Tag: environment
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Chidambaram hails PM Modi’s vision on population explosion, wealth creation, environment
However, Chidambaram also took a dig at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Modi's vision on respect for wealth creators.
August 16, 2019 -
Towards a pollution free environment
IIT Bombay alumnus Sushil Reddy has started a noble initiative to move away from fossil fuel with high carbon emissions towards cleaner, sustainable sources of energy
July 23, 2019 -
Plastic carry bag makers seek relaxation from ban
The plastic carry bag manufacturers association stressed that high thickness plastic bags are recyclable and do not adversely affect the environment.
July 19, 2019 -
Short of charge
The Kolkatans consoled themselves that even Rome was not built in a day.
July 16, 2019 -
Encouraging awareness on environment
The programme started with the ‘Sit and Draw Competition with a suitable slogan’. The students were divided into two groups- Junior Group and Senior Group.
June 15, 2019 -
Short-cuts won’t work for environmental challenge
Some experts ask for giant geoengineering projects whose equality gigantic adverse effects are not even fully understood at present.
May 30, 2019 -
Recycling metal scrap is the way towards greener environment
Metal recycling awareness, unlike plastic and paper, is low in India. Nevertheless, the recycling of metals has as important to improve the environment as recycling paper, plastic and other commonly recycled materials.
May 21, 2019 -
Steps being taken to create a better earth
Entrepreneurs are coming up with innovative ideas to protect the planet
April 22, 2019 -
Exceptional environmentalist
Mahatma Gandhi's life and work form an environmental legacy for humanity. He combined social, economic, environmental, equity, and ethical imperatives for obtaining political independence and economic salvation through rural development for the teeming millions of India.
December 18, 2018 -
HPU to get facelift
These were the promises made by the new Vice-Chancellor of HPU Sikandar Kumar during his first interaction with media persons here on Tuesday.
October 10, 2018 -
Yami Gautam to Dia Mirza: B-town celebrities doing their bit for the environment by organic farming
Every individual should aim to do something for the environment. As actors, there is a higher moral responsibility because there are millions of people being influenced by the actor’s actions. Most actors take up a cause they support wholeheartedly and have been attached to. Here are some actors who have taken up organic farming because …
August 30, 2018 -
Activists seek environment impact assessment of dams on Satluj
Environment activists in Himachal Pradesh have sought Cumulative Environment Impact Assessment (CEIA) of dams on Satluj. Raising objection to the grant of clearances to dams on the last free flowing stretch of the Satluj River, Himdhara Collective, an environment group in Himachal has sent a submission to the Expert Committee of Ministry of Environment demanding …
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August 28, 2018 -
An apology letter to Earth
A letter written by Parthib Chandra (Class X, The Levelfield School), to Earth, on behalf of humanity.
August 24, 2018 -
Turning to technology
With mental health problems on the rise, more medications are finding their way into rivers and estuaries. Here's how the antidepressants polluting our waters could change animal behaviour.
August 22, 2018 -
Saying no to
The recent molasses spill in the Beas river that caused the death of thousands of aquatic fish in Punjab has highlighted the need to save the environment from pollution. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has called upon industry to take appropriate steps to check the pollution caused by their factories but various organisations across the …
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June 10, 2018 -
7 pop culture songs to hum this World Environment Day
On World Environment Day, let's listen to the songs that tell us we need to take a pledge to save this planet.
June 5, 2018 -
Keeping environment clean should become a mass movement: Jitendra Singh
The event was organised by the Indian Institute and Ecology and Environment and other associates with the theme of this year’s World Environment Day is “Beat Plastic Pollution”.
June 5, 2018