1,124 couples plant trees in MP
July 19th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Haridwar, July 19 (IANS) A total of 1,124 couples have planted 1,124 trees in Madhya Pradesh as part of a green campaign by a spiritual group based here.According to Gayatri ... Read more...
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Delhiites feel their environment has deteriorated
June 5th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) A majority of respondents to a survey on the capital's enviroment feel that its quality has worsened, while nearly half of them perceive a reduction in ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
I’m very religious: Mugdha Godse
April 3rd, 2012 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Model-turned-actress Mugdha Godse reveals that she is a very religious person and believes in universal power."I'm a very religious person," said Mugdha who was ... Read more...
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I’m very religious: Mugdha Godse
April 3rd, 2012 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Model-turned-actress Mugdha Godse reveals that she is a very religious person and believes in universal power."I'm a very religious person," said Mugdha who was ... Read more...
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Yes we can! Goa priest’s Obama style campaign (Goa Newsletter)
February 25th, 2012 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 25 (IANS) The vibrations of Barack Obama's signature 'Yes, We Can!' campaign are now reverberating in Goa.In the small assembly segment of Cumbharjua, a riverine constituency near ... Read more...
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After politicians, officials to plant trees in Bihar
September 12th, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 12 (IANS) After politicians, Bihar's 400,000 officials have been asked to plant one sapling each to increase the state's green cover to 15 percent in the next five ... Read more...
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Bihar ministers, legislator donate salary for green cause
September 6th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 6 (IANS) After Chief Minister Nitish Kumar donated a month's salary for a green Bihar campaign, his cabinet colleagues and legislators are also coming forward to donate their ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Nitish Kumar gives month’s salary for green Bihar drive
September 3rd, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 3 (IANS) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar donated a month's salary to a green Bihar campaign he flagged off Saturday.Giving the green signal to the Harit Bihar Abhiyan Rath ... Read more...
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Belarus to test reusability of land near Chernobyl
August 5th, 2011 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Minsk, Aug 5 (IANS) Belarus will examine the possibility of reusing thousands of hectares of lands near the disaster-hit Chernobyl nuclear plant, an official said."Over the 25 years that have ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Planting trees to celebrate girls, a village keeps count
June 17th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Patna, June 17 (IANS) There's a village in Bihar that is greener than many others. For, it celebrates the birth of girl children by planting saplings. And now Dharhara is ... Read more...
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Ladakh celebrates Earth Day by planting tree saplings
April 22nd, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by ANI
Leh, Apr 22(ANI): Authorities and local residents, including college students, in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region on Friday celebrated the Earth Day with a mass tree plantation drive.The Earth Day observed this ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Say no to plastic and grow more trees: Dikshit (April 22 is Earth Day)
April 22nd, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday exhorted school children and city residents to abandon the use of plastic and asked them to plant more trees.Addressing ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Green corridors to help pandas find Mr. or Miss Right
April 17th, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 17 (IANS) Green corridors will be built linking 16 forest reserve areas in northwest China to help giant pandas from different groups "make friends" and "seek their ... Read more...
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Himalayan monks to launch green movement in Kolkata
December 17th, 2010 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) The fast-melting glaciers in the Himalayas could destroy Hindu pilgrimage spots as well as the caves where thousands of sadhus meditate, and monks have decided to launch a ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Dams in Arunachal easy target for China: Bahuguna
December 8th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 8 (IANS) Noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna Wednesday said that construction of dams in the border state of Arunachal Pradesh is a serious security threat to India as it is an ... Read more...
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Delhi can’t get worse than Athens, says CWG England chief
September 22nd, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 22 (IANS) Commonwealth Games England president Dame Kelly Holmes came to the defence of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi and said that delays are part and parcel of any ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Agra city going green - the voluntary way
August 9th, 2010 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, Aug 9 (IANS) The city of the Taj Mahal is set to look greener from the barren wasteland it has been reduced to over the decades.Inspired by one man's ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
NGO commended for its environment conservation programmes in Gujarat
July 19th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 19 (ANI): Bharat Vikas Parishad, a forum devoted to national development has given the Vasundhra Trust, a non-governmental organisation of Rajkot in Gujarat a cash award of rupees one ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Planting trees is just a click away
June 3rd, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) If you want to plant trees and have no time - just login to Grow-Trees.com and plant as many trees as you like by paying a nominal ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Climate change threatening Qinghai-Tibet plateau
March 27th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Xining (China), Mar. 27 (ANI): The Qinghai-Tibet plateau region is getting warmer and the people are clearly feeling the change.China's official Xinhua news agency quoted 83-year-old Hou Fusheng as saying: "It's getting ... Read more...
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Priyanka Chopra makes animated video debut
February 16th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra is on a spree of firsts this year. After winning a national award recently for her role in "Fashion", the actress is ... Read more...
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Baba Sewa Singh, a modest man working for the betterment of mankind
February 15th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar, Feb 15(ANI): Baba Sewa Singh, the recipient of the Padma Shri for 2010, the fourth highest civilian award, has not only played a pivotal role in the upkeep and maintenance of ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Global warming features in India’s R-Day parade
January 26th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) The grave concerns of global warming were reflected in the Republic Day parade this year with the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) tableau highlighting the dangers of ... Read more...
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Soon, a renewable-energy “oasis” to bring green living to the desert
January 23rd, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 23 (ANI): Reports indicate that a renewable-energy "oasis" slated to be built this year may serve as a proving ground for new technologies designed to bring green living to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Combating climate change, with help from Lord Ram
January 14th, 2010 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Sonbhadra/Lucknow, Jan 14 (IANS) Ram, Ramayana and global warming - the association may sound odd, until you realise how the religious context helped an NGO in Uttar Pradesh combat the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Planting trees along coastline no protection against Tsunami
January 4th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 4 (IANS) Coastal vegetation can slow down wind waves but it cannot stop a Tsunami, warns a team of international scientists.
The team also warns against planting alien tree species along ... Read more...
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Kidman irks neighbours by planting trees
December 25th, 2009 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 25 (IANS) Actress Nicole Kidman has upset neighbours near her Australian country home after planting 150 of the notorious leylandii tree to shield her house from onlookers.
Kidman's five-bedroom property ... Read more...
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India gets its way, countries to be paid for planting trees
December 18th, 2009 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Copenhagen, Dec 18 (IANS) While representatives of 192 countries bickered over virtually every word of the Copenhagen Accord and many ideas on how to fight climate change went into the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Planting forests across Britain will reduce CO2 emissions, say scientists
November 25th, 2009 - 11:45 am ICT by ANI
London, November 25 (ANI): A scientific study for the Forestry Commission, UK, has suggested that the creation of new forests and woodlands across Britain will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 10 ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Spend time with family to beat financial stress
November 15th, 2009 - 11:13 am ICT by ANI
Washington, November 15 (ANI): Spending quality time with your kids and family is a good way to deal with financial stress, according to a new study.Martha Wadsworth, associate professor of psychology at ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Man on a green mission to plant 100,000 trees
November 1st, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Lucknow, Nov 1 (IANS) It started with one sapling 17 years ago. Now for Chandra Bhushan Tiwari, life's sole mission is to plant 100,000 saplings. And he has even left ... Read more...
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Unable to plant 30 mn trees, Punjab looks to private land
September 16th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh, Sep 16 (IANS) Unable to find enough government land in Punjab to achieve its target of planting 30 million trees every year, the state government is looking towards private ... Read more...
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Green Run heralds awareness on afforestation in Assam
August 30th, 2009 - 10:00 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati (Assam), Aug 30(ANI): A half-marathon christened 'Green Run' was held at Guwahati on Sunday to spread mass awareness on the benefits of tree plantation.Organised by a premiere engineering institute, the event ... Read more...
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Trees vital part of agricultural production worldwide
August 24th, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 24 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have used detailed satellite imagery to demonstrate that almost half of all farmed landscapes worldwide include significant tree cover, which implies that trees ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Farming does not reduce tree cover as much as thought earlier
August 24th, 2009 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) Satellite imagery has revealed that there is significant tree cover in nearly half the farmed landscape worldwide, contrary to a belief that agriculture leads to massive deforestation.
It reveals ... Read more...
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