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Kerala state environment policy 2007: draft
This document provides a framework within which simultaneously conservation and development activities can be achieved with a view to maximize the quality of life for every one in the levels in the State, optimizing the ecological load on the natural systems as well as building up the State
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Assessment of yield losses in tropical wheat using open top chambers
The present study deals with the evaluation of effects of ambient gaseous air pollution on wheat (Triticum aestivum L. var. HUW-234) growing in a suburban area situated in eastern Gangetic plain of India, using open top chambers. Eight hourly air monitoring was conducted for ambient concentrations of SO2, NO2 and O3 in filtered chambers (FCs), non-filtered chambers (NFCs) and open plots (OPs).
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Is clean diesel a myth or a solution?
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) organized a roundtable discussion on ‘Is clean diesel a myth or a solution?’ in New Delhi on December 10, 2007. This discussion forum brought together national
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Emergency in Pakistan
pakistan was thrown into yet another political chaos on November 3 when President Pervez Musharraf imposed the state of emergency, suspending the country's constitution. The decision has met with
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California wildfires
Wildfires that began on October 21 in California, usa, continue to burn southern parts of the state. Known as the deadliest of California blazes, the wildfires have ravaged thousands of hectares
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Garbage to energy plans
five union ministries are jointly planning a waste-to-energy plant in India. The plant will come up in a large city and will be modelled after the pilot plant in Hyderabad which is said to
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Plasma process to treat US chemical waste
dow Corning Corporation, the us- based silicon-manufacturing major, has announced it will use the plasma-based gasification process to recycle hazardous chemical waste. This will be the first
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Art on pollution
Can an art museum provide clues to pollution 200 years ago? Maarten van de Guchte, director of the Museum of Art and Cummer Gardens at Riverside in the us believes it can. "Look at the yellow
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Europe's environmental balance sheet
Pollution kills Europeans than any other factor does. Poor air quality affects crops, ecosystem and children's health; threatens some 700 European species including iconic species such as the