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Ecologist Madhav Gadgil Receives UN's Highest Environmental Honour
The United Nations on Tuesday recognised ecologist Madhav Gadgil with the annual Champions of the Earth award, the UN's highest environmental honour, for his seminal work in the Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot.
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2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Recognises Groundbreaking Protein Discoveries
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker for his work in computational protein design, and to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper for their AI model that predicts protein structures. These achievements advance our understanding of proteins, which are crucial for life. Their research could lead to innovations in pharmaceutical...
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'Straws From Coconut Leaf' Idea Makes Indian Finalist For UN Body Award
Chirag M G's passion for environmental conservation and his idea of making straws out of fallen coconut leaflets has earned him a place as one of four finalists for the prestigious Youth Ecopreneur Award.
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This American Actor And His Daughter Took Subway To Oscars
Oscars 2023: Longtime environmental activist and actor Ed Begley Jr. continued an Oscars tradition with his daughter Hayden Carson Begley.
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UN's Highest Environmental Honour For Assam Conservationist Purnima Devi Barman
Assam's leading conservationist Purnima Devi Barman has been awarded the United Nation's highest environmental honour, 'Champions of the Earth', for 2022.
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Jamia Millia Islamia Professor Selected For Visitor’s Award 2020 For Biological Research
Professor Mohd Zahid Ashraf will receive this award under the Biological Sciences category. His work, as per a JMI statement, has contributed towards developing strategy for an early diagnosis and treatment of thrombosis at extremely challenging environmental conditions at high altitudes.
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IIT Kharagpur, University Of Manchester Launch Dual Award PhD Programme
The PhD programme will serve to consolidate and build on existing research collaborations across a number of thematic areas including environmental geochemistry, biomaterials and industry 4.0.
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Odisha Forest Officer Receives UN's Asia Environmental Enforcement Award
In a first for India, a female forest officer from Odisha, Sasmita Lanka has been felicitated with United Nation's Asia Environmental Enforcement Award.
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AMU BSc Student's 'Environmental Monitoring Device' Bags Young Scientists Award
The device will help in analysing in real time the simultaneous detection of vehicle flow and traffic concentrations at critical points, with air quality, particles and noise data.
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"Climate Movement Doesn't Need...": Greta Thunberg Refuses Award
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday refused to accept an environmental award, saying the climate movement needed people in power to start to "listen" to "science" and not awards.
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Indian Bureaucrat To Receive Asia Environmental Enforcement Award From UN
Senior Indian Forest Service officer Ramesh Pandey has been selected for the prestigious Asia Environmental Enforcement Award by the United Nations Environment Programme.
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Indian-Origin Student, 8, In Dubai Collects 15,000 Kg Paper Waste: Report
An eight-year-old Indian-origin student in Dubai has collected nearly 15,000 kg of paper waste in the Gulf emirate as part of a nationwide recycling campaign, according to a media report.
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4 Indian-American Teens Awarded $25,000 Each For Environment Inventions
Four Indian American teenagers have been awarded $25,000 each for developing innovative approaches to address environmental issues.
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Teenage Global Indians Create Award-Winning Environmental Solutions
The names have been shortlisted for their personal stories of grit and courage and for their contribution to the society. Needless to say, all of them have won several awards for their work already, across global platforms.
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IIT Roorkee Professor Wins Young Scientist Award For Sustainable Development
IIT Roorkee Professor Vimal Chandra Srivastava has won the NASI-Scopus Young Scientist Award in 'Environmentally Sound Sustainable Development' category.
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Ecologist Madhav Gadgil Receives UN's Highest Environmental Honour
The United Nations on Tuesday recognised ecologist Madhav Gadgil with the annual Champions of the Earth award, the UN's highest environmental honour, for his seminal work in the Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot.
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2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Recognises Groundbreaking Protein Discoveries
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker for his work in computational protein design, and to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper for their AI model that predicts protein structures. These achievements advance our understanding of proteins, which are crucial for life. Their research could lead to innovations in pharmaceutical...
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'Straws From Coconut Leaf' Idea Makes Indian Finalist For UN Body Award
Chirag M G's passion for environmental conservation and his idea of making straws out of fallen coconut leaflets has earned him a place as one of four finalists for the prestigious Youth Ecopreneur Award.
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This American Actor And His Daughter Took Subway To Oscars
Oscars 2023: Longtime environmental activist and actor Ed Begley Jr. continued an Oscars tradition with his daughter Hayden Carson Begley.
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UN's Highest Environmental Honour For Assam Conservationist Purnima Devi Barman
Assam's leading conservationist Purnima Devi Barman has been awarded the United Nation's highest environmental honour, 'Champions of the Earth', for 2022.
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Jamia Millia Islamia Professor Selected For Visitor’s Award 2020 For Biological Research
Professor Mohd Zahid Ashraf will receive this award under the Biological Sciences category. His work, as per a JMI statement, has contributed towards developing strategy for an early diagnosis and treatment of thrombosis at extremely challenging environmental conditions at high altitudes.
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IIT Kharagpur, University Of Manchester Launch Dual Award PhD Programme
The PhD programme will serve to consolidate and build on existing research collaborations across a number of thematic areas including environmental geochemistry, biomaterials and industry 4.0.
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Odisha Forest Officer Receives UN's Asia Environmental Enforcement Award
In a first for India, a female forest officer from Odisha, Sasmita Lanka has been felicitated with United Nation's Asia Environmental Enforcement Award.
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AMU BSc Student's 'Environmental Monitoring Device' Bags Young Scientists Award
The device will help in analysing in real time the simultaneous detection of vehicle flow and traffic concentrations at critical points, with air quality, particles and noise data.
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"Climate Movement Doesn't Need...": Greta Thunberg Refuses Award
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday refused to accept an environmental award, saying the climate movement needed people in power to start to "listen" to "science" and not awards.
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Indian Bureaucrat To Receive Asia Environmental Enforcement Award From UN
Senior Indian Forest Service officer Ramesh Pandey has been selected for the prestigious Asia Environmental Enforcement Award by the United Nations Environment Programme.
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Indian-Origin Student, 8, In Dubai Collects 15,000 Kg Paper Waste: Report
An eight-year-old Indian-origin student in Dubai has collected nearly 15,000 kg of paper waste in the Gulf emirate as part of a nationwide recycling campaign, according to a media report.
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4 Indian-American Teens Awarded $25,000 Each For Environment Inventions
Four Indian American teenagers have been awarded $25,000 each for developing innovative approaches to address environmental issues.
-
Teenage Global Indians Create Award-Winning Environmental Solutions
The names have been shortlisted for their personal stories of grit and courage and for their contribution to the society. Needless to say, all of them have won several awards for their work already, across global platforms.
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IIT Roorkee Professor Wins Young Scientist Award For Sustainable Development
IIT Roorkee Professor Vimal Chandra Srivastava has won the NASI-Scopus Young Scientist Award in 'Environmentally Sound Sustainable Development' category.
