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Mizoram adopts strategy to become smoke-free
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The Mizoram government Wednesday adopted a four-pronged strategy to make the mountainous state smoke-free, officials said here Wednesday.
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Ryots keep fingers crossed over opening of Mettur dam
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Pinning his hopes on the onset of the southwest monsoon, state agriculture minister Veerapandi Arumugam on Monday expressed confidence that the Mettur dam
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Bheden River faces threat due to industrialisation
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Bheden River which is lifeline of at least half a million people in Sundargarh, Sambalpur and Jharsuguda districts may face anextinction .
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Stage set for mass sapling planting
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The stage is set for a mass sapling planting in Virudhunagar district on Saturday planned on the occasion of World Environment Day.
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MCD earns carbon credits worth Rs 5L
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Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has earned carbon credits worth Rs 5 lakh against net carbon emission reduction (CER) achieved by making Okhla compost plan functional.
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Only sound & fury, no concrete plan to reduce flight noise
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Just how noisy is noisy enough for an aircraft to be banned from landing at Indian airports so that people living nearby can sleep peacefully is an issue that’s now gripping the Indian aviation authorities.
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6 ways to save the planet
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It’s a journey that began on World Earth Day (April 22) and concludes today, on World Environment Day.
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Indian consumers most eco-friendly, finds global survey
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The rest of the world may well turn green with envy. India has the most sustainable consumption pattern, says a 17-nation survey on consumer behaviour and environmental impact.
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Sulabh to provide low cost toilet tech in 50 countries
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Sulabh Foundation, a leading sanitation NGO which works to promote environmental sanitation has announced to construct innovative low cost toilets in over 50 developing and third world countries of the world.
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PM's Council on Climate Change approves National Water Mission
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The Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change, which met on Friday approved in principle the National Water Mission and suggested that its basic approach should be to make water conservation a peoples’ movement in India.
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Climate change: action plan on websites soon
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Stage is set for the State government to announce its priorities to deal with Climate Change challenges as consultations on the much hyped action plan with various stakeholders coming to end here on Monday.
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Higher CO2 emission to affect air quality in Kochi
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Annual Carbon dioxide (CO2) emission in Kochi due to vehicular movement is 7.65 million tonne. The estimation was made in the pre-feasibility study in urban transport sector of Kochi
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Kolkata exhibition highlights global warming's impact on nature
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An art exhibition here is drawing public attention towards the grave threat posed by global warming to the nature.
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Erosion threat: Dibrugarh lawyers move President
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The Dibrugarh Bar Association (DBA) today took out procession in protest against the failure of the government to arrest erosion by Brahmaputra at Rohmoria, Mohanaghat and Nagaghuli areas in the district.
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AIADMK cadres protest against illegal sand mining
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Cadres belonging to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) staged a demonstration here on Tuesday protesting what they termed as illegal sand mining that has ravaged the Cauvery and the Amaravathy in Karur district
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75 dyeing units in Tirupur closed
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The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on Tuesday ordered closure of 75 dyeing units in the city and its suburbs for its failure to comply with the directives of Supreme Court pertaining to pollution caused by dyeing units on River Noyyal.
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Rs. 28-lakh project on wastewater treatment
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A project to find out a solution for wastewater treatment in electroplating industries has been sanctioned for Madurai Kamaraj University.
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India’s own Deepwell Moment
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The US oil drilling policy is now in the open for everyone to see. The New York Times reported how warnings from scientists about environmental damage from such drilling, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico, were either watered down or ignored.
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Indian not to accept any pact which erodes Bali plan
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As UN members meet in Bonn this month to discuss climate strategy, India has said it will not accept any pact that 'erodes' the differentiation between rich and developing nations set forth in Bali Action Plan centred on historic responsibilities on greenhouse gas emissions.
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Gurgaon green houses to produce zero waste
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The first ever 'green' residential complex, proposed at about 12 km in the national Capital region at Gurgaon, would use non-conventional energy resources
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Meghalaya uranium mining plan rejected
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The Environment Ministry today rejected a proposal of the Department of Atomic Energy to mine for uranium in Meghalaya’s Balphakram National Park following opposition from local people who contended it will affect the ecosystem.
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Greenpeace probe reveals radiation risk in Mayapuri
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An investigation by environment body Greenpeace has revealed immediate radiation risk to people at a scrapyard in west Delhi's Mayapuri area where a person died after exposure to radiation last month.
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State to prepare action plan to mitigate effects of climate change
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Recognising possible disastrous impacts of climate change on lives and properties, Orissa government has decided to come out with action plans to deal with the situation in 11 major sectors by June first week.
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India to study impact of global warming on coastal areas
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India Wednesday said it would initiate 'hazard mapping' across its coastline to study the impact of global warming and assist in protecting coastal communities and infrastructure.
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Breathe easy, all radioactive pencils found
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The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) on Wednesday claimed that all cobalt-60 pencils from the gamma irradiator that DU sold to a scrap dealer have been accounted for.
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