Environment
August 16, 2022
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HCL Foundation Marks 46th HCL Day by Planting 46,000 Sapling

MUMBAI:A total of 46,000 saplings of 30 native species were planted as part of the 46th HCL Day celebrations by the HCL Foundation, the CSR arm of HCL technologies, at various project sites like Gautam Buddh Nagar, Lucknow, Hardoi, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Nagpur, Pune, Kolkata, Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Bengaluru, South 24 Parganas, and Krishna district. Beginning […]

Environment
June 23, 2022
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SC Directive on Eco-sensitive Zone ‘ill-advised’: Madhav Gadgil

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:The Supreme Court’s recent directive, mandating a minimum one kilometre eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around all protected areas, wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in the country, is ‘ill-advised’ and ‘grounded in false assumptions’, says eminent ecologist Madhav Gadgil. The judicial pronouncement should instead have highlighted the need to conserve freshwater ecosystems, Gadgil told Manorama Yearbook Online, […]

Environment
June 06, 2022
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WardWizard Hosts ‘Green Plantation Drive’ this World Environment Day

VADODARA:Committed to its social responsibility of making the earth greener and healthier for the generation of today and tomorrow, WardWizard Innovations and Mobility Ltd. (BSE Code: 538970) – one of the leading manufacturers of electric two-wheeler brand ‘Joy e-bike’ is all set to host a ‘Green Plantation Drive’, across its manufacturing facilities and ancillary clusters […]

Environment
June 06, 2022
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Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Celebrates World Environment Week 2022

GURUGRAM:Reaffirming the need for sustainable existence in harmony with nature through transformative on-ground changes, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India today on the occasion of World Environment Day (5 th June), kickstarted its week-long (5 th -11 th June) National Environment Campaign. Noteworthy, the campaign was kicked-off with a tree-plantation ceremony led by Atsushi Ogata, Managing […]

Environment, News
June 04, 2022
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Centre Writes To States To Phase Out Single Use Plastic

NEW DELHI:Of the 4,700-odd urban local bodies (ULBs) across India, only some 2,500 have notified the ban on single use plastic (SUP) from July 1, prompting the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to ask them to phase out SUP and contribute to the overarching clean and green mandate. A total of 2,591 out […]

Environment
June 02, 2022
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Quest Global Pledges to Plant 500,000 Trees Globally by 2025

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Quest Global, one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms, announced its Quest Global Pledge – a global reforestation drive. The organization will plant 500,000 trees globally by 2025. As Quest Global turns 25 this year, the organization is honoring its commitment to sustainable development by planting 25 trees for each of its employees. […]

Environment
March 08, 2022
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HUL’s New Campaign #BinBoy to Segregate Waste

KOCHI:Everyday in India, thousands of tons of waste end up in the landfills, rivers, and the oceans. While there are positive steps being taken towards developing waste management solutions, a lot more needs to be done when it comes to collective citizen action. Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) has launched a campaign that looks to inspireindividuals […]

Environment, Important, World
November 05, 2021
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Coalition Launched to Drive Demand for Zero Carbon Tech

GLASGOW:Roughly half of the emission reductions needed to reach the 2050 climate goals rely on technologies in early development, demonstration or prototype phases, and accelerating innovation in this decade is critical to bring these to the market and make them cost-competitive. To jumpstart this effort, the World Economic Forum, in partnership with US Special Presidential […]

Environment
October 20, 2021
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Parambikulam Tiger Conservation Foundation wins the “Earth Guardian” Award

KOCHI:NatWest Group India, (formerly RBS India) the global capability centre of the NatWest Group, today announced the winners of the 11 th edition of the NatWest Group Earth Heroes Awards. Parambuikulam Tiger Conservation Foundation won the “Earth Guardian” award for its efforts in supporting the conservation of tigers and biodiversity. Celebrating efforts in “Biodiversity – […]