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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Mixing the unmixable to produce a greener tyre
Dutch material scientists have been hard at work, exploring the chemical reactions that create a fuel-saving tyre and developing a method of predicting when concrete will crack in a wet and salty
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EC decides WRAP fund may break state aid rules
The European Commission has approved a number of schemes proposed by the UK Government's Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), but has expressed concern that the organisation's largest fund
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Government says aviation polluters should pay
The Government has launched a consultation into how the aviation industry can pay for pollution emitted by its aircraft. The Department for Transport says that it wants to find ways of maximising
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Ceramic units shut for air pollution
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board has shut six ceramic units in Belghoria and its adjoining areas after the owners of these units failed to fulfil certain norms laid down by it to check air
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Recycling needed to save water
Scientists should introduce water-recycling technology to meet water shortage, says Prof Dr Khalid Mehmood, Vice-Chancellor of the Barani (Arid) University, Rawalpindi. Addressing a function on
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A conflict in the forest
The brutal police action against Adivasi encroachers in the protected forests of Wayanad in Kerala highlights two facts: the growing frustration at the A.K. Antony government's broken promises and
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Blast rocks methanol ship in Italy, nine hurt
A blast rocked a cargo ship carrying methanol as tugs towed it from the Italian port of Livorno to sea after it bumped the port side and triggered a fire on board, a port spokesman said. The fire
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Disaster management plan in place
The Gurgaon Division has become the 'first' to put in place a 'Disaster Management Plan' for the districts of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Rewari and Mahendergarh districts falling under it. The authorities
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Water woes continue despite action
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) may have expedited the repairs of water pipelines to the affected houses in Andrews Ganj, but the complaints of contaminated water still persist. "The work is going on in
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Epidemic bomb ticking in Basra?
In what relief groups are calling a major humanitarian crisis, top UN officials and the Red Cross are pressing for emergency efforts to restore water to one of Iraq's largest cities, which has been