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NEW DELHI, Mar 16: The Centre provided Rs 8,915 crore in the last four years to improve air quality in the 131 cities covered under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has said. Addressing a meeting of the National Apex Committee under NCAP on Wednesday, Yadav emphasised the need for coordinated action by Central and State Governments, Union territory administrations, urban local bodies and state pollution control boards to improve air quality. Yad...

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated a two-day G20-themed flower festival of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) at Central Park in Connaught P

Yadav tours villages; meets LG, Defence personnel Excelsior Correspondent LEH, Mar 6: Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, and Labour & Employment Bhupender Yadav said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, border villages will be developed comprehensively through the Vibrant Villages Programme and said that stronger border villages will lead to a stronger nation. He said this during a tour of border villages during his two-day visit to Leh in the ...

Yadav tours villages; meets LG, Defence personnel Excelsior Correspondent LEH, Mar 6: Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, and Labour & Employment Bhupender Yadav said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, border villages will be developed comprehensively through the Vibrant Villages Programme and said that stronger border villages will lead to a stronger nation. He said this during a tour of border villages during his two-day visit to Leh in the ...

A two-year extension given to a veteran wildlife biologist for helming India’s ambitious scheme to introduce African cheetah in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno national park has abruptly been cut days before the most crucial phase of the project – releasing the animals in the wild.

NEW DELHI, Feb 28: Unsustainable production and consumption need urgent attention, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said at a joint India-Denmark forum on Tuesday, adding that the two countries can set an example for the world in achieving climate goals. Speaking at the ‘India – Denmark: Partners for Green and Sustainable Progress Conference’ here, the minister noted that the Indo-Danish Green Strategic Partnership is an appropriate forum to exchange ideas, best practices...

New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): The three crises of food, fertilizer and fuel remain the chief challenges as India takes on the G20 Presidency, said Hardeep S Puri, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, speaking at the valedictory session of the 22nd edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) hosted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi on Friday.

Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-designate, said limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is “non-negotiable."

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Friday met his Sri Lankan counterpart Naseer Ahamed and discussed matters related to arresting land degradation and combating climate change.

India strives to meet an increased portion of its power demand from renewable and alternative sources of energy, said PM