Clearing the air
<I>Vehicular pollution in Nepal comes under government scrutiny</I>
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CNG Verdict: A Legal Debate
No matter how one looks at the Supreme Court s April 5 ruling on air pollution in Delhi, it is undoubtedly a milestone in Indian judicial history. After extensive hearing on all the nitty gritty, the court used significant innovations of the law, such a
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Time's up
The Supreme Court refuses to extend the deadline to phase out 15 year old commercial vehicles
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First birthday
Although setting up of the EPA did result in policies to control pollution, political interference has blunted its effectiveness
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Moneymakers
COMPUTERS:Computer-chip manufacturing technology is about to undergo a revolutionary change. The 4 US-based bigwigs - IBM, AT&T, Motorola and Loral - have put their heads together to develop
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Delhi Air Pollution Spirals Out Of Control
As the air quality index in Delhi-NCR deteriorates, the Delhi government and Centre have decided to jointly combat it from November 1st. Teams will be mandated to take action against garbage burning, stubble
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False start
Pollution control agencies are as toothless as the automobile and fuel industry is apathetic to deteriorating urban air quality
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'Scoot'ing for green lights on Delhi's roads
Policemen are trying to import software which will bring order to the chaos that is traffic in the Capital
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The riddle of mobility
"I have to have two cars to address my family's needs. To use public transport is an ordeal, and to use the streets as a pedestrian or cyclist is unthinkable. People in automobiles travel freely.
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Feud settled
a long-running court battle in Japan over air pollution from highway traffic ended in December 2000, with an out of court settlement. The Japanese government and the Hanshin Expressway Public
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NCR battles Air pollution
Is stubble burning the main reason for the worsening condition of NCR Air quality? With the air quality in Delhi-NCR crossing the 'very poor' mark, concerns over the sources of pollution have started to
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Notification regarding emission standards for construction equipment vehicles, and agricultural tractors
The Road Transport Highways Ministry has issued a draft notification regarding emission standards for construction equipment vehicles, and agricultural tractors on 29 August, 2017. Every diesel driven
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INDIA
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is setting up a National Brain Research Centre at Gurgaon. The centre would be an autonomous institute under the dbt managed by a steering committee headed by
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Destination India
The Environment Protection Agency of the US plans to take up projects in India by working in tandem with government agencies and NGOs
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Much ado about a watered down law
Indonesian capital Jakarta, the city with the world's third worst air quality after Mexico and Bangkok, will ostensibly reap the benefits of an air pollution bylaw soon. But what is unfortunate is
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On air
Angry residents of Delhi flooded the chief minister s office with phone calls to protest against the withdrawal of a ban on polluting vehicles
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The right blend
Ethanol, a safer alternative to MTBE, will now be mixed with petrol to curb emissions. Lopamudra Banerjee analyses the impact of this environment friendly decision
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Substandard CNG being sold in twin cities
A large number of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) consumers are becoming prey to discount rate, wind-screen cleaning and full service of vehicles at the expense of sub-standard gas from some outlets offering incentives in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
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Fuel doping may be delayed as industries spar
Prabha Jagannathan NEW DELHI
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Electric car that can be recharged by pedal power
Beijing: Chinese engineers have developed China's first