The Centre on notified the revised e-waste management rules 2016, considering the “phenomenal” growth of e-waste in the country, under which improper management of such refuse leading to environment damage…
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The International Day of Forests, a celebration of forests, provides a platform to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests and of trees outside forests. Theme for…
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The government notified new norms for plasticwaste management across the country.The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, which is aimed at curbing the over 6,000 tonnes of uncollected plastic waste generated…
Read MoreThe Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur has developed an ultra-low cost eco-friendly laterite based arsenic filter for providing safe drinking water. It is made from naturally occurring red laterite soil. This…
Read MoreA new doppler radar to boost the weather forecasting system in the cyclone prone eastern coast will be commissioned in Gopalpur in Odisha next month. It will be the sixth such…
Read MoreCountry’s pollution watchdog, CPCB has published air quality indices (AQI) for 24 cities,report says Delhi is not India’s most polluted city, perhaps not even the second worst. But Central Pollution…
Read MoreThe Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) has directed the assistant registrar of the Geographical Indications Registry, Chennai, to proceed with registration of a geographical indication (GI) tag for Basmati rice,…
Read MoreWorld Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian…
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