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Report on afforestation submitted to Chief Justice

With a view to sensitising and making students aware of the forest and environmental issues by involving them in plantation and afforestation, the HP State Legal Services Authority (HPSLSA) has taken up

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Mangrove crusader Pokkudan to start mangrove school

Mangrove crusader and environmentalist Kallen Pokkudan is slowly giving a concrete shape to his long-cherished green dream a school to train the young generation about the importance of mangrove...

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Summer programme to aware students about environmental issues

A 12-day summer vacation programme will be organised by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in order to sensitise young minds towards nature and environment. Starting from May 26, the

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Rs 56 cr allocated for WB Environment Deptt in budget

A Rs 56.89 crore budget for the Environment Department of West Bengal government was passed in the state Assembly today. Placing the budget proposal, state Environment Minister Dr Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar

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KAU offers integrated courses in climate change, biotechnology

Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) has notified the admission procedure for its five-year integrated courses in Climate Change Adaptation and Biotechnology; B.Sc. (Hons.) Cooperation, Banking and...

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India ranks 24th in the first Environmental Democracy Index

India has ranked 24th out of 70 countries in the first Environmental Democracy Index that is topped by Lithuania and evaluates nations' progress in enacting laws to promote transparency, accountability

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Study biodiversity not only for research

For more than a decade, the Abasaheb Garware College has offered an MSc course in biodiversity with the department emerging as a centre for research in this field. The management recently introduced...

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1,000 saplings to be planted in Kannur

Various environment conservation campaign programmes will be held here on June 4 and 5 under the aegis of the Kerala Initiative to Save Agriculture and Nature (KISAN) on the occasion of World Environment

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Vedanta's Iron Ore arm in Goa does its bit for environment sustainability

PANAJI: As part of its efforts towards environment sustainability in Goa, Vedanta Limited has undertaken a drive to plant sapling as well as a cleanliness drive at its Bicholim mine, which is operated

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Green turf' offers a secured career

JAIPUR: Career opportunities in the environment science offer research-based work, thrill, adventure and fat pay packages. Over a dozen disciplines related to environment science are being offered by...

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Govt exempts educational institutes from prior green nod

The government has exempted builders from obtaining prior green nod for construction of universities, school, college and hostel facilities provided they follow sustainable environment practises. However,

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KNUST tackles environmental pollution

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) College of Engineering is working on a collaborative multi-disciplinary research to come out with effective ways in dealing with...

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3.5 cr Eco Stewards to Protect Nature

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Forests and Wildlife Department has launched a programme to steer 3.5 crore citizens in Kerala to become the stewards of the environment. The motto ‘35 Million Citizens. One

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Green activists, schools welcome mandatory tree plantation drive

KOLHAPUR: The city based environmental activists, and schools have welcomed the decision of the school education department to organise mandatory tree plantation drive on independency day. The experts

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Swachh Abhiyan to be in school curriculum

JAIPUR: Prime minister Narendra Modi's ambitious programme Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is set to become a part of curriculum in the Rajasthan textbooks. Education minister Vasudev Devnani has asked the...

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Teachers from 300 schools learn waste management

PANAJI: Teachers from 300 schools who gathered at Kala Academy on Tuesday, listened with rapt attention as members of the solid waste management cell of the department of science and technology educated

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Introduce environment as compulsory subject in schools: panel

A parliamentary panel has recommended introduction of environment as a compulsory subject in schools in Jammu to create awareness among students. The department related parliamentary standing committee

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Manage it sustainably

In a globalised world witnessing climate change, dis ciplines related to sustainability and environmental management are gaining in importance. Earlier, this was a niche field because few organisations

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Karnataka to get institute on conservation of Western Ghats

The Centre has agreed to sanction Western Ghats Development Institute to Karnataka for conservation of the ecologically sensitive areas of Western Ghats in six States. The institute would be set up

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One third of people want more children educated about recycling

A survey has shown that 30% of people in the UK believe that more should be done to educate school children about recycling. Conducted by Direct365, the research highlighted that more needs to be done

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