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- Dikshit launches green Delhi drive
New Delhi, July 23 : In order to enhance Delhi's green cover, the city government day launched a mass plantation drive, led by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, to plant saplings along the R....
- Economy, environment should go hand-in-hand: Jairam
New Delhi, June 3: India's approach towards environmental growth has to keep pace with economic growth to achieve the targets of "green economy", Environment and Forests Minister J....
- New Green Revolution by cultivating improved crops: Pawar
Aizawl, May 1: India plans cultivation of improved variety of food grain in several states, including the northeast, to achieve its second "Green Revolution", Agriculture Minister Shar....
- India should conserve its wetlands, says BNHS director
Mumbai, Feb 2: There is urgent need to conserve India's wetlands, home to rare bird and mammal species, which are shrinking gradually due to the dumping of debris, siltation and encroachmen....
- IIT Delhi students pedal to promote green cause
New Delhi, Jan 30: About 100 students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi today took out a cycle rally to inspire people to pedal short distances and cut down their carbon footpri....
- How green are government buildings? Environment ministry doesn't know
New Delhi, Jan 19: India, at the forefront of the global war against climate change, does not have any guidelines to make government offices eco-friendly, reveals a Right to Information (RTI) q....
- Himalayan monks to launch green movement in Kolkata
Kolkata, Dec 17: The fast-melting glaciers in the Himalayas could destroy Hindu pilgrimage spots as well as the caves where thousands of sadhus meditate, and monks have decided to launch a gree....
- States to get Rs.5,000 crore aid for not cutting trees
New Delhi, Nov 29: State governments will get Rs.5,000 crore grants over the next five years for not cutting trees and maintaining ecological balance, Minister of State for Environment and Fore....
- Interpol takes resolution to fight against environment related crime
New Delhi, Nov 11: Green crime is a frequently heard phrase nowadays with world's flora and fauna getting endangered with the violators of wildlife law playing rampant in the global arena. ....
- India pioneers global plan to green economy
Nagoya (Japan), Oct 28: India will be one of two countries to pioneer "a global partnership that will fundamentally change the way governments value their ecosystems", World Bank Presid....
- Upcycling CWG waste into decorative shoes, bags
New Delhi, Oct 18: The Commonwealth Games (CWG) may have ended but the spirit of the Games still lives in the national capital. Preparations are now being taken to make good use of the rubbish ....
- Green India Mission document submitted to PM council
New Delhi, Oct 12: The environment ministry has submitted the final draft of the National Mission for a Green India (GIM), part of the country's plan to fight climate change, to the Prime M....
- Experts bat for green infrastructure in urban India
Panaji, Sep 23: Development of infrastructure in urban India should be environment-friendly with structured sewage and garbage disposal systems, experts said here today.
"Infrastr....
- Protect biodiversity, tap resources: Jairam
New Delhi, Sep 15: Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh today stressed the need to strike a balance between protecting biodiversity and tapping resources.
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- Involve people to conserve Himalayas, stop big dams: Environmentalists
New Delhi, Sep 13: Condemning the massive dams being built across the length and breadth of the Himalayas, prominent environmentalists of India say involving the mountain people in development ....
- Protect environment for sustainable development: Sonia
New Delhi, Sep 9: Farmers should get adequate compensation for their land, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said today and stressed that the environment should be protected to ensure sustainable....
- Businesses must be concerned about environmental issues: Manmohan
New Delhi, Sept 6: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh directed all Indian business establishments and industrial associations to consider environmental factors before formulating any of their new in....
- Will Patna zoo lose 4,000 trees to airport safety?
Patna, Aug 27: Nature lovers are worried over the Bihar government's plans to cut or prune nearly 4,000 trees in the Patna zoo for airport safety, as they say it is the only green cover for....
- Jairam Ramesh: India's crusading green minister
New Delhi, Aug 24: Jairam Ramesh, India's green minister, has found new power in saying no to big industrialists and multi-million dollar projects if he thinks ecological balance is at stak....
- How many trees make a forest
New Delhi,Aug 22: The number of trees that constitute a forest varies from state to state. But in one particular case being heard by the Supreme Court, a judge was left counting the trees in hi....
- Greenpeace seeks Sonia's intervention for redrafting bill
New Delhi, Aug 21: Environmental NGO Greenpeace today sought National Advisory Council (NAC) chairperson Sonia Gandhi's intervention for redrafting a proposed legislation that will act as a....
- Build a Clean India, says PM
New Delhi, Aug 15: Lamenting that India scored poorly in cleanliness, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that children needed to be taught hygiene under a new Clean India campaign.
- Teach children importance of hygiene: PM
New Delhi, Aug 15: Noting that it was the primary responsibility of all Indians to maintain cleanliness and hygiene around them, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today urged that children are taug....
- Will address environmental concerns: PM
New Delhi, Aug 15: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today the government will endeavour to take care of environmental concerns in its economic development projects.
"Our governm....
- New institute to usher second green revolution: PM
New Delhi, Aug 15: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced a new scientific institution to help develop new seeds and technology for farmers named after Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug to e....
- Priyanka Chopra to be India's green ambassador
New Delhi, Aug 10: Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has agreed to be the national green ambassador to initiate eco-friendly campaigns in India, Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh a....
- PM to get blueprint of national mission for green India
New Delhi, Aug 6: A blueprint of the national mission for green India, which aims to increase forest cover across the country, will be submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh next week for h....
- Court questions government on Gujarat farmers' green concern
Gandhinagar, July 28: The Gujarat High Court today questioned the state and central governments over environmental concerns raised by farmers opposed to the allotment of land to corporate giant....
- Greenpeace wants nuclear liability bill reviewed
New Delhi, June 12: Greenpeace is collecting signatures to force the government to review the nuclear liability bill which it says allows foreign corporations to get away by paying a meagre com....
- Ministry starts talking to people on Green India Mission
New Delhi, June 11: The environment ministry today started public consultations on the National Mission for a Green India, which is part of the country's plan to fight climate change.
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- New solar cell technology best suited for India: Inventor
Helsinki, June 10: India will stand to significantly gain from a new technology on solar power as it is cheap, green and efficient, says Michael Gratzel, winner of this year's Millennium Te....
- Punjab approves Rs.60 crore wildlife preservation plan
Chandigarh, June 9: Punjab has chalked out a Rs.60 crore plan to preserve the natural forests and wildlife in the state, officials said on Tuesday.
"Punjab would adopt a biodivers....
- Draft national mission for green India released
New Delhi, May 24: The government today released a draft of the national mission for green India, which aims to increase forest cover across the country to serve as "carbon sinks" remov....
- Foreign consultants invited for saving Ganga
New Delhi, May 19: The central government has invited global consultants to formulate an action plan to clean river Ganga, a senior environment ministry official said today.
"The ....
- Police to question boyfriend in scribe's murder
Ranchi, May 5: The Jharkhand Police will question the Delhi-based boyfriend of journalist Nirupama Pathak who was found dead at her home in Koderma district on April 29, police said today.
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- To save environment, Himachal schools take pledge
Shimla, May 4: To develop "green" habits among children, the Himachal Pradesh government has started the practice of administering a pledge to protect the environment during the morning....
- Earth Hours should become part of our daily lives
New Delhi: I am convinced that the Right to Energy should be declared a Fundamental Right. Or, at best, energy should be added to the list of Directive Principles of State Policy. After all, ho....
- Take advantage of good monsoon: Swaminathan
New Delhi, April 24: With a good monsoon forecast this year, noted agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan today said the country should learn to take "advantage" of plentiful rain, jus....
- Greens to have exclusive Internet domain name
Mumbai, April 22: Very soon, the global green community will have its very own domain name on the Internet, according to the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF).
The Internet Corporation....
- Finally a law to tackle mounting e-waste in India
New Delhi, April 22: India is finally set to have a law which can tackle head on the mounting problem of electronic waste dumped in the country.
"The provisions of the new law cou....
- 'Green tribunal won't weaken community ownership of resources'
New Delhi, April 21: Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said the proposed national green tribunal bill would not hamper the community ownership of natural resources.
"There ....
- Blueprint for implementing Green India Mission by August
New Delhi, April 13: A blueprint for the implementation of the Green India Mission, which seeks to enhance the forest cover of the country, will be available by August-end, Environment Minister....
- 'Green climate fund needed to tackle climate change'
New Delhi: A green climate fund was essential to help the poor tackle the effects of climate change, global aid agency Oxfam International said today.
"We will push for the fund a....
- Government to set up e-waste treatment facilities: Ramesh
New Delhi: Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said the government will establish e-waste treatment facilities in the country.
"It is for the first time we are including e-wa....
- Haryana to plant 50 million trees in 2010-11
Chandigarh: Announcing the launch of its 'Mission Green Haryana', the state government today said 5 crore (50 million) saplings would be planted across the state during 2010-11.
- 141 projects to restore forest cover in northeast
New Delhi: As many as 141 projects have been implemented in the northeastern region to regenerate the forest cover and degraded forests, Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh said toda....
- Maneka's animal rights group attacked
New Delhi: An animal welfare group headed by member of parliament Maneka Gandhi today alleged that a group of butchers opened fire on its team that had stopped 10 trucks attempting to smuggle c....
- Will growing seagrass beds bring back rare sea cows to Chilika?
Chilika (Orissa): Wild life experts are hoping the highly endangered dugong or sea cow could again come visiting Orissa's Chilika Lake, thanks to the expanding beds of sea grass growing in ....
- India focusing on sustainable use of bio-resources
Chennai: India is focussing on sustainable use of its bio-resources and the government will establish the National Bureau for Forest Genetics in Dehradun to protect the country's forest gen....
- Navodaya students lend mite for bio-conservation
Bhopal: More than 20,000 students of Navodaya schools in Madhya Pradesh will lend their mite for conserving the varied bio-diversity of the state.
The children selected as 'Jaiv S....
- 'Life cycle analysis to be mandatory for environmental clearance'
Kolkata: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) would make life cycle analysis (LCA) compulsory for environment clearance to projects within the next six months, its chief said here today.
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- India needs more research on climate change: Shyam Saran
New Delhi: After a goof-up in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) report on melting of Himalayan glaciers, the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change today ....
- India to release emission inventory after 16 years
New Delhi: After a gap of 16 years, India will release its emission inventory in May this year, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said today.
"We will be releasing India's em....
- US formally commits to Copenhagen Accord
Washington: The United States has formally affiliated with the Copenhagen Accord and pledged to cut its carbon emissions "in the range of 17 percent" from 2005 levels, conditional on Co....
- 'Bollywood can help save environment in the Alps'
Viterbo (Italy): The Alps needs people's awareness to save itself, and Bollywood -- which shoots 15-20 films on an average in Europe's major mountain range average year -- can help in a....
- Experts deliberate on roadmap to lower emissions
New Delhi: Power generation, transport, manufacture of cement and steel and building construction will be the activities in focus as India prepares a roadmap towards a low-carbon economy.
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- Green projects can net India $6.15 bn by 2012
New Delhi: The national authority for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects has so far approved 1,467 projects, which, if approved by its international counterpart, can net India $6.15 bil....
- Combating climate change, with help from Lord Ram
Sonbhadra/Lucknow: Ram, Ramayana and global warming - the association may sound odd, until you realise how the religious context helped an NGO in Uttar Pradesh combat the ill effects of climate....
- Social justice vital for climate deal: Amartya Sen
Paris: Global warming has a strong impact on the poor and world leaders must pay attention to social injustice while negotiating climate deal, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has said.
The....
- All new government buildings to be eco-friendly: Farooq Abdullah
New Delhi: All new central government buildings would have to be eco-friendly, Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah said today.
In a meeting held last week, the minis....
- Mobility and green technology will rule the next decade
New Delhi: Technology in the second decade of this millennium will build on the foundation laid in the first 10 years for mobility, cloud computing and green technology that saw the birth of th....
- Karmapa Lama calls for environment protection
Patna: Buddhist religious head Karmapa Lama has called for the protection of environment across the globe.
In his address beginning today at Bodh Gaya in Bihar, the 17th Karmapa Lama,....
- Copenhagen Accord huge diplomatic challenge for BASIC countries: Pachauri
New Delhi: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change chief R.K. Pachauri today termed the Copenhagen Accord as a "huge diplomatic challenge" for the four BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, In....
- Campaign to save Western Ghats becomes a mass movement
Bangalore: Long before words like "climate change" came to hit common lexicon, a group of environmentally conscious people in India took up the cause of the Western Ghats, one of the wo....
- India should push for fairer climate deal: Amartya Sen
New Delhi: India should push for a "fairer and juster" global climate deal, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said today while stressing that the country should accept some mandatory obligatio....
- Europeans back select developing countries at climate talks
London: The Climate summit in Copenhagen is likely to be presented with an Ethiopian proposal backed by key European leaders that seeks to raise money by taxing different pots of big business, ....
- A Rs 12,000 crore project to develop the Sundarbans
Agartala: West Bengal has undertaken an ambitious Rs.12,000 crore project to protect and develop the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest and a World Heritage site, a senior offi....
- Now, a 'green' bicycle for cycling enthusiasts
Bangalore: We all know cycling is eco-friendly. But how about a 'green' bicycle to take the eco-friendly mode of transport a step further?
That is what a Bangalore cycling ent....
- Unilever cuts ties with key palm oil supplier to India
London: Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods multinational, on Friday announced it was cutting ties with a major Indonesian supplier of palm oil after a campaigning environmental NGO accuse....
- Far from Copenhagen, Bangalore's 'green warriors' do their bit
Bangalore: Pool your cars, ride bicycles and own trees. That is the message going out from Bangalore's green groups as the Copenhagen climate summit progresses.
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- India to reduce emission intensity 20-25 percent by 2020
New Delhi: Four days ahead of the Copenhagen climate summit, India today announced it will reduce its emission intensity by 20-25 percent by 2020 from the 2005 level. Environment Minister Jaira....
- Indian companies vow to cut carbon emissions
New Delhi: A majority of India's top corporations are aware of the risks associated with climate change and are determined to cut their carbon emissions, according to an industry survey rel....
- Green cover rises in leafy Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Living up to its reputation of being the greenest city in India, Chandigarh has recorded an increase of nearly three percent in its green cover, an official said today.
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- Green buildings catching up fast in India
Kolkata: The green building concept is swiftly catching up in the country partly because of government sops and partly because of the marketing strategy of real estate developers to get custome....
- 40 percent Indian households still powerless: Greenpeace
New Delhi: Despite India's growing electricity generation and increasing carbon emissions around 40 percent of households -- a majority of which are in villages -- do not have electricity, ....
- Environmentalists demand CBI probe in mining scam in Braj Mandal
Mathura: Environmentalists have welcomed the Rajasthan government's decision to declare the eco-sensitive hills of Braj Mandal, falling in Rajasthan's Deeg and Kaman areas, bordering Ma....
- Race on three wheels to save the environment
Chandigarh: It was a different kind of motor race. No vrrooming cars or mobikes, but three-wheeled autorickshaws chugging away at a sedate speed.
This union territory today saw a uniq....
- India stands at ninth position in world tree planting
New York: In a campaign to plant billion trees introduced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in November 2006, India stands at the ninth rank in its roll of honour by registeri....
- Where have sparrows gone? Time Hero to find out
Mumbai: Wake up in the morning and miss the chirp of the house sparrow? The Indian government wants to know where the little birds have gone and have roped in Time magazine's Hero of the En....
- Goa chamber of commerce opposes 'green' cess on mining
Panaji: The Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has opposed the state government's proposal to levy land replenishment and other "green" cess on the mining industry.
- Environment activist plans to launch India's Green Party
Kolkata: An environmental activist plans to set up India's first Green Party on the lines of similar outfits in Germany, Australia, the US and Britain and is leaving for London next month t....
- Chandigarh to plant over 100,000 saplings
Chandigarh: At least 69,581 trees and 48,406 shrubs will be planted here by March next year, an official in the forest department said today.
The department has set the target under t....
- Delhi govt warns shopkeepers still using plastic bags
New Delhi: Faced with widespread disregard of its ban on plastic bags, the Delhi government reiterated its order today and warned violators that they faced punishment.
The government ....
- Rocket propellant goes green
Washington: NASA has launched a small rocket using a clean, green and safe propellant comprising aluminium powder and water ice.
"This collaboration (with US Air Force) has been a....
- Eco-tourism vs chemical hub: latest spat over Nayachar
Kolkata: A fresh political confrontation is brewing in West Bengal with a union minister, owing allegiance to Trinamool Congress, today declaring that an eco-tourism project will be implemented....
- India prepares strictest rules on disposing of e-waste
New Delhi: India is close to finalising the world's strictest set of rules on disposing of electronic waste. The rules, framed by electronics equipment manufacturers with the help of NGOs, ....
- WCCB unearth poaching ring
New Delhi: The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has been looking into the interstate and international ramifications of two recent incidents of seizure of tiger skin and arrest of certain p....
- Researchers can now study how an ecosystem develops
Washington: Last year when Alaska's Kasatochi volcano erupted, it sterilized and covered the small Aleutian island with a layer of ash. The eruption also provided a rare research opportunit....
- Tie a rakhi, protect trees for life
Lucknow: In a novel way to promote environmental awareness on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, a Lucknow zoo today asked its visitors to tie a rakhi around a tree and take an oath to protect the....
- Ambitious solar energy plan up for nod
New Delhi: India's 30-year Rs.91,684 crore (Rs.916.84 billion/$19.25 billion) plan that aims to make it the global leader in solar energy is coming up for the nod by the Prime Minister'....
- Rashtrapati Bhavan sets trend for eco-friendly township
New Delhi: The first thing one notices on entering Rashtrapati Bhavan through Gate 35 are the "energy efficient" lamp posts. Welcome to the model eco-township inside the president's....
- Nature trail at Dikshit's residence will be biodiversity park
New Delhi: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said the nature trail at her official residence here would be developed as a biodiversity park.
Dikshit said this after launching the De....
- Activists campaign against introduction of GM food
New Delhi: Dozens of green activists, dressed to pose as brinjals, today held demonstrations and urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to introduce genetically modified (GM) food in the count....
- Green activists criticise Jairam Ramesh for supporting plastic
New Delhi: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh has come under criticism from green activists for his remark that ban on plastic bags is not the way to clean up India's cities.
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- Minister seeks more transparency in environmental clearances
New Delhi: Environmental clearance procedures would be made more "transparent and businesslike" to avoid any conflict of interest and to ensure a stipulated period for the process, Mini....
- No money, no climate change inspection: India
Bonn: India will not let the international community check on what it's doing to combat climate change unless industrialised countries provide adequate financing and transfer green technolo....
- Himachal Pradesh all set to go green
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Government on Friday launches three ambitious schemes to mark the World Environment Day. These schemes include HIM-XGN (Extended Green Node), Ban on use of all Polythe....
- Youth take green initiative
New Delhi: Children are fast becoming tomorrow's green fighters. "We have learnt the value of our natural resources and will not uselessly exhaust them. Our planet needs all our love an....
- India to have autonomous green police soon: Minister
New Delhi: India will soon have an autonomous Environment Protection Authority (EPA) that will ensure industries comply with all the green laws of the country, Minister of State for Environment....
- Return your junk phone, get a tree planted
New Delhi: Every time you return a junk mobile phone to a Nokia dealer, the firm will thank you by planting a tree, apart from recycling that phone in an eco-friendly manner.
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- Penguin India to hold walk on World Environment Day
New Delhi: Employees of the publishing firm Penguin will hold special walks in various cities around the world on Friday on the occasion of World Environment Day to support the 'plant a bil....
- Tata Motors to start tree plantation drive
New Delhi: Tata Motors will start a huge tree plantation drive across India and other south Asian countries on World Environment Day on Friday, according to a company spokesperson.
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- Punjab green warrior urges people to fight for environment
Chandigarh: Noted green warrior Balbir Singh Seechewal today expressed serious concern over the environmental degradation and depleting water table in Punjab and urged the people to join in eff....
- Bangalore wants its greenery back
Bangalore: Once known as Garden City, Bangalore has witnessed rampant loss of greenery in the name of development. On World Environment Day on Friday, Bangaloreans will make an attempt to recla....
- School students combat climate change in their own ways
New Delhi: They are young and enthusiastic and their mantra is go green! Apart from being passionately involved, these youngsters are pursuing their own climate change initiatives for a safe an....
- MPs to lead renewable energy revolution
New Delhi: India's young MPs have been urged by NGO Greenpeace to lead a "renewable energy revolution and save the planet from the gravest danger it faces - climate change".
- Ontario premier to lead green mission to India
Toronto: Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty will lead a trade mission to India in December, his office said on Thursday. Ontario province, with Toronto as its capital, is Canada's powerhouse, ....
- Selling below cost no loss for 'green' bulb makers
New Delhi: Heard of businesses making profits by consciously selling at a loss? That's what lighting firms hope to do in India: Sell energy saving lamps at 27 percent of the cost but still....
- CFL lamps to cost Rs.15 each
New Delhi: The government will provide energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) at Rs.15 each all over the country, says the head of India's Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).
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- NGO asks Delhi, Mumbai to switch off for an hour
New Delhi: The Indian branch of international NGO World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is calling upon every resident of Delhi and Mumbai to switch off their lights and all electrical appliances fo....
- Swedish, Indian artists take up the cause of saving earth
Chandigarh: It was only one of its kind experience for young Indian and Swedish artists who gathered here on Wednesday with the sole motive of saving the mother earth through the medium of ....
- Sunderlal Bahuguna frets for Himalayas, bats for Western Ghats
Panaji: Legendary green activist Sunderlal Bahuguna, who salvaged the greenery of the Himalayas with the radically novel Chipko movement in the early 1970s, now swears by the Sahyadri mountai....
- Green activist Shilpa donates Rs.1.2 mn for campaign
New Delhi: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty is an avid green activist. She was the highest individual donor for a green campaign overtaking fellow actors Shah Rukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt and Prei....
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