NGT order chokes diesel car sales
Decision came as Delhi's car dealers were beginning to take in their stride the Supreme Court ban on 2,000 cc diesel vehicles The diesel car business in the capital has taken a beating after the National
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Registrations of 10 diesel vehicles get NGT nod
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday cleared the decks for registration of 10 new diesel vehicles of Delhi Fire department which are conforming to BS-IV emission norms. A bench headed by NGT
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Ganga cleanup: Rs 3,000 cr spent, results yet to show
It is not just the Opposition that is out to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emotive connect with the Ganga. Statistics show very little has been done in the past two years of BJP rule — in spite
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Air pollution danger areas mapped by NASA
Earth scientists studying air pollution have just released a map that shows air pollution deaths over time on a global scale. The stark map shown above was created at NASA Earth Observatory by data
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EU presses on with anti-pollution law after Commission U-turn
European Union president Latvia will push ahead with a law to clamp down on air pollution after the European Commission's plan to withdraw the proposals was rejected by many lawmakers. Air pollution
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Pollution Blamed as Leading Cause of Death in Developing World
In 2012, pollution – in the form of contaminated soil, water, and both indoor and outdoor air – was responsible for 8.4 million deaths in developing countries, finds Pollution: The Silent Killer of Millions
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Sewage plants along Ganga planned
The proposal, mooted at a review meeting on Namami Ganga, will take six States on board before installation. The Centre has proposed the setting up and maintenance of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs)
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Clean Ganga: Stretch in J'khand to be a priority
Project Can Be Fast-Tracked As River Leg Is Shortest Government is likely to take up cleaning and rejuvenation of Ganga in Jharkhand as a “priority stretch“ since the total length passing through the
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Facilities soon to monitor quality of waterbodies
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Deepawali Festival Monitoring Report 2016: ambient air quality monitoring and noise levels
Noise and Air pollution due to bursting of fire crackers during Deepawali is well known. It is, therefore, necessary to conduct ambient noise and air monitoring during this festival to understand the level
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Stagger IT office hours to beat jams: Govt
BENGALURU: If everything goes according to plan, IT firms will be asked to reschedule their office timings and stagger work hours to reduce traffic during peak hours. In addition, industries and corporate
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Kadamba may switch from diesel to CNG, biodiesel
In order to cuts costs and increase profitability, and also to reduce pollution, Goa's state-run Kadamba transport corporation (KTC) is studying the possibility of converting its buses from diesel fuel
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Firms protest closure notice by MPCB, approach HC
THANE: Pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies in MIDC industrial area of Kalyan-Dombivili have protested Maharashtra Pollution Control Board's (MPCB) closure notice in connection to contamination of
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution Index, 22/11/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution Index, 22/11/2016. The National Air Quality Index (AQI) is the web-based system designed to provide AQI on real time basis considering eight pollutants i.e. Sulphur
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GAIL, IGL drive in CNG 2-wheelers
NEW DELHI: State-run gas utility GAIL and Indraprastha Gas Ltd, National Capital Territory's sole supplier of natural gas as automotive fuel, on Thursday launched a pilot project to run two-wheelers -
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Mumbai metro transforming transport: contributing toward an equitable, safer, and cleaner city
This book discusses the paradigm shift and benefits that the Mumbai Metro can bring in the public transportation scenario for millions of people in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Mumbai is the financial
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Gardner shifted after stubble burning at SP’s residence
Pilibhit: An incident of crop burning on a two-acre farm inside the official residence of the Pilibhit superintendent of police has sparked a row with the district magistrate saying that he would look
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding three wheelers more than 20 years old running in Delhi, 09/01/2019
<p>Order of the National in the matter of Rajiv Chopra, General Secretary, Pant Nagar Residents’ Welfare Association Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 09/01/2019 regarding three wheelers more than 20
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Dutch test 'Ocean Cleanup' plan to collect floating plastic trash
A Dutch foundation has developed floating barriers to try to collect trash from the world's oceans, and will launch a 100 meter-long prototype in the North Sea this week to see how it fares during storms.
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Environment panel to conduct random checks to curb industrial pollution
In a bid to check on industrial pollution, District Planning and Environment Committee is all set to conduct random checks on industries emptying effluents into rivers. The decision was taken at the committee