Thermal plants jack up mercury
An Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) study revealed thermal power plants contribute to rise in ambient temperature (temperature of the surroundings) by 2 to 3 degree Celsius. Most of the thermal
Air Pollution
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Pollution from crematoria irks Kolkata residents
Residents living in some parts of north Kolkata on Sunday were shocked to see that dust particles from Kashi Mitra crematoria were flying in the entire area. Residents of Cossipore and Nimtollaghat
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Eco group opposes Reliance power plant at Selu
Vidarbha Environmental Action Group (VEAG), a local voluntary organization, has opposed setting up of a thermal power plant in the region by Vidarbha Industries Power Ltd (VIPL), a Reliance group company.
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GSPCB failed to check mining pollution: SC
PANJIM: The Supreme Court in its order on the mining issue Monday castigated the Goa State Pollution Control Board, saying that though it had ‘immense statutory powers’ it had failed in doing its job.
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Need to include NCR areas in study on air quality: Govt
The MoE has issued directions to various states to prepare an action plan on air quality and report back to the ministry with feedback. The Department of Environment of the Delhi government on Monday wrote
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No plans to curb pollution
Usman, 10, has developed asthma and has to use an inhaler when the situation becomes unbearable. The doctor, his mother says, has told them that the condition has more to do with his surroundings rather
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Pathways to green cities: innovative ideas from urban India
<p>This e-book produced by Earth Day Network-India compiles accounts of ways that twenty four organisations around India have helped to green their cities. It documents what was done, the problems faced in implementing the novel strategies and the achievements.</p>
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China's new environment law submitted to parliament
Amendments to China's 1989 environmental protection law that will mean stiffer punishments for polluters have been submitted to the country's parliament for deliberation, official news agency Xinhua reported
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding location of a factory in a thickly populated human locality, Kalyan Mill, Naroda Road, North Gujrat estate, Ahmedabad, 22/04/2014
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Himanshu R. Barot Vs State of Gujarat & Ors. dated 22/04/2014 regarding location of a factory in a thickly populated
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A word of caution on pollution
The carbon dioxide level in the air has gone up to an alarming rate of 400 ppm (parts per million) and this would speed up the global warming if not checked, said J.V. Ratnam of Green Climate. He was addressing