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Forest & Env. Min. Khandre proposes env. awareness in curriculum for classes 6-12. Launched Sasya Shamala scheme to encourage kids to grow plants; 50 lakh saplings to be planted in & around schools. 100 saplings in 17 districts with less forest & green cover. 4 crore saplings planted in Vanamahotsava;…

Arrobot has developed UGV to help users in logistics, surveillance and reconnaissance in difficult terrain and environment. It can carry up to 200kg and tug up to 600kg and offers 30-degree view. It can execute multiple functions with additional attachments. The company claims it has received 10 orders from multinationals…

The United Nations human rights chief on Monday issued a grim warning about the “environmental horror” being suffered by countries on the frontlines of climate change – adding that food insecurity and human rights crises were now a lethal reality.

To better understand and predict space weather, ISRO launched the Aditya-L1 satellite in September 2023. Aditya-L1 will observe the sun's energy flow, X-ray radiation, and magnetic storms to generate knowledge of strong societal relevance. This mission is a vindication of India's investment in space science research.

CAMPAIGNERS today marked the fifth anniversary of Edinburgh’s Radical Road closure with an urgent call for Historic Environment Scotland (HES) to…

Countries threatened by rising sea levels are asking a tribunal to decide on responsibility for pollution of the marine environment

In 2017, the Chinese environmental NGO, Friends of Nature, sued the developer of a dam in Yunnan province in the country’s south west. The NGO alleged that the project’s environmental impact assessment had failed to fully capture how the dam would affect the surrounding rainforest, and particularly the endangered green…

The focus on consumers, which also recognises the need to safeguard privacy in relation to personal data on e-commerce sites, should help ensure a safer digital environment

According to a Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) report, the Union Environment Ministry’s 2022 move to relax regulations to allow mining companies to increase production by up to 50% followed lobbying by the Vedanta group in 2021

Environmental groups say the allure of evergreen synthetic turf contrasts to its microplastic pollution levels and heat absorption.

India proposed to launch a G-20 Satellite Mission for Environment and Climate Observation, with an aim to help the countries of the Global South