Fri, Aug 12, 2022
World Elephant Day 2022: The World Elephant Day is dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world's elephants. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has shared a message of conserving the creatures on their Twitter handle.
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An elephant never forgets! The elephant's temporal lobe (the area of the brain associated with memory) is larger and denser than that of people. Therefore, elephants do not forget.
Fri, Feb 18, 2022
Guidelines on extended producer responsibility coupled with prohibition of identified single use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential, with effect from 1st July 2022, are important steps for reducing pollution caused due to littered plastic waste in the country
Sat, Nov 24, 2018
The recent notification of the ministry of environment, forest and climate change allowing local bodies to stipulate environmental conditions while granting building permission will improve the launch pipeline and save time and cost for developers.
Wed, May 02, 2018
The latest ranking by WHO of cities based on ambient air quality lists eight Indian metropolises among the top 10 most polluted. Furthermore, India dominates the top 30 list with 20 cities. Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh comes on top of places hard to breathe in, followed by Kanpur, Faridabad and Allahabad.
Sat, Apr 21, 2018
This decision will pave way for the redevelopment of over 647-acre of sea-facing slum-occupied land in Mumbai. The MoEF’s appointed Dr Shailesh Nayak committee has recommended changes in the CRZ notification of 2011. “The central ministry of environment and forest has invited suggestions and objections from various state holders within 60 days. Once this procedure is completed, a final decision will be taken,” the notification stated. A copy of the notification is with DNA
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