Why India’s new environment minister is sparking some cheer

Bhupender Yadav is well-versed in environmental matters, say activists and lawyers.

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· Jul 08, 2021 · 06:51 pm

Amazon wildfires: Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro to skip summit on crisis

Brazilian government spokesperson Otavio Rego Barros said that Bolsonaro could not go because of a scheduled surgery.

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· Sep 03, 2019 · 04:04 pm

Uttarakhand: Gupta brothers fined Rs 2.5 lakh for leaving behind waste after sons’ weddings in Auli

The weddings of two scions of the South African business family in the hill town have raised concerns about ecological damage.

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· Jun 29, 2019 · 08:57 pm

Uttarakhand CM dismisses ecological concerns over NRI family’s lavish weddings in hill town

Trivendra Singh Rawat claimed the events would help promote the state as a wedding destination.

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· Jun 19, 2019 · 11:54 am

Air quality has improved after closure of Sterlite Copper plant, says Tamil Nadu government

Data submitted by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board showed reduced levels of sulphur dioxide.

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· Oct 29, 2018 · 02:31 pm

Report on environment ranks India among bottom five of 180 countries, warns of public health crisis

The Environmental Performance Index study said India had made ‘little progress’ to efforts to tackle air pollution as compared to China.

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· Jan 24, 2018 · 04:08 pm

Encroachers have taken up more than 670 sq km of forest area in Maharashtra: Hindustan Times

Agricultural practices, construction of religious structures and urbanisation near tier I and II cities were the main concerns, an official said.

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· Jan 21, 2018 · 02:11 pm

Uttarakhand HC issues legal notice to river Ganga soon after it is declared a ‘living entity’

The High Court asked it and other respondents to explain why land on the riverbank was given to construct a garbage dump.

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· Apr 29, 2017 · 05:32 pm

Watch: Narendra Modi unveils controversial 112-foot Shiva statue at Isha Foundation

Dedicated to ‘Adiyogi’, a form of Shiva, the Jaggi Vasudev-led organisation scheduled the ceremony at 6 pm on Mahashivratri, amid protests.

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· Feb 24, 2017 · 05:46 pm

2016 will be the hottest year on record, says World Meteorological Organisation

The United Nations body said the global temperature had set a new high for the third year in a row at 1.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

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· Nov 15, 2016 · 09:01 am

Bengaluru steel flyover: Will not proceed with construction, city authority tells High Court

The National Green Tribunal has stayed its construction for four weeks and asked for a report.

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· Nov 03, 2016 · 01:10 pm

Ozone hole over Antarctica is showing first signs of healing, finds new study

The gap was around 4 million sq km smaller in September 2015 than it was in 2000, scientists said.

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· Jul 01, 2016 · 04:35 pm