Govt puts complete ban on import of solid plastic waste
Making an important step towards tackling the menace of plastic waste in India, the government has completely banned import of solid
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Environment
India has the world’s worst air pollution
22 of the top 30 most polluted cities in the world are in India. India accounts for seven of the
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Gujarat’s Dhaj village emerged as country’s 1st eco-village
Dhaj village which is situated in the forest area of Gujarat’s Surat city has emerged as the first Eco-village of
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Avoiding meat and dairy is ‘single biggest way’ to reduce your impact on Earth
Biggest analysis to date reveals huge footprint of livestock – it provides just 18% of calories but takes up 83%
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Fire in Bandipur Tiger Reserve Destroys Thousands of Acres of Forest Land
Fire in Bandipur Tiger Reserve Destroys Thousands of Acres of Forest Land. The fire, which was first noticed around 3.30
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ബന്ദിപ്പൂർ വനമേഖലയിൽ കാട്ടുതീ; ആയിരക്കണക്കിന് ഏക്കർ വനം കത്തിനശിച്ചു
വയനാട് വന്യജീവി സങ്കേതത്തോട് അതിർത്തി പങ്കിടുന്ന ബന്ദിപ്പൂർ മുതുമല വനമേഖലയിൽ കാട്ടുതീ പടർന്നു. കഴിഞ്ഞ വ്യാഴാഴ്ച തുടങ്ങിയ കാട്ടുതീയിൽ എട്ടു കിലോമീറ്റർ തീ പടർന്നതായാണ് വിവരം. ബന്ദിപ്പൂർ
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Adani closer to mining in green zone in Chhattisgarh
The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Union environment ministry has granted stage-1 preliminary forest clearance to the Parsa opencast
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Wasted effort: half of India’s waste-to-energy plants defunct
Unsegregated rubbish makes plants inefficient Nearly half of India’s waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, meant to convert non-biodegradable waste, are defunct. Further,
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Government Subsidies For Coal Nearly 400 Times More Than Environment Ministry Budget
Indian government subsidies for fossil fuels, including oil and gas, have decreased by 76% over the three years to 2017,
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‘Tsunami of e-waste’ to hit the world soon, warns UN report
Global e-waste production is on track to reach 120 million tonnes per year by 2050 if current trends continue, according to
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