Green Min air pollution study flawed, says CSE
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Tuesday claimed that the recently released six-city study on air pollution sources by the Environment Ministry was
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Diesel: On the toxic trail of devil’s engine
That diesel emissions are harmful and toxic is an old story. But even after 20 year of global action to clean diesel up, it is still throwing up new and more difficult challenges; and that is an unfolding
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Automatic rise in killer count
JAYANTA BASU Q: Which are Calcutta
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Plans afoot to clean up road air
The Delhi Government is preparing an elaborate "action plan" to tackle the menance of growing vehicular pollution in the Capital. The task has been assigned to the transport, health and environment
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Community perceptions of health and chronic disease in South Indian rural transitional communities: a qualitative study
Chronic diseases are now the leading cause of death and disability worldwide; this epidemic has been linked to rapid economic growth and urbanisation in developing countries. Understanding how characteristics
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HC asks state, oil industry to help in curbing motor emissions
The Bombay High Court asked the state government and the oil industry to assist the court in matters regarding checks on vehicular pollution. The court asked the traffic police department for data on
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Making polluter pay
Gokul Vannan | ENS A FTER decades, the Chennai traffic police are taking nano steps towards checking vehicular air pollution. On January 16, they acquired 16 mobile units mounted on Bolero MUVs consisting of multi-gas analysers stationed at various points and check vehicles at random.
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A new plan to check air pollution
A feasible new action plan with both short and long term goals to tackle the complex challenges of air pollution has been suggested by the Delhi Government as a means of tackling this issue. At a workshop on Air Pollution Control Strategies organised by the State Department of Environment, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit exhorted the participants to work out the action plan for achieving the desired objectives.
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Carmakers Bet on Green Tech to Offset Costly Fuel
Carmakers across the world, including India
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Pollution up in NCR
The level of pollution in Noida and Ghaziabad has increased alarmingly in the recent times, thanks to the increasing number of vehicles and industrial units.
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Air pollution in six cities alarming
The national summary report on air quality monitoring and emission for six cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune and Kanpur has rung alarm bells over the
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution at Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh, 06/07/2015
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. dated 06/07/2015 regarding pollution at Rohtang Pass.</p> <p>The Tribunal has
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Be ready to pay Rs 1,000 fine for your puffing car
A major drive against vehicular pollution will be launched in the national capital next week with 250 government enforcement staff participating, along with hundreds of personnel from the transport
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European Commission to research super-economical car
The European Commission has launched a
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An Olympic Respite From Air Pollution
Chinese officials clamped down on air pollution during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, giving researchers an unusual opportunity to assess the effects of polluted air on the risks for cardiovascular disease.
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Cars choke city, SC panel for buses
New Delhi: A Supreme Court panel on environment has suggested tax measures and integration of public transport systems of satellite townships to decongest the NCR and reduce vehicular pollution, even as it noted that cars have taken up most of the public space in the Capital.
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City's suburbs may also get CNG stations
The Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) will now take the green fuel
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Dust pollution posing serious health hazard
GUWAHATI, April 11
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Order of the National Green Tribunal for the protection of Rohtang Pass glacier, 21/01/2015
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court own its Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. dated 21/01/2015 regarding the feasibility of a rope way at Vashishtha to Rohtang