Ecofriendly additive
the Union government's much-delayed plan to introduce ethanol-blended petrol is finally being implemented. Field trials will soon begin at Miraj in Maharashtra and at Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh.
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Polluted Lidder river casts cloud over pilgrimage
POLLUTION levels are rising in the Lidder river in Pahalgam, the base camp for pilgrims going up to the Amarnath cave (3,952 m) in Jammu and Kashmir. An official report issued by the Jammu and
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What "alternatives" farce
Organisations are not looking for <br>solutions to the air pollution problem,<br>they are looking for problems in the<br>CNG solution
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Suspended particulate matter is responsible for vitamin D deficiency
Jacob M Puliyel, head of paediatrics and neonatology department, Saint Stephen s Hospital, talks about the study
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Setting Out
The Indian automobile industry got a rude shock on October 29 when the Centre for Science and Environment released the environment rating of one of the most poorly regulated sectors in India. The industry has come of age. But in terms of corporate environ
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The last of the humble farmer
In any democratic country, environmental concerns can get integrated with developmental programmes only if the leader is sensitive to them
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Whose home is it, anyway?
The Maldharis of the Gir national park face eviction because their "unsustainable" economy if threatening the Asiatic lion
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No let up in human animal conflict in Bhitarakanika National Park
The Oriya name for the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is baula kumbhira, which literally means crazy crocodile. The moniker certainly rings true for people living in about 50 villages
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Stiffer norms
For in use vehicles
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Tall Blunder
In 1996, industries in Delhi were hit by a series of court orders requiring them to take measures to reduce pollution 1,328 industries were closed down; 90,000 units were notified for relocation; and all factories in 28 industrial estates were asked to j
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Trapped in a quagmire
Pollution, disorderly urban growth and inadequate basic services are plaguing the Kathmandu valley and adversely affecting tourism, the valley's major revenue earner. Tourism itself is a burden on the valley's resources. Attempts are being made to stem t
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Is it time for Asia to abandon the dream of an effective multilateral climate treaty and adopt new approach?
<p><em>For growing economies the stress has to be on patterns of natural resource use and not on the status of natural resources; that is, dealing with the causes rather than the symptoms of the problem
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Doctor s call
As studies continue to mount on the dangers of air pollution, over one lakh doctors from all over India voice their concern
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SIAM's small step forward
Strict environmental standards will prevent air pollution and safeguard the auto industry s interests
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An earful of high decibels
As the rumble of traffic in the Capital gets louder, experts come up with various ways to clear the clatter
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Is Naik serious about Auto Fuels Policy?
Why doesn t Naik simply say: What does it matter if a million or more die because of air pollution?
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DEHRADUN
It is a sight which Suresh Rawat, a hotelier in the hill station of Mussourie that overlooks the town of Dehradun in Uttar Pradesh, could do without. Every winter, thick blue smoke envelops this
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Wheel harrows
While advances in the transport sector have mitigated humankind’s problems, the ensuing costs in terms of environmental, economic and social degradation have been immense. There is, therefore, an urgent need for environmental sustainability in this sec
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What price pollution?
COMPRESSED Natural Gas (CNG)-fuelled 4-wheelers may soon be commercially viable in Delhi following the equipping of a petrol station with facilities to supply the petrol substitute. The station is
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A city derailed
The Calcutta tramcar system, perhaps the only eco friendly feature in the city's ruined landscape, is heading towards extinction