Land Diverted For Mining, Agriculture Inflates India’s Total Forest Area
As much as 29.5% of land classified as forests in India’s government records does not have any forest cover, according
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2019 was the 7th warmest year in India since 1901
The rise in average temperatures over India in 2019 was the lowest since 2016, according to a report from the
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Junk food monster: Communicating diseases
A lab study by the Centre for Science and Environment has found extremely high levels of salt, fat and trans
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UP Govt to Hack Almost 64,000 Trees for Defence Exhibition in Lucknow
Lucknow is among the top 10 most polluted cities in the country. The Uttar Pradesh state government is preparing to
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40,000 trees cut near Odisha’s Talabira village to make way for coal mine
Local residents, in charge of forest for half a century, not taken into confidence before tree felling Around 40,000 trees have
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Water bodies cannot be diverted for industries: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has asked the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority to stop diverting water bodies for industrial activities. The landmark
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25,000 tonnes of plastic waste generated everyday in India; 40% littered on streets
India generates more than 25,000 tonnes of plastic waste everyday, 40 per cent of which remains uncollected and littered in
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Prof Madhav Gadgil get Salim Ali Award
Madhav Gadgil, renowned ecologist, writer and Chairman of Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel, was awarded the Salim Ali Award 2019
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Mangroves Saved Hundreds Of Lives During Cyclone Bulbul
Mangroves significantly reduce annual and catastrophic damages from storms and are a strong first line of defense for coastal communities. The
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Only Mumbai’s Tap Water Safe for Drinking, Delhi’s ‘Undrinkable’
Out of 20 state capitals where the study was conducted, all 10 samples of tap water from Mumbai were found
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