Amended noise action plan of Goa
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
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Shocking pollution in Yamuna
Water in the river Yamuna contains coliform beyond the permissible level of 5000 per ml in the Parliament was informed. The dissolved oxygen level has been 'Nil' or below the minimum desirable limit
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Cut back landfill dumping: recycle report
The amount of garbage dumped annually in landfills throughout the country should be slashed by nearly 90 percent from 1996 levels by 2050, according to a report released by a Japan government
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Doha declaration : EU, India draw opposite inferences
In an interpretation of the Doha declaration that is just the opposite to India's, the European Union today said that the members of the World Trade Organisation had agreed to launch negotiations on
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Air pollution enough to keep people indoors
Delhiites have reason for worry. Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) is rising and meteorologists fear that the situation won't improve as weather conditions are likely to be 'stable'. Pollution
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US court accepts gas victims' charge
Survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak tragedy have scored a minor victory in their procrastinated fight for justice on the eve of the 17th anniversary of the disaster. An appellate court in the USA
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UK waste summit convened to stave off waste crisis
Margaret Beckett, the Secretary of State for the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, called together key players for a one-day summit on 21 November to find ways to tackle the
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Welsh Environment Agency tackles illegal dumping of tyres
The Environment Agency Wales is taking steps to tackle the illegal dumping of waste tyres, with an initial two week awareness raising and information gathering project, which will then be on-going
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Solar air monitors for Taj : SC to UP
The SC directed the Non-Conventional Energy Ministry to make arrangements to run air quality monitoring stations in Agra with solar energy, to protect the Taj form pollution caused by these stations
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Biotechnology contributes to environmental and economic sustainability
The use of biotechnology in industry invariably leads to processes that are more environmentally friendly than those they replace, and leads to a reduction in either or both operating and capital
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New free internet waste services will aid recycling and recovery
WasteChange.com, the Irish-based commercial waste exchange organisation, is launching two new services which will allow waste traders to buy and sell all categories of commercial