Living in Hell
Residents of Peera Garhi, a village in outer Delhi, are having to deal with a nightmare. A highly polluting plastics industry is to blame
Residents of Peera Garhi, a village in outer Delhi, are having to deal with a nightmare. A highly polluting plastics industry is to blame
The Indian Oil Corporation, a public sector company, was reluctant to provide clean diesel to Delhi when asked by the Supreme Court. But after a private sector industrial group, Reliance, offered to supply it, the company rushed to do the same. The pu
Nascent, nasty and lethal, ozone has risen to dangerous levels in Delhi, and is increasing in various cities
New rules to restrict the use of plastic in India may end up promoting the polymer industry
CNG dispensing company rapped for taking Supreme Court for a ride
The auto industry releases a new model of vehicle every now and then. What is not new about them is that they all pollute. The emissions that these cars and two-wheelers spew out are a serious
Studying the history of human interaction with nature can be very useful in formulating resource management policies. It can also provide a clearer insight into the causes of poverty
They operate across international borders. There is no way transnational carmakers do not know that tiny particles from diesel emissions kill
Why are there pesticide residues in bottled water? This isn"t an isolated query. It condenses 3-4 lines of questioning: • What kind of water do companies use as raw material?
Some Delhi residents tackle the Capital's mountainous garbage problem as civic authorities apathetically look on
ANYBODY reading the national media would have thought that environmental issues had precious little to do with the current round of elections in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal
There is more to profit from alternative fuel technologies than meeting emission norms with conventional fuels. But is the industry listening?
There is an urgent need for a post APM fuel policy if we want to address environmental concerns
Babu Lala Sharma, Chairperson, Bharat Jan Vigyan Jatha 92, United Newspapers, 4 Windsor Place, New Delhi 110 001 G N A Nayar, Chairman, M N Sreedharan Nair, General Convenor,
Experts agree that the main inherent problem in the issue of the relocation of industries from Delhi is the failure of government officials to implement the relevant laws which prohibit setting up of
Yet another fire guts Asia s largest plastics scrap market
The cse study shows that the cng strategy will help to get closest to the clean air target compared to slow changes in diesel technology. • When buses, autos and taxis move to cng by 2001,
The adverse effects of ozone on human health
With the deadline for converting its entire bus fleet to compressed natural gas drawing near, the Delhi Transport Corporation looks for excuses and more time to meet its target as it plays into the hands of the diesel lobby
Most candidates for the Bhopal North constituency are ready to overlook the fate of victims of the world's worst industrial disaster.