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NEW DELHI: Amid the “very grim” air pollution scenario in the country, a parliamentary panel on Tuesday flagged that not even 1% of Rs 858 crore, allocated to the environment ministry for a central pollution control scheme, has been utilised at the fag end of the 2024-25 financial year. The main objective of the scheme is to monitor air quality across India and take appropriate air pollution mitigation measures, besides monitoring water quality and noise levels in the country.

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Centre to continue talks with farmers on May 4, despite detention of leaders by Punjab Police. Focus remains on addressing farmers' demand for legal guarantee to minimum support price (MSP). Officials to consult experts on financial implications, while farmer leaders aim to unify different groups for stronger advocacy.

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NewsIndia NewsDespite 2024 being warmest year on record, long-term global warming still below Paris pact threshold: WMOTrendingThe year 2024 is projected to be the warmest on record with a global temperature rise of 1.55 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, per the WMO report. Despite this, long-term warming stays below the Paris Agreement's 1.5-degree threshold. The increase is driven by greenhouse gas emissions and climate events like El Niño.

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A parliamentary panel has proposed introducing a minimum support price (MSP) for all organic crops to incentivize farmers to transition to organic farming. The panel suggests setting MSP for organic produce higher than conventional crops to offset lower yields and costs associated with the shift. NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has proposed the introduction of a minimum support price (MSP) for all organic crops, in addition to the existing practice of declaring MSP for traditional crops.

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Vishwa MohanTNNUpdated: Mar 18, 2025, 08:45 IST ISTGujarat to Delhi, it's a massive reforestation of the Aravalis to keep the Thar desert from advancingThe man who shaped the country’s destiny provides the symbolic moorings as India takes up its most ambitious environment regeneration project, the groundwork for which began this February — to build a green wall approximately 1,400km long across four states, stretching from the north to the west.