City unaware of hazards of noise pollution
Chennaiites are well aware of the rising noise pollution in the city but are unaware of the consequent health hazards, according to a recent survey conducted by students of MOP Vaishnav College for
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Pollution Board raps Ludhiana civic officials on waste disposal
A high level team from Control Pollution Control Board (CPCB) were shocked to see the way in which the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) is disposing of solid waste at its site at Hambran Road.
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Pollution level drops
Concentration of all regulatory pollutants in air in Delhi has reduced in the last two years due to increased use of cleaner fuels like low sulphur diesel and CNG, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
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Techie powers green idea, wins challenge
As Kashif Noori explained in Hindi how electricity could be generated with the help of a magnet, the room buzzed with excitement.
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Australia Faces Further Carbon-Scheme Delay
Plans for the world's most comprehensive carbon-trading scheme face defeat or parliamentary delay after Australia's opposition said on Tuesday it will try to postpone a vote on the laws this year.
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BP to Tighten Deep-Sea Drilling Practices as It Tries to Rebound
BP said on Friday that it was changing its deepwater drilling standards in the Gulf of Mexico as it seeks to repair its reputation and resume offshore operations after the disastrous oil spill last year. Robert Dudley, the chief executive of BP.
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Call to check dumping of chemical waste
CUDDALORE: The Cuddalore District Consumer Protection Organisation has voiced concern over indiscriminate dumping of chemical waste by unscrupulous tanker-lorry drivers in residential areas.
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Works set in motion for new gas-based power plant in Kochi
Plant expected to be commissioned in three years at a cost of Rs.3 crore per mega watt The Kerala State Electricity Board has set in motion the process of setting up a 350-475-MW combined cycle power generation facility at Brahmapuram using natural gas as the feedstock.
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Shastri Nagar emerges as dengue den, reports almost half the cases in city
Shastri Nagar emerges as dengue den, reports almost half the cases in city Mumbai : In just two months, 55 cases of dengue have been reported from Shastri Nagar in Goregaon West has reported. This is almost half the number of dengue cases the city has recorded since the onset of monsoon. On Monday alone, six cases of dengue were reported from here.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal on work relating to sewage system in Mohali, Punjab dated 03/09/2013
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Sher Singh & Others Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 03/09/2013 regarding execution of the work relating to sewage system in Mohali, Punjab.
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Towards a zero-emission, efficient, and resilient buildings and construction sector: Global Status Report 2017
The global buildings sector is growing at unprecedented rates, and it will continue to do so. Over the next 40 years, the world is expected to build 230 billion square metres in new construction – adding
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Australia's Greens Want Quick Vote On Carbon Trade
Australia's Greens called for a quick parliamentary vote to defeat government plans for carbon trading on Monday, a move that could make the issue a trigger for an early general election.
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Climate summit hijacked by biggest polluters
Terry Macalister A vital meeting in Copenhagen this weekend that will help shape the agenda for the most important climate change talks since the Kyoto protocol has been hijacked by some of the biggest polluters in the world, critics claimed last night.
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Hybrid hope
Soaring petrol and diesel prices in the recent past have prompted the auto industry to experiment with and adopt non-hydrocarbon fuels, such as hydrogen and fuel cells. The western world has been
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Polluting vehicles still a major hazard in Pokhara
The government's two-year-old policy to displace old vehicles and impose Euro standards to protect the polluted environment of this tourist city in time has not yet come into practice. The Ministry
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NOT TOO UNCLEAN
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a writ petition contending that the Harihar Polyfibre company near Bangalore was discharging untreated effluents into the Tungabharda river and that the
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Hundreds of pigs die in Agra
Hundreds of pigs are said to have died in the last 15 days after consuming what has been described as polluted garbage in several slums here.Piles of carcasses of the animals are rotting and there
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Arctic Methane Rise Spurs Worry On Permafrost Thaw
A rise in concentrations of a powerful greenhouse gas over the Arctic after a decade of stability is stirring worries about a possible thaw of vast stores trapped in permafrost, experts said.
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WHO Urges Hospitals To Join Climate Change Battle
Hospitals and their emergency vehicles, which are major polluters, must join the fight against climate change, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.