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Exclusive: Monsanto pulls new GM cotton seed from India in protest
Environment

Exclusive: Monsanto pulls new GM cotton seed from India in protest

Monsanto Co has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its next generation of genetically modified cotton seeds in India, a…
Parents, teachers battle snakes in Helwan school
Egypt

Parents, teachers battle snakes in Helwan school

Last April, primary-level students at an Egyptian state school were panic-stricken when they saw a snake crawling into their classroom.…
Environmentalists propose underwater museum in Hurghada
Egypt

Environmentalists propose underwater museum in Hurghada

Environmentalists in the Red Sea resort of Hughada are hoping to build an "underwater museum" that will simultaneously protect the…
Forest fires and logging threaten India’s progress on climate goals
World

Forest fires and logging threaten India’s progress on climate goals

Since the end of April, fires in parts of India's northern states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have destroyed or…
Calls for climate action over Great Barrier Reef bleaching
Environment

Calls for climate action over Great Barrier Reef bleaching

 Environmental groups on Monday urged greater action on climate change after the government declared the highest alert level over an…
Environment behind nearly quarter of global deaths: WHO
Environment

Environment behind nearly quarter of global deaths: WHO

 One in four deaths worldwide are due to environmental factors like air, water and soil pollution, as well as unsafe…
Huge festival starts in Delhi, defying environment, safety fears
World

Huge festival starts in Delhi, defying environment, safety fears

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the opening on Friday of a giant music and dance festival that has been criticized…
Environment Ministry launches cleaning campaign in Wadi al-Rayyan
Environment

Environment Ministry launches cleaning campaign in Wadi al-Rayyan

The Environment Ministry has launched a cleaning campaign with one of the tourist hotels in Fayyoum's Wadi al-Rayyan protectorate in…
Environment Ministry to cultivate rooftops in Greater Cairo
Environment

Environment Ministry to cultivate rooftops in Greater Cairo

Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) Chief Ahmed Abouel Saud said on Tuesday that the Environment Ministry will carry out this…
Leonardo DiCaprio meets pope to talk about environment
Environment

Leonardo DiCaprio meets pope to talk about environment

There have been 13 popes named Leo in the history of the Roman Catholic Church but perhaps none of them…
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