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JYOTI VERMA THE ASIAN AGE
JYOTI VERMA THE ASIAN AGE
Or Is Earth Day Just Another Date On The Calendar? Ankur Jain | TNN
Kolkata is among the most polluted cities, ranked alongside Cairo and Delhi, a World Bank study reveals. This is notwithstanding the fact that more people are affected by pollution in Kolkata than in the other cities of India on account of the density of population.
Eli Kintisch SULFATE AEROSOLS Aerosol pollution has helped keep the planet cool by blocking sunlight Unlike carbon dioxide, which persists in the atmosphere for centuries, aerosols last for a week at most. So cutting them would probably accelerate global warming rapidly
M Subramanian KOCHI: All kinds of plants have the capacity to refresh the air in the interior of the house if placed in the proper positions and are provided proper care. In addition to giving out oxygen and humidity, the plants can absorb the polluting chemicals from the atmosphere. On absorption, these chemicals are dissociated and used for the metabolic activities or rendered harmless.
As the Icelandic volcano continues to spew ash across much of Europe, questions are circulating about whether the fine airborne particles of rock and glass pose health or environmental risks.
Letter on pollution control dated 19/04/2010.
: Jerry Garrett
The Goa State Pollution Control Board hopes to keep in check pollution caused by mining transportation at seven crucial junctions in the State, even as bitterly-complaining people from these places, appearing skeptical, expressed the measure would hardly help.
Considering the increasing number of vehicles and rising pollution levels, the Regional Transport Office (RTO) is planning to target companies and appeal them to observe a
Sujay Mehdudia New CNG outlets to free commuters from worry of refilling At least one CNG station proposed within 100-150 km on both highways Plans to widen availability of compressed natural gas and piped natural gas
JAYA JUMRANI
This study has used proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) for direct air analyses of volatile products resulting from the reactions of ozone with human skin lipids. An initial series of small-scale in vitro and in vivo experiments were followed by experiments conducted with human subjects in a simulated office.
Kirtika Suneja / New Delhi April 13, 2010, 0:57 IST The Union ministry of environment and forests is planning to expand its Eco-city project to cities across the country, especially those which get a substantial tourist inflow, so as to address issues on deteriorating air and water quality and waste management.
Shweta Kamat PANJIM, APRIL 12 The extent of the much feared ozone depletion over Goa will now be known to researchers through a facility planned to come up at Vasco. Goa is one amongst the 20 stations, where the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune will spearhead the country
A Lieutenant General in the Army rides a cycle to office and back twice a week. Not only does Commandant of the College of Military Engineering (CME), Lt Gen U S P Sinha, cycle five kilometres from home to office on Wednesdays and Saturdays, but all other officers and students of the college have been doing the same for the last two years.
Inspection Report dated 09/04/2010. Inspector - Dr Anita Sabant, scientist.
Rajeev Jayaswal NEW DELHI INDIA will switch over to Euro-III petrol and diesel on October 1, with the petroleum ministry issuing a fresh deadline for oil companies to sell cleaner fuels. Consumers across the country will pay about Rs 0.20-0.40 a litre more for Euro-III fuel. The petroleum ministry was acting on a dictat from the country
Mumbai The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) will conduct a second round of inspection at the Wankhede Stadium, days after it issued a show cause notice to the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) for pollution of air and ground water in the area due to the on-going stadium renovation work.
Alok Jha The first public trial of a system that