Next Diwali could be less noisy
State government’s Environment Department is considering a move to lower the permissible level of sound emitted by firecrackers. Delhiites may celebrate a less noisy Diwali next year with the State
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NGT bars construction on Ganga banks in Uttarakhand
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday virtually barred construction of buildings 200 metres along the banks of the Ganga in Uttarakhand till further orders to protect pollutants from being discharged
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Delhi to breathe easy soon
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, announced three mega road projects that will benefit Delhi by reducing traffic congestion and pollution levels. Forming a ring around the National Capital Region
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The Emissions Gap Report 2015: executive summary
Existing policies and strong engagement by nations submitting their contributions ahead of the Paris climate meeting will limit anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, but a new climate agreement
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding bursting of crackers and measuring of sound decibel levels and prevention of noise and air pollution, 06/11/2015
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of N. Vaidraj Vs. Union of India & Others dated 06/11/2015 regarding bursting of crackers and measuring of sound
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Global dimming and urbanization: did stronger negative SSR trends collocate with regions of population growth?
<p>Global dimming refers to the decrease in surface solar radiation (SSR) observed from the 1960s to the 1980s at different measurement sites all around the world. It is under debate whether anthropogenic
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding making the shrine and the area around known as Masamand Mama on the bank of Bihar river in District Rewa, Madhya Pradesh pollution free, 06/11/2015
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Paryavaran Avam Manav Sanrakshan Samiti Vs. Union of India & Others dated 06/11/2015 regarding making the shrine and the area around known as
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sand mining of river Tapti, 06/11/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Mukesh Purve Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 06/11/2015 regarding sand mining of river Tapti.
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Explaining extreme events of 2014 from a climate perspective
Human activities, such as greenhouse gas emissions and land use, influenced specific extreme weather and climate events in 2014, including tropical cyclones in the central Pacific, heavy rainfall in Europe,
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Mediterranean climate future: an insightful look into the Basin's precipitation response to greenhouse gas forcing
<p>In a new investigation of model projections of greenhouse gas warming impact on the Mediterranean, Zappa et al (2015 Environ. Res. Lett. 10 104012) find that the decline in basin-wide precipitation
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Fire activity as a function of fire? Weather seasonal severity and antecedent climate across spatial scales in southern Europe and Pacific western USA
<p>Climate has a strong influence on fire activity, varying across time and space. We analyzed the relationships between fire–weather conditions during the main fire season and antecedent waterbalance
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution by a thermal power plant, NEPA Ltd, Burhanpur District, Madhya Pradesh, 06/11/2015
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Eshan Group of Industries Vs. NEPA LTD. Ors. dated 06/11/2015.</p> <p>Mr. Niazi R.A. Khan, DGM (Works), NEPA Ltd. states that he has specific instructions
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Premature deaths attributed to source-specific BC emissions in six urban US regions
<p>Recent studies have shown that exposure to particulate black carbon (BC) has significant adverse health effects and may be more detrimental to human health than exposure to PM2.5 as a whole. Mobile
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Estimating the global conservation status of more than 15,000 Amazonian tree species
<p>Estimates of extinction risk for Amazonian plant and animal species are rare and not often incorporated into land-use policy and conservation planning. We overlay spatial distribution models with historical
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal slaughter of animals in the State of Goa, 06/11/2015
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Animal Rescue Squad & Others Vs Goa Pollution Control Board & Others dated 06/11/2015 regarding illegal slaughter of animals in the
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding steel pickling units situated at Wazirpur Industrial Estate within the limits of North Delhi Municipal Corporation, Delhi, 06/11/2015
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rakesh Jain Vs Delhi Pollution Control Committee dated 06/11/2015 regarding steel pickling units situated at Wazirpur Industrial Estate within
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Govt beefs up strategy for climate change talks
The Indian government plans to ramp up its public outreach on the Paris climate change agreement. For the first time an inter-ministerial team of officials has been formed to pro-actively push the country's
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Developing countries must negotiate hard in Paris summit: CSE
Developing countries must negotiate strongly in the environment summit in Paris for "fairness and equity" to enable them to meet their developmental needs, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) chief
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More Indians wary of climate change than Chinese: Pew study
A higher proportion of the Indians believe climate change to be a serious global challenge than the Chinese do, reveals a survey released by the Pew Research Center on Thursday. The survey also shows
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Ind hopes CBDR drives agreement at Paris climate meet
India expects the upcoming Paris conference to reach an accord that does not hold all countries "equally" accountable for the present state of climate change and seeks more steps for tackling it from those