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Sachin named UNEP's Goodwill Ambassador

Ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was Thursday named a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Environment Programme. Tendulkar will use his massive global popularity to raise awareness and harness......

COP27 Does Little On Climate Change

The overwhelming feeling at the end of COP27 was that despite decades of meetings and landmark accords, like the Paris Agreement, the world was still not doing enough to slow the climate crisis,......

India ready to back any effort for better environment, global wellness: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the 'Lifestyle for the environment movement', a global initiative, and asserted that its vision is to live a lifestyle that is in tune with our......

'India among top countries in illegal wildlife trade'

'With just 2.4 per cent of global landmass, India houses six to eight per cent of planetary biodiversity and hence is a prime target of wildlife criminals.' IMAGE: A chimpanzee rescued from......

India ranked ninth in world tree planting

India has been ranked ninth in the tree planting roll of honour in a campaign to plant a billion trees, which was launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in November 2006. The......

India saw steepest surge in greenhouse emission in 2023, says report

Among major economies, India in FY23 recorded the steepest increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, climbing 6.1 per cent, with China trailing close behind at 5.2 per cent, according to the......

Shell, UNEP to light up 29 villages

Shell Foundation, from the oil major Shell Group and United Nations Environment Programme, will under a joint programme light up about 1,400 homes in 29 villages in Karnataka by late 2005.This......

Indian green economist wins 'environment Nobel'

Renowned Indian environmental economist and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) goodwill ambassador Pavan Sukhdev has won the 2020 Tyler Prize, regarded as the ‘Nobel Prize for the......

Indian wins the World Environment Day logo contest

The World Environment Day 2015 logo has an Indian touch. With a thought provoking design, Shibin K K has won the United Nations Environment Programme’s competition for the best logo......

Climate change: Adaptation cost in developing nations to be huge

Public source funding reached $23-36 billion dollar in 2012-2013 but the report states that ‘new and additional’ finance must be made available to avoid a 'significant gap' in the......

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Sachin named UNEP's Goodwill Ambassador

COP27 Does Little On Climate Change

India ready to back any effort for better environment, global wellness: Modi

'India among top countries in illegal wildlife trade'

India ranked ninth in world tree planting

India saw steepest surge in greenhouse emission in 2023, says report

Shell, UNEP to light up 29 villages

Indian green economist wins 'environment Nobel'

Indian wins the World Environment Day logo contest

Climate change: Adaptation cost in developing nations to be huge

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