ENVIRONMENT
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Centre’s overhaul of green rules sparks fears of return to grim past
Battered by the pandemic, the government is making a renewed push to ease environmental laws that were formed as a…
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People should use more electric vehicles to curb pollution: Javadekar
The Centre has upgraded the fuel standards to BS-VI in a bid to fight pollution, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar…
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Clean air could be a strong economic boost for India
Clean air should be a basic human right and yet air pollution is the single greatest environmental risk to human…
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Controlling emissions: Explicit carbon taxation needed, indirect taxation doesn’t help
Low-carbon, inclusive growth (LCIG), as a strategy, has been the hallmark of India’s vision on clean environment. This strategy is…
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Experts welcome UN Secy Gen’s advice to India to phase out fossil fuels
Experts on Saturday welcomed UN secretary general's advice to India to phase out fossil fuel to combat climate change, saying…
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Env ministry official had spoken about fall in global carbon dioxide emissions: Govt clarifies
The environment ministry on Friday said that in a virtual session organised by the PHD Chamber, one of its senior…
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UN chief asks G20, including India, to invest in clean transition as they recover from COVID-19
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Friday renewed his call on India and other G20 countries to invest in a clean…
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India should phase out coal plants and end fossil fuel subsidies, UN chief Guterres says
The subsidies given to the fossil fuel industries in India is seven times more than what is offered to renewable…
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Climate Change Tracker: Key Indian voices on the climate crisis
“This is the decade of decision. The window is narrow and it’s closing very rapidly. I think that if we…
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Thackeray bats against EIA 2020 draft, calls it unacceptable
Maharashtra environment minister Aaditya Thackeray has opposed the draft environment impact assessment (EIA) 2020 in its present form and said…
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