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Anti-pollution drive slackens
Last November, Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna began a war against vehicular pollution by launching a padayatra, which was followed by a massive drive to book polluting vehicles and educate the
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Germany in new push against EU car emissions plan: draft
Germany has put forward a fresh proposal on regulating carbon dioxide limits for cars sold in the European Union, which campaigners say is a last-ditch attempt to dilute a new emissions law. Germany
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India Mulls Fuel Standards Lagging Brazil as Cities Choke
India may upgrade nationwide fuel standards to eliminate cancer-causing particle emissions from vehicular exhaust by 2021, nine years behind other developing countries such as Turkey and Brazil. India’s
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution from the Railway locomotive engines, 24/11/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of S.K. Goyal Vs. Sh. Ajay Tyagi, Chairperson, CPCB & Others dated 24/11/2014 regarding pollution from the Railway locomotive
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Pesticides to pollution: CSE rides a new cause
From pesticides to vehicular pollution, Delhi-based NGO
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Vehicular pollution level on the rise in Queen of Hills
The rising vehicular pollution is no more confined to the metropolitans of the country but is gradually becoming an environmental hazard for the smaller towns too. So is the case with the Queen of
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A dynamic three-dimensional air pollution exposure model for Hong Kong
With rapid urbanization, high-density, high-rise megacities have become very common globally. So far, models to estimate exposure to air pollution have been largely two-dimensional. HEI’s Research Report,
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Children facing brunt of air pollution
Most of them have not heard of global warming or Green House Gas emissions, but children across the State are falling victim to vehicular pollution at a worrying rate. Exhaust from vehicles is identified as the prime source of air pollution in most areas of the State as industrial activities are limited or concentrated in some pockets.
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Implementing uniform BS IV emission standards can help limit air pollution in cities: Study
An immediate, uniform implementation of Bharat Stage (BS) IV norms and of BS V norms by 2020 across the country can improve air quality and health of city dwellers, a recent The Energy and Resources Institute
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West Bengal to file status report on phasing out vehicles
KOLKATA: By January 20, the West Bengal government will file before the Calcutta High Court an affidavit on the status of the replacement programme
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California Leading on Emissions as Brown Signs New Laws
California Governor Jerry Brown has a moonshot goal for the world’s eighth-largest economy as he seeks to lead the global fight against climate change: 1.5 million zero-emission cars on state roads in
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Estimating causal effects of local air pollution on daily deaths: Effect of low levels
<p>While many time series studies have established associations of daily pollution variations with daily deaths, there are fewer at low concentrations, or focused on locally generated pollution, which
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Plea in NGT as Noida's noise pollution levels on rise
NOIDA: The National Green Tribunal has directed the district magistrate and SSP of Gautam Budh Nagar to reply to a resident's plea alleging that failure on the part of city authorities to check rising
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding regarding growing air pollution in NCT of Delhi caused by vehicles, 26/02/2016
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of K. Manoharan Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 26/02/2016 regarding regarding growing air pollution in NCT of Delhi caused by vehicles, 26/02/2016.</p>
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Heat islands pose serious threat to Delhiites' health
Localized air pollution, posing an environmental and health challenge, has been linked to the presence of 'heat islands' in Delhi — pockets which are significantly warmer than their surroundings. A
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Low-sulphur fuel, CNG in all major cities soon
In an effort to reduce the incidence of respiratory diseases as a result of rising vehicular pollution, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests will urge the Petroleum Ministry to supply low