Zeroing in on soot
soot may be responsible for as much as 30 per cent of global warming, according to a study done by the researchers of Stanford University, Calfornia. Soot is emitted from fireplaces, diesel
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Cancerous spread
at least 150 people suffering from lung cancer have been admitted in the New Delhi-based All India Institute of Medical Sciences (aiims) during the past six months. A special type of lung
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Forests under threat
smoggy air damages plants, causes leaf injury, adversely affects plant growth and reduces fruit yield. Air pollutants such as sulphur, fluorides, ozone affect forest ecosystems adversely. This book
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Supreme Court order dated 26/03/2001 in the case of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India and Ors on vehicular pollution in Delhi
Supreme Court order dated 26/03/2001 in the case of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India and Ors on vehicular pollution in Delhi.
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Probing a pesticide tragedy
Laboratory tests nail the Plantation Corporation of Kerala. The state government sets up an inquiry committee
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The missing element
Niobium, an element scientists searched for in the Earth s mantle, is found in the core instead
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Bottled poison
Most bottled water brands are contaminated in Pakistan
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Aiding aids
A molecule traced recently might help in preventing the Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) infection. Yvette van Kooyk of the University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands, along with her team,
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expired dose: The Calcutta high court has directed the state director of heath services (DHS) to remove "all old equipment and medicines from the Tangra primary health centre.' The court also
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The cost of pollution
Acute respiratory infections caused by air pollution are the most prevalent diseases in Bangladesh, says the World Bank (WB). "Bangladesh can avoid 15,000 deaths a year if air pollution in Dhaka,
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ECO COSTS
Pakistan is incurring an annual economic loss of US $1.8 billion because of mismanagement in six key environmental areas, according to Omar Asghar, the country's federal minister for environment,
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The Chinese position
The second largest contributor to greenhouse gases questions the findings of the IPCC report
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Getting tough
The European Union comes down on seven governments for being lax on industrial pollution
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ECOFRIENDLY VEHICLE
A local company in Dhaka, Bangladesh, will launch electric vehicles, the first of its kind in the country by March 2001. "We have already imported some vehicles for trial and are going to launch
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A heart condition
People with breathing problems are more vulnerable to heart diseases caused by air pollution
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Valid excuse
even small increases in the levels of air pollutant ozone may have an adverse effect on the health of children, causing them to miss school, a new report suggests. "We detected ill health
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Turtle graveyard
Mass turtle deaths have become an annual feature on the Orissa coast
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What s the buzz?
A whisper campaign that CNG causes cancer is doing the rounds in Delhi
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The CNG route
Pakistan finds a new mantra to clean up its polluted air
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Toxic detectors
DNA can be used to detect dangerous metals