Haryana and quashed its environmental clearance while slapping a fine of almost Rs 12 crore as damages for degrading the ecology.
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Taj Mahal Vulnerable to Pollution, No Study on Other Monuments Yet: Government
The government has not carried out any specific study to identify monuments across the country with regards to their vulnerability to climate change and air pollution, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
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This Woman Launched Pakistan's First Women-Only Auto-Rickshaw. Here's Why
A Pakistani environmentalist, fed up with being groped and harassed by male auto-rickshaw drivers, has launched her own service exclusively for women passengers and drivers in her home city of Lahore - with just the one rickshaw on the road so far.
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Development and Environment Can Co-Exist: PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an aggressive pitch to state environment ministers on Monday morning, saying development and environment can co-exist.
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Scientists Warn of Tourism Threat to Antarctica
Antarctic scientists warned today that a surge in tourists visiting the frozen continent was threatening its fragile environment and called for better protection.
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Kerala rejects Western Ghats panel report, seeks PM's intervention
Kerala on Tuesday termed as "impractical to implement" the suggestions made by an expert panel on Western Ghats and sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention in the matter.
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Highlights of #TheCycleOfChange Telethon: How Do We Sustain The Environmental Gains Post The Coronavirus Lockdown
The Cycle Of Change, a campaign initiated by Hero Cycles and NDTV aims to sustain the environmental gains from slipping away once the lockdown is lifted
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Ships Entering Indian Waters Subjected To Environmental Laws: Green Court
There is lack of effective monitoring of air pollution caused by ships entering Indian Maritime Zone, the National Green Tribunal has observed and said that vessels entering Indian waters are subject to environmental laws.
-
Draft National Forest Policy Proposes Green Tax, Increased Forest Budget
Aiming to bring one-third of the country's geographical area under forest cover, the Centre has prepared the new draft National Forest Policy (NFP) 2016 which proposes a "green tax" and an increase in the budget for the forest sector.
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Plea to Protect Wetlands: Green Panel Asks Centre, States to Implead
Concerned over the shrinkage of wetlands across the country, the National Green Tribunal today asked all states to implead themselves as parties and sought the response of the Environment Ministry on a plea seeking their identification and protection.
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Green Panel Seeks Centre, States Reply on Plea to Maintain River Flow
The National Green Tribunal today sought the response of the Centre and all states on a plea seeking to maintain a minimum of 15 per cent river flow downstream by hydroelectric projects across the country.
-
Idol Immersion Pollutes Environment, an 'Illiterate Attitude', Says Madras High Court
Decrying the practice of immersion of idols in water, the Madras High Court today observed that it pollutes the ecosystem and poses a threat to fish and birds and termed it is "an illiterate attitude towards water that should be put to an end."
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Green Panel Levies Rs 12 Crore Fine on Faridabad Hospital for Environmental Damage
The National Green Tribunal today cracked the whip on a 450-bed super-specialty hospital in Faridabad town of Haryana and quashed its environmental clearance while slapping a fine of almost Rs 12 crore as damages for degrading the ecology.
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Taj Mahal Vulnerable to Pollution, No Study on Other Monuments Yet: Government
The government has not carried out any specific study to identify monuments across the country with regards to their vulnerability to climate change and air pollution, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
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This Woman Launched Pakistan's First Women-Only Auto-Rickshaw. Here's Why
A Pakistani environmentalist, fed up with being groped and harassed by male auto-rickshaw drivers, has launched her own service exclusively for women passengers and drivers in her home city of Lahore - with just the one rickshaw on the road so far.
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Development and Environment Can Co-Exist: PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an aggressive pitch to state environment ministers on Monday morning, saying development and environment can co-exist.
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Scientists Warn of Tourism Threat to Antarctica
Antarctic scientists warned today that a surge in tourists visiting the frozen continent was threatening its fragile environment and called for better protection.
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Kerala rejects Western Ghats panel report, seeks PM's intervention
Kerala on Tuesday termed as "impractical to implement" the suggestions made by an expert panel on Western Ghats and sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention in the matter.
