The pollution level in India's five most-polluted cities - Ghaziabad, Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida and Gurgaon - which are also in the top 10 globally, came down by over 50 per cent during the first 10 days of the lockdown imposed to combat COVID-19 outbreak, said Greenpeace India ...
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In the last six months, between June to November, India produced 28,468.85 tonnes of COVID-19 related bio-medical waste, as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) ...
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Addressing the 2020 Climate Ambition Summit, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on leaders to declare a state of climate emergency until carbon neutrality is achieved ...
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Addressing the Climate Ambition Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India's renewable energy capacity is the fourth largest in the world and will reach 175 GigaWatts before 2022 ...
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Scientists say that the drop in carbon emissions is majoly because people are staying home, travelling less by car and plane due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic but they warn emissions are expected to jump back up after the health crisis ends ...
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According to the IUCN World Heritage Outlook report, urbanisation together with agricultural expansion, livestock grazing and forest fragmentation are posing serious threats to the species and habitats of the Western Ghats ...
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A Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) release said that the formation of the committee is another move that re-affirms India's seriousness to "walk the talk" on climate change ...
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On National Pollution Control Day, netizens took to social media to raise awareness about increasing levels of air pollution and the need to contain it ...
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According to World Meteorological Organization, there has been a slight decrease in the use of carbon, which is a slightly positive thing but more is required ...
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The Vice President was addressing an online webinar- 'Climate Parliament with Children' organized by the 'Parliamentarians' Group for Children' on the occasion of World Children's Day on November 20 ...
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