Russian helicopter crashes in southwestern Turkey, killing 5
August 12th, 2012 - 1:14 am ICT by BNO News
KÖYCEĞIZ, TURKEY (BNO NEWS) -- A Russian helicopter participating in an operation to extinguish wildfires crashed in southwestern Turkey on Thursday, killing three Russian citizens and two Turkish citizens, the owner of ... Read more...
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Beijing to invest $1.25 bn to halt march of sand
August 29th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 29 (IANS) The Beijing municipality will spend eight billion yuan ($1.25 billion) on planting forests in its neighbouring Hebei province to block the sand blown by wind and ... Read more...
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India’s first green tribunal gets scores of environment cases (Lead)
July 4th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT), a judicial body aimed at expediting environment-related cases and the first in the country, has got scores of cases to ... Read more...
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Sonia credits Rahul with Orissa tribals’ green victory
September 15th, 2010 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi has given her son and party general secretary Rahul Gandhi credit for the decision to protect Orissa's Niyamgiri region from mining, saying ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Consult indigenous people on climate change: Agatha Sangma
March 28th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Indigenous people who mostly live in forests and are dependant on the natural resources for survival should be consulted in charting out ways to tackle climate change, ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Sikkim holds exhibition to showcase environmental heritage
December 13th, 2009 - 10:17 pm ICT by ANI
Gangtok, Dec 13(ANI): The forest department of Sikkim organised an exhibition to showcase the environmental heritage of the state in Gangtok this week.Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling inaugurated the daylong ... Read more...
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Four girls part of India’s official Copenhagen delegation
December 4th, 2009 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Four girls will be part of the Indian delegation going for the Copenhagen Climate Summit as the only official youth delegates, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh announced Friday.
Ramsha ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Manmohan Singh warns of alarming situation following multiple environmental crises
August 18th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said that the multiple environmental crises that confront our country have created in many ways an alarming situation.Addressing at the ... Read more...
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India’s environmental situation alarming: PM
August 18th, 2009 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The "multiple environmental crises that confront our country have created an alarming situation", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Tuesday, while asking state governments to curtail ... Read more...
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Ancient Mayans practiced forest conservation 3,000 years ago
July 25th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 25 (ANI): In a new study, scientists from the University of Cincinnati (UC) have determined that the ancient Mayans practiced forest conservation about 3,000 years ago.Paleoethnobotanist David Lentz from the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Paying people to protect forests not enough’
June 5th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Paying people to protect forests can be an effective way to tackle deforestation and climate change but only if there is good governance of natural resources, says ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Conservation atlas reveals most valuable forests
December 6th, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 6 (ANI): The UN Environment Programme has released a new atlas that shows how conservation efforts can most efficiently make use of limited resources by laying out which forests ... Read more...
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Students to get free entry to national parks in Madhya Pradesh
October 2nd, 2008 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Oct 2 (IANS) School children and BPL card holders in Madhya Pradesh will be given free entry into the national parks across the state during the Wildlife Week which started Wednesday, ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Karnataka not to approve mining in forest areas
August 11th, 2008 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 11 (IANS) Karnataka has decided not to approve mining in forests following a directive from the state high court. It will also ask the central government to cancel the license ... Read more...
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Forest conservation may have negative impacts on some ecosystems
June 13th, 2008 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 13 (ANI): Scientists have suggested that plans to conserve forests may have potential negative impacts on some ecosystems.The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is currently discussing ways ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Jharkhand tribals vow to protect wild animals
May 13th, 2008 - 6:08 pm ICT by admin
Ranchi, May 13 (IANS) For the first time, tribals in Jharkhand celebrating their traditional Vishu festival have vowed to protect wild animals, instead of hunting them. Tribals celebrated Vishu festival Monday near ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Arabari Model for forest conservation attracts 32,000 villagers in West Bengal district
May 1st, 2008 - 8:48 pm ICT by admin
West Medinipur (West Bengal), May 1, (ANI): A forest conservation model that was started in the 80s in a remote village of a West Bengals District, has become a widely popular ... Read more...
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Rampaging jumbo instils fear among people in Bijnaur
December 4th, 2007 - 8:32 pm ICT by admin
Bijnaur (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 4 (ANI): At least six people have died so far in mayhems that an elephant has been creating in Bijnaur District in Uttar Pradesh for the past few ... Read more...
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