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Updated: Pandemic has grounded the State’s economy to a halt, it tells Supreme Court Share Article AAA Women farmers work in their lush Mustard crop in Rajasthan under the Aravalli hills.   | Photo Credit: Rohit Jain Paras Pandemic has grounded the State’s economy to a halt, it tells Supreme Court The Haryana government has appealed to the Supreme Court to permit it to resume mining in the Aravalli Hills on the grounds that the pandemic had grounded the State’s economy to a halt. The Su...

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 27 (ANI): Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to conduct West Bengal Assembly polls in eight-phases is a 'certificate' of the governance of Mamata Banerjee, said Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday.

 Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to conduct West Bengal Assembly polls in eight-phases is a ‘certificate’ of the governance of Mamata Banerjee, said Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday (February 27).

Highlights Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday attended the United Nations Security Council Open Debate. He said that India is the only country on track among the G20 nations to meet its climate change mitigation commitments. Javadekar commented on Indias climate actions and said, "We are not only meeting our Paris Agreement targets but will also exceed them." New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday (February 23, 2021) attended the United Nations ...

Rahul targets Left Front govt over buffer zone around Keralas Wayanad wildlife sanctuary India Published: Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 19:44 [IST] Wayanad (Ker), Feb 23: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Keralas CPI(M)-led LDF government over its "stand" on the buffer zone around the boundary of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, saying it is putting at risk the livelihood of the people of his constituency. "The State Govts stand on buffer zone is putting at risk the livelihoods of the p...

Rahul targets Kerala government over buffer zone around Wayanad wildlife sanctuary Hitting back at the Wayanad MP, State Forest Minister K Raju said the decision on buffer zone is determined by the Union Environment and Forest Ministry. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By PTI WAYANAD: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Keralas CPI(M)-led LDF government over its "stand" on the buffer zone around the boundary of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, saying it is putting at risk the liveli...

Prakash Javadekar said India is the only country on track among the G20 nations to meet its climate change mitigation commitments

Union Environment MinisterPrakash Javadekar on Tuesday stressed that the idea of climate action should not be to move the climate ambition goal post to 2050 and it is important for countries to fulfil their pre-2020 commitments. He was representing India at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on "Addressing climate-related risks to international peace and security". Javadekar said the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement negotiate...

updated: Feb 20 2021, 01:12 ist The Himalayas are young and highly fragile mountains where more than 50 hydroelectric power projects in the river basins of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda have been built. Despite the Kedarnath tragedy of 2013, which claimed more than 5,000 lives, the government has launched a massive project to widen roads along the Char Dham (Yamunotri-Gangotri-Kedarnath-Badrinath) route, increasing tourism and uncontrolled development of hotels, shops and other tourist infrastructur...

Climate activist Disha Ravi arrested: 21-year-old has campaigned for Mollem forest protection, NAPCC Delhi Police said Disha Ravi was the editor of a toolkit, which was a guide sheet to stoke economic, cultural, social and regional tensions in India FP Staff February 15, 2021 11:38:33 IST Bengaluru climate activist Disha Ravi’s arrest by the Delhi Police on Saturday for her alleged involvement ...