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Veejay Nikhil Chinapa draws attention to water pollution, urges nation to give up single-use plastic

CIEDITOR-TWINKLEAugust 25, 2020August 25, 2020

by CIEDITOR-TWINKLEAugust 25, 2020August 25, 2020028

Veejay Nikhil Chinapa is trying to draw attention towards the environment, particularly water management. “From the time I started diving two decades ago, the amount...

Actor Jay Bhanushali is all love for wife Mahhi

CIEDITOR-TWINKLEAugust 7, 2020August 7, 2020

by CIEDITOR-TWINKLEAugust 7, 2020August 7, 2020037

Actor Jay Bhanushali has started shooting amid the pandemic, and he opened up on how his wife, actress Mahhi Vij, has been taking care of...

Bollywood celebs root for the planet on World Nature Conservation Day

CIEDITOR-TWINKLEJuly 28, 2020July 29, 2020

by CIEDITOR-TWINKLEJuly 28, 2020July 29, 20200130

B-Town celebrities delivered a message reminding us of our responsibility to protect and conserve the environment on Tuesday. Their social media posts come on World...

Bhumi Pednekar joins hands with child climate warrior Licypriya Kangujam

CIEDITOR-TWINKLEJuly 24, 2020July 24, 2020

by CIEDITOR-TWINKLEJuly 24, 2020July 24, 2020074

Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekar has joined hands with child activist Licypriya Kangujam to raise awareness on environment protection. “I will do whatever it takes to...

Dia Mirza: An extraordinary time for us to educate ourselves & do better

CIEDITOR-TWINKLEJuly 17, 2020July 17, 2020

by CIEDITOR-TWINKLEJuly 17, 2020July 17, 2020051

Actress Dia Mirza, who is a United Nations Sustainable Development Goals advocate, has been highlighting the impact of the Covid pandemic on all socio-economic aspects....

Randeep Hooda cleans up Versova beach amid Covid-19 pandemic

CIEDITOR-TWINKLEJuly 6, 2020July 6, 2020

by CIEDITOR-TWINKLEJuly 6, 2020July 6, 2020070

Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, actor Randeep Hooda has taken part in a clean-up drive at Versova Beach. On social media, Randeep posted a few...

Twitter propels the conversations on environment this 50th Earth Day

CanIndia New Wire ServiceApril 22, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceApril 22, 2020064

New Delhi, April 22 (IANSlife) This year has so many firsts and experiences like never before due to COVID-19, and so one isn’t surprised if...

NGT directs states, UTs to form environment monitoring cell

CanIndia New Wire ServiceMarch 24, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceMarch 24, 202005

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed all the states and union territories to constitute an environment monitoring cell to...

Goa’s Mopa airport gets environment approval: Javadekar

CanIndia New Wire ServiceMarch 12, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceMarch 12, 2020025

Panaji, March 12 (IANS) Union Minister Environment and Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Thursday announced that the upcoming Mopa international airport in North...

Know why consumers don’t buy environment-friendly products

CanIndia New Wire ServiceMarch 1, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceMarch 1, 2020014

London, March 1 (IANS) In an eye-opener for companies aiming to promote environment-friendly products, new research suggests that they should downplay its green credentials if...

CJI says privacy a concern, proposes one law on environment

CanIndia New Wire ServiceFebruary 23, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceFebruary 23, 202008

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Chief Justice S.A. Bobde said the widespread use of technology has also brought with it concerns over mass data collection...

Fitch sees tough operating environment for Indian FIs

CanIndia New Wire ServiceFebruary 19, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceFebruary 19, 202004

Mumbai, Feb 19 (IANS) India’s financial institutions would continue to face difficult operating environment amid the macro-economic slowdown and weak funding conditions, Fitch Ratings said...

Pre-eminent environment activist R.K. Pachauri no more (Obituary)

CanIndia New Wire ServiceFebruary 13, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceFebruary 13, 202006

New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) R.K. Pachauri, former Chairman of TERI who passed away on Thursday, was India’s pre-eminent expert on sustainable development, climate change...

State of Environment: More deaths, less extreme events in 2019

CanIndia New Wire ServiceFebruary 9, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceFebruary 9, 202009

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Forty eight percent per cent of the deaths in Asia due to extreme weather events happened in India, while one...

Cong environment manifesto promises 25% budget allocation

CanIndia New Wire ServiceFebruary 2, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceFebruary 2, 202006

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Congress released a separate manifesto on Sunday promising to protect the environment. The manifesto consisted of highlights as well...

‘Electric nose’ to monitor health and environment: Study

CanIndia New Wire ServiceJanuary 17, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceJanuary 17, 202006

New York, Jan 17 (IANS) A highly sensitive, wearable gas sensor like an ‘electronic nose’ for environmental and human health monitoring may soon become commercially...

KIYG’s third edition to focus on environment conservation

CanIndia New Wire ServiceJanuary 8, 2020June 8, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceJanuary 8, 2020June 8, 202007

Guwahati, Jan 8 (IANS) The Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2020 are not just creating a strong sports ecosystem in the country, but are also...

The nation’s environment is of pride, patriotism: ‘Tanhaji’ director

CanIndia New Wire ServiceJanuary 8, 2020

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceJanuary 8, 2020027

Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) At a time when the entire nation is going through a political turmoil over the government’s imposition of the Citizenship Amendment...

India’s business environment better now: Vedanta’s Agarwal

CanIndia New Wire ServiceDecember 23, 2019

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceDecember 23, 201905

New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Vedanta Resources Founder and Chairman Anil Agarwal on Monday said that he faced challenges while listing his company 17 years...

Japan to fight its coal dependency: Environment Minister

CanIndia New Wire ServiceDecember 19, 2019

by CanIndia New Wire ServiceDecember 19, 201905

Tokyo, Dec 19 (IANS) Japans Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Tuesday that the country would make efforts to reduce its dependence on coal as...