JAPAN’S ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY BEGINS ITS ANNUAL ‘WARM-BIZ’ ENERGY-SAVING CAMPAIGN

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• Japan’s Environment Ministry begins its annual ‘Warm-Biz’ energy-saving campaign.
• The campaign is said to have been running through March.
• Under the campaign, people are encouraged to take environmentall...

SHINJIRO KOIZUMI VOWS TO HELP MAURITIUS FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY OIL SPILL

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• Shinjiro Koizumi vows to help Mauritius for the damage caused by oil spill.
• He vowed to restore the nature of Mauritius and investigate the damage so caused.
• Japan has sent three relief disaster teams to help to Mauritiu...

JAPANESE ANIMATION FILM ‘OASIS’ WON AN AWARD IN THE SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL AND ASIA

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• Japanese animation film ‘Oasis’ won am awards in the Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia.
• The short film received the Japanese environment minister’s award at the festival.
• The film featured the story o...

FRANCE WANTS TO HALT DEVELOPMENT OF NEW E-COMMERCE WAREHOUSES

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• France's Environment Minister Barbara Pompili wants to pause the development of warehouses used by online businesses such as Amazon.
• This move can be a setback for the e-commerce giants.

France's newly-appointed En...

JAPAN’s ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY TO HALT FUNDS FOR COAL-FIRED PLANT TECHNOLOGY

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• Japan’s Environment Ministry to halt funds for coal-fired plant technology.
• Ministry plans to review funds for the nation’s basic energy plan.
• Japan’s infrastructure export strategy outline was approved ...

PRAKASH JAVADEKAR: SUSTAIN THE ENVIRONMENTAL GAINS OF THE CORONA VIRUS LOCK DOWN

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• All the states and the union territories have been asked to strictly implement relevant rules governing pollution
• COVID-19 lockdown has brought a significant reduction in vehicular activity, industrial activity, etc. due to which air and wa...

Attempt to reduce usage of coal energy by Japan

Shinjiro Koizumi, the Japanese Environment Minister, has promised that measures will be taken to decrease the dependency on coal energy. This comes in wake of the backlash that the country received recently at the COP25 Climate Summit, held in Madrid. Non-profit organizat...