A total of 33 individuals and 19 groups in China on Sunday won a newly established environmental prize on the occasion of World Environment Day. The winners of the ecological civilisation award were from provinces and regions including Sichuan, Xinjiang, Zhejiang and Tibet. The award event will be run by the Ministry of Environmental Protection every three years, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. A symposium was also held here to promote ecological conservation aimed at building a beautiful China. According to the ministry, 133 Chinese cities and counties have won the title of ecology-friendly cities.

Source: The Hindu June 05, 2016 09:22 UTC