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Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more
Published on Sept 08, 2025 09:20 pm IST

Centre, Amazon.in and Pi Jam Foundation join hands to launch ‘Eco-Hackathon’

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Amazon.in and Pi Jam Foundation have joined hands to launch ‘Eco Creativity and Innovation Hackathon’' that seeks to empower students to become eco-problem solvers through technology and creativity.
Published on Sept 26, 2024 05:43 pm IST

International Day of Forests 2023: History, significance, theme

EcoSikh to plant 450 mini forests in Amritsar
Published on Mar 21, 2023 05:51 am IST

Forest fires break out in J&K and Uttarakhand | Video

Visuals of fire in Uttarakhand shared by news agency ANI,
Published on Apr 26, 2022 11:49 am IST

Healthy wetlands vital for sustainable cities

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An assessment of Wetland International South Asia (WISA) indicates that nearly 8% of the total wetland area (15.26 million HA as per the National Wetlands Atlas) is situated within the urban sprawls.
Published on May 11, 2024 12:34 pm IST

Climate and us: Protecting landscapes, biodiversity will be key in 2022

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While reforms in forest governance may be welcome, are we managing to strike a balance between diversion of natural forests and plantation efforts? (HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 28, 2021 08:11 am IST

Environment Day: Alia Bhatt, Dia Mirza, Sidharth Malhotra, others pledge support

World Environment Day 2021: Alia Bhatt, Dia Mirza, Sidharth Malhotra and others pledge to support nature
Updated on Jun 05, 2021 03:51 pm IST

NGT directs govt to finalise EPR regime within 3 months

EPR (Under Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016) puts the onus on the manufacturers for the treatment, recycling, reuse or disposal of products after a consumer has used and disposed them.
Published on Jan 15, 2021 12:59 pm IST

Build mangrove cells across all coastal states: Environment ministry panel

Mangroves are salt-tolerant plants, trees, shrubs or ground fern of tropical and subtropical intertidal regions of the world. (HT photo)
Updated on Sept 03, 2020 09:06 am IST

Government panel’s nod to Goa port expansion worries experts

A fishermen union representative said the recommendation for environmental clearance was based on an EIA report that was flawed.
Updated on Feb 14, 2020 11:45 pm IST

Goa’s popular beach shacks hit by environmental body’s order

Beach shacks are a big attraction for tourists heading to Goa beaches.
Updated on Sept 13, 2019 08:25 pm IST

Bombay HC to hear case on aarey metro shed everyday from September 17

The Bombay high court (HC) on Monday said a petition challenging the felling of 2,646 trees, to make way for a Metro car shed at Aarey Colony, Goregaon, will be heard on a daily basis from September 17.(HT photo)
Updated on Sept 10, 2019 12:17 am IST

Centre nod for largest hydro-power project

In 2013, the Forest Advisory Committee of the ministry of Environment and Forests put the project on hold after it found that around 350,000 trees had to be felled for the project that was supposed to come up on the Dibang river.
Updated on Jul 18, 2019 01:18 am IST

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: Decide on razing 19-ha mangroves within a month, HC tells MCZMA

In its proposal to MCZMA, NHSRCL stated that 1,50,752 mangrove trees spread over 18.92ha would be affected by the corridor.
Updated on Feb 12, 2019 11:48 pm IST

102 one-horned rhinos killed since 2008, 209 poachers arrested: RTI reply

As many as 102 one-horned rhinoceros have been poached and killed in the country since 2008.
Updated on Jan 22, 2019 05:55 pm IST