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Fimi wants parity for private miners in excavating beach sand minerals

Takes exception to Centre's stand to allow only PSUs in this area, says private sector has been contributing Rs 5,000 crore a year to current revenue since this area was opened to it

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BNP Paribas Cuts Ties With Polish Electricity Producers Over Coal Dependency

BNP Paribas has been one of the world’s largest banking institutions leading the global financial divestment movement.

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Healthier air quality in car-free stretch of Karol Bagh: CSE study

The street has been marked with yellow and white stripes demarcating space for hawkers

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World Health Organisation’s recognition of traditional Chinese medicine ‘could push species into extinction’

Conservationists have accused the World Health Organisation (WHO) of rubber-stamping the extinction of endangered species by adopting hundreds of traditional Chinese remedies in its international g

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Africa's elephant poaching rates drop 60% in six years, study finds

African elephant poaching rates have dropped by 60 per cent in six years, an international study has found.

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Severe air pollution can cause birth defects, deaths

In a comprehensive study, researchers from Texas A&M University have determined that harmful particulate matter in the atmosphere can produce birth defects and even fatalities during pregnancy

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Noida Authority to distribute 'cow dung planters' on Environment Day

Distribution of eco-friendly cow dung planters and formation of a human chain are some of the big plans of the Noida Authority as it gears up for a major awareness drive on the World Environment Da

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Mother, daughter sue France over ill health from air pollution

The mother and daughter accuse authorities of failing to take effective measures against atmospheric pollution, in particular during the very high pollution that Paris endured in December 2016

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NGT forms committee to assess fine from thermal power stations in Singrauli, Sonbhadra

The National Green Tribunal has formed a committee to assess and suggest compensation from thermal power stations operating in Singrauli and Sonbhadra districts in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh

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Air pollution linked to childhood anxiety, study suggests

As exposure to air pollution continues to be a well-established global health problem, researchers have found its connection with symptoms of childhood anxiety.

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