environment
Highways within 100 km of LoC, borders will not need green nod: Centre
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) The Centre has notified amendments to environmental impact assessment rules, exempting highway projects related to defence and strategic importance within 100 km of the Line…
PM Modi delivers ‘State of the World’ special address at the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi delivered ‘State of the World’ special address at the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda today via video conferencing. The Prime Minister said that India…
Environmental threats are biggest challenge to human rights -UN
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. rights chief said the "triple planetary crises" of climate change, pollution and nature loss represented the biggest threat to human rights globally at…
China’s BRI project causing environmental degradation in South Asia, says report
Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 26 (ANI): While China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) promises to create opportunities for the South Asian states to facilitate a more sustainable growth model, it also…
IPCC Report clarion call for developed countries to undertake immediate, deep emission cuts: Environment Minister
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Union Environment Minister, Bhupender Yadav has said that the report "Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science" is a clarion call for the developed countries…
Enzyme-based plastic recycling can be better for environment, study finds
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): a team of international researchers, through their recent study found that enzymes-based recycling is a more sustainable approach for recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a common…
China’s growth-obsessed development model destroying pristine natural resources
Beijing [China], June 21 (ANI): China's growth-obsessed development model is changing the landscape of the country. Changyao Mountain in Yunnan province, once a haven for wildlife on the edge of…
China must consider environment effect, economic fragility for BRI projects, says study
Beijing [China], June 20 (ANI): Highlighting environmental concerns, a new study in China argues that the majority of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) investment should go to countries in southern…
