Laissez Faire
Government sits back, carmakers make hay No one knows where to place the ultra-low-cost cars in the overall paradigm shift in technology in India. Small cars and downsizing have begun to find
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Weed them out
The challenge is how to isolate gross polluters from the vehicle fleet and send them back to the manufacturers
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For all that is green
Standing today at the threshhold of a doom 04t can happen actually in a split second in the form of a nuclear holocaust or a germ warfare, the efforts at salvaging the environment should ideally be people oriented
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Missing the bus
The whole world is moving towards CNG. But the crisis of governance in Delhi keeps the air filthy
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Sinha's trick
Sinha will make life even more miserable for Indians. Wealth will come about but at the cost of the environment
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Fuel economy standards: sanctity of decision making process must be upheld
<p style="line-height: 22px; font-size: 14px; margin-top: 5px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Car industry's efforts to dilute standards approved by PMO will significantly
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Deadly Dimensions
Diesel may be the most commercially viable fuel at present, but one that raises serious doubts on the future of urban health. <font class='UCASE'>Sundeep Salvi</font> of Air Pollution Research Group, Southhampton, UK, talks to <font class='UCASE'>Sari
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Paddy fields burning: Smog shrouds national capital
<p>Come winter, and the air quality in northern India begins to deteriorate.The smoke resulting from burning crop residues combined with vehicular emissions make the air we breathe deadly.</p>
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What is Aam Aadmi Party’s new deal on transport?
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Dying of progress
As the reckless plundering of the world"s limited resources continues, nature is striking back where it hurts humans most: disease. People in some places are still paying the price of other people"s progress. So what makes planners think that they have a
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Assessment of urban air pollution and it’s probable health impact
The present study deals with the quantitative effect of vehicular emission on ambient air quality during May, 2006 in urban area of Lucknow city. In this study, SPM, RSPM, SO2, NOx and 7 trace metals associated
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Applying the brakes
Environmentalists score a major victory as the Supreme Court tightens emission standards in Delhi,
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A public eyewash
The inspection and maintenance programme is nothing more than testing tailpipes of vehicles in India. The government should stop wasting resources over this system, which ensures neither compliance nor clean air
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Closed systems, open minds
The Centre for Science and Environment CSE has been doing research on health and environment in the public interest. But most government agencies, which are there to serve the people, not only refuse to share information but also create obstacl
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Global sustainable development goals: Sustainability is about the use, Distribution and scarcity of natural resources - Eradicating poverty and saving the climate
<p>With relations between countries now being shaped by geo-economics rather than geo-politics, an emerging issue is to what extent the United States, China and India, all populous countries and top tier
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Toolkits for urban transport development: comprehensive mobility plans (CMPs)
Improved urban transport strategies can bring a myriad of benefits to India, from reductions in CO2 emissions to a more mobile and inclusive society, according to this new report published by the Union Ministry of Urban Development and the Institute of Urban Transport.
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China goes car crazy
The land of proletarian bicycles might soon be taken over by cars, which will bring in their wake the problems of pollution and dwindling energy supplies
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Review of vehicular emissions & health
<p>In this special review of vehicular emissions & health science HEI warns that rapid growth of motor vehicles is counteracting benefits of pollution control regulations. Also identifies priority research needs to fill gaps in understanding emissions, exposure & health.<br /> </p> <p><strong>Related</strong></p>
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Where metals meet
Heavy metals are in the air we breathe, the food we eat and the water we drink
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Effluent treatment plants must be constructed soon
The Environment Pollution (prevention and control) Authority has asked concerned authorities to speed up construction of common effluent treatment plants and control vehicular emission in a bid to