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India's secularism cannot be shaken: Narendra Modi 14 April 2015
Against the backdrop of a row over Sanskrit replacing German in government run schools in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday night said India's secularism is not so weak that it will be "shaken" because of a language and...
Keywords: India manufacturing sector, classical language, German, Kendriya Vidyalayas
Read MoreIndia to have superior earth observation capabilities 27 February 2015
Indian Space Research Organisation chairman AS Kiran Kumar is optimistic about India’s capabilities has said at the International Conference on Climate Change and Disaster Management at Kovalam that, “The future of earth observation relies on three factors – continuity and...
Keywords: ISRO, Disaster management, Climate change, Climate change
Read MoreObama strict of cuts in greenhouse gas emission cuts for power plants 03 August 2015
President Barack Obama will impose steeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants, senior administration officials said. “Climate change is not a problem for another generation,” Mr. Obama said. “Not anymore.” Mr. Obama has mandated a 30 percent...
Keywords: Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. power plants, Environmental Protection Agency, National Mining Association
Read MoreModi's Government to chair fifth meeting on Clean Ganga 26 March 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose government has given top priority to cleansing the Ganga, would chair the fifth meeting of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) Thursday.The Prime Minister is the the ex-officio Chairman of the Authority while Chief Ministers...
Keywords: and Climate Change, Prime Minsiter, National Ganga River Basin Authority, Ministry of Environment
Read MoreUN climate conference 07 March 2015
India and Egypt have decided to form a 'joint working group' for "cooperation in environment and climate change". "The joint working group will discuss and finalise the areas of cooperation in the fields of climate change, urban waste management, hazardous...
Keywords: India, Climate change, India, environment minister
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