Page 3 - World Environment Day

The real oximeter

The oxygen that we get from nature is about increasing green cover and ensuring that our air - our every breath - is not polluted.

Creating a greener footprint is high on agenda of business

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Environment Day: India stands at make or break point of climate change

India is one of the top 5 countries around the world where the exposure of the population to PM2.5 pollutant in the air has increased

U'khand Forest Dept conserves 73 rare, threatened, endangered plant species

The research wing of the Uttarakhand Forest Department on Saturday informed that it conserved 73 rare, threatened and endangered plant species as well as 54 plant species

World Environment Day 2021: Restoring ecosystem and raising awareness

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release report on ethanol blending in India as part of an event marking environment day.

Prime Minister Modi to address World Environment Day event on Saturday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an event on the World Environment Day on Saturday via video-conferencing. The Prime Minister's Office said he will also release the 'Report of the Expert Committee on Road Map for ethanol blending in India 2020-2025'. To commemorate the World Environment Day, the government is releasing E-20 notification directing oil companies to sell ethanol-blended petrol with percentage of ethanol up to 20 from April 1, 2023; and BIS specifications for higher ethanol blends E12 & E15. These efforts will facilitate setting up of additional ethanol distillation capacities and provide timelines for making blended fuel available across the country, the PMO said. It will help increase the consumption of ethanol in the ethanol-producing states and the adjoining regions, before the 2025, it said. Modi will also launch a pilot project of E 100 dispensing stations at three locations in Pune, and interact with farmers to gain insight on their firsthand ...

Accelerating digital engagement, brands practice the art of being social

With brand-customer engagements restricted to an online-only universe, advertisers look at ways to wield the double-edged digital sword

World Environment Day: Govt plans to increase forest cover in urban areas

Also present at the celebration was Minister of State for Environment Babul Supriyo, who said that the government has set a target of planting 145 crore trees this year

World Environment Day 2020: Reality in 7 pics; time to give back to nature

The theme of World Environment 2020 is 'celebrating biodiversity' - a concern that is both urgent and existential

World Environment Day 2020: Theme, importance of biodiversity, pics, & more

The theme of World Environment 2020 is 'celebrating biodiversity' - a concern that is both urgent and existential

World Environment Day: Amitabh Bachchan pledges to be 'climate conscious'

The World Environment Day, which is observed on June 5 annually, is taken as an opportunity to encourage and raise awareness about various environmental issues

The real test of Modi's leadership

Can the PM enthuse BJP workers to pursue the end of single-use plastic with the same vigour and enthusiasm as they celebrated an attack on a neighbour?

World Environment Day 2019: Air pollution claims 7 million lives each year

Hard facts: Four million people worldwide die prematurely each year from air pollution in Asia-Pacific region alone

Is climate change driving rapid shifts in water levels on the Great Lakes?

Rapid changes in weather and water supply conditions across the Great Lakes and upper Midwest are already challenging water management policy, engineering infrastructure and human behavior

"Top management should develop a cohesive strategy for sustainability"

Himanshu Jain believes CEO should be accountable for not just profits, but also for sustainability

"Time is ripe to replace linear model of growth with sustainable one"

Vikram Bhadauria says India needs to follow a circular economic model for sustainable development

UPVC doors & windows: The future for green constructions

Unplasticised PVC offers eco-friendly alternative to wood for making of doors, windows & furniture

Companies pledge to cut plastics use on World Environment Day

Homegrown consumer goods major ITC pledged to deploy solutions so that 100 per cent of its product packaging will be reusable and recyclable besides scaling up its solid waste management programmes

Towards plastic-free world: All the steps taken this World Environment Day

With plastic waste being one of the biggest environmental problem across the world, here's how various Indian states and other countries are working to solve the issue

Plastic fixits won't work

The first shock has come from studies that show that plastic generated on land is filling up and polluting our oceans