biodiversity
‘Landmark’ deal to save biodiversity reached at COP15 in Montreal
December 19, 2022
In a rare development, a global gathering on protecting biodiversity has concluded on time and with an ambitious agreement in place. After over two weeks of heated discussions and debates, representatives of about 190 countries from around the world agreed on a historic package ...
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Human activity devastating marine species, says IUCN at biodiversity meet in Montreal
December 9, 2022
A startling report presented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), at the ongoing COP15 Montreal Biodiversity Conference, says that the existence of an increasingly large number of marine species is threatened by human activity. The latest update to the IU...
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India’s Purnima Devi Barman among UNEP Champions of the Earth
November 23, 2022
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has named its 2022 Champions of the Earth, with five persons, including a conservationist, an enterprise, an economist, a women’s rights activist, and a wildlife biologist for their transformative action to prevent, halt and reverse ecosystem...
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UNSDGs: Sustainable development remains a goal too far
July 13, 2021
In many ways it was heartening to see that the G7 Summit 2021, held in the United Kingdom on June 11-13, delved in detail on topics beyond business, trade, investment, strategy and power. For once, it took up issues that concern people and their well-being – health, poverty, ed...
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COVID-19: University campus advisory released
March 16, 2020
Campuses of universities and colleges are characterised by the most powerful communities of students and the faculties co-existing together.
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Climate change and biodiversity
June 26, 2019
Human greed threatens over a million species of life with extinction as rush for profits trumps preservation.
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Lodhi Garden moving towards becoming India’s first high-tech park
January 11, 2019
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is in the process of installing the QR codes which when scanned by a visitor will give details of a tree, including its age, lifespan, botanical name, common name, blooming season among others.
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India to present unique tourism products in ITB Berlin
March 7, 2017
While the global travel and tourism industry gears up for ITB Berlin, the most significant congress of the calendar year, India aims to hold a strong presence in Hall 5.2b.
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