Front Line Defenders global analysis 2020
Impunity still reigns when it comes to the murders of human rights defenders around the world, according to the Front Line Defenders organization, in its global analysis of 2020. The analysis examined
Environmental Security
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Badarpur eco park to rival New York’s Central Park
NEW DELHI: In the next three years, Delhi may get its own Central Park rivalling that of New York as work on the National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC) Badarpur eco-park is underway. The 884-acre
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Light pollution may harm amphibians: Study
Artificial sources of light at night time may harm amphibian populations, a study has found. Researchers exposed wood frogs to a control and two anthropogenic light conditions: intensified daytime illuminance
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Despite ban, use of polythene bags rampant
Municipal Council fails to implement the plastic ban strictly in Dera Bassi markets People can be seen using plastic carry bags here in violation of the ban imposed by the state government last year.
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Noida Authority to distribute 'cow dung planters' on Environment Day
Distribution of eco-friendly cow dung planters and formation of a human chain are some of the big plans of the Noida Authority as it gears up for a major awareness drive on the World Environment Day on
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UGC mandates Environmental Studies at UG level
The six-module course is aimed at making students ecologically aware for a sustainable future The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recently instructed its affiliated universities and colleges
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Activists in Tripura raise alarm over rising plastic pollution in villages
The Himalayan cleanup initiative was started last year with a massive cleaning drive across 12 hilly states of the country lying beside the Himalayan Range. Ahead of the World Environment Day on June
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NGT orders environment audit of work by NHIDCL to ascertain muck dumped into Bhagirathi
The National Green Tribunal has ordered environment audit of the work undertaken by state-run NHIDCL to ascertain the amount of muck dumped into the Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand during construction
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These shoes are running a campaign to keep the oceans plastic-free
Adidas is using plastic recovered from the seas to make shoes, jerseys and football kits With eight million tonnes of plastic dumped annually into the sea, the world is faced with the grim prospect
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NGT order: Villagers around refinery see a ray of hope
Chandigarh: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directions to the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has shown a ray of hope of better living to hundreds of residents living at Sutana and villages near Panipat
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Viable alternative emerges to burning paddy straw in Punjab
Stubble burning creates a huge environmental problem and farmers of Punjab are aware of it but still resort to this practice, saying their is no viable alternative available. Now, an innovative experiment