India committed to UNCCD goals: Prakash Javadekar
AMN Environment, Forest and Climate change Minister Prakash Javadekar who is also the chair for India’s Presidency of COP over the next two years shared India’s journey on the climate…
India takes over COP Presidency from China
India will highlight its leadership in navigating the land management agenda at global level. Bisheshwar Mishra /GREATER NOIDA India being the global host for Conference of Parties (COP14) to UNCCD…
Conference of UN Convention to Combat Desertification begins in Noida
AMN / GREATER NOIDA The 14th Conference of Parties, COP14, to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification began today in Greater Noida some 50 Km from New Delhi. The Conference…
UP Bans Polythene bags
AMN / LUCKNOW Uttar Pradesh will impose a complete ban on the use of polythene bags from September 1 . Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi said, local police station…
Air India bans single-use plastic in flights from Oct 2
AMN Air India will completely ban use of plastic in Alliance Air and Air India Express from 2nd October. Chairman and Managing Director of Air India Ashwani Lohani said this…
Amazon fires at ‘tipping point’ for health of rainforest: Experts
WEB DESK A top global forestry management body has said that the fires tearing through the Amazon represent a tipping point for the health of the rainforest and urged the…
India to host COP14 of UN Convention to Combat Desertification…
SUDHIR KUMAR / NEW DELHI India will host the Conference Of Parties, COP 14, of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification from September 2nd to 13th. Briefing media here…
Govt waives off additional rent of Rs 30,000/MW for wind power projects..
By Vinit Wahi / NEW DELHI The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has decided to do away with the mandatory charging of additional lease rent of Rs 30,000…
Javadekar for campaign to make India free of single-use plastic
AMN / Sau Paulo Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has announced that a massive campaign will be launched to make India free of single-use plastic. He said, in this regard, a…
Govt has prepared Clean Air Programme for 102 cities: Javadekar
AMN Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has said that in the first 50 days of the government, all the farmers were made…