Tag: Environment
Govt emphasizes on making environment protection a mass movement
The Environment Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan pointed out that our ancestors had handed over a pure environment as a heritage and had given some principles of living, with the help of which environment can be protected properly..........
The ‘Startup Factor’ is key to expansion of bioscience sector!
There is no other way to enhance the chances of a big Indian bioscience hub but create an enabling environment for the novel innovative idea driven startups to turn into profitable enterprises......
Indian R&D efforts into health & environment all set to get...
Under the new arrangement, which was formally launched in the presence of the Minister for Science and Technology, Harsh Vardhan on June 19, India would become a scientific partner of ESRF through the RCB, Faridabad..............
India hikes soil research budget by 30% to combat desertification
On the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification, the union minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has mentioned that desertification can be tackled effectively through strong community participation and cooperation at all levels..........
World Environment Day: Make cities green for better health, says WHO
Green public spaces will likewise help tackle air pollution, writes Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia. Read on..........
Using tannery waste in fields adding toxics to soil: study
The Indian researchers have studied soil and ground water samples from farms irrigated by tannery effluents in and around Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh and found that they were contaminated with heavy metals.................
Union environment minister, Anil Dave passes away!
In a sudden turn of events, the union environment minister, Mr Anil Madhav Dave breathed his last in the early morning today at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi...........
30 percent of world’s natural heritage sites threatened by wildlife trafficking
The latest report from WWF found that illegal poaching, logging and fishing occurs in nearly 30 percent of World Heritage sites, driving endangered species to the brink of extinction.......
PM Modi & PM Turnball launch world’s most advanced nanobiotech research...
The research centre which is a joint initiative between The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Deakin University, Australia was launched on April 10th at New Delhi.....Click to read more!
More than 500 tonnes of biomedical waste generated in India per...
While the Central Pollution Control Board's 2015 report shows that 1,69,913 healthcare facilities generated approximately 495.30 tonnes of biomedical waste each day, the figure in 2016-17......Read More