Special plans for States pollution zones
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government today approved a special plan for the seven pollution zones in Orissa identified by the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB).
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government today approved a special plan for the seven pollution zones in Orissa identified by the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB).
The authors explore how school policies influence the environmental impacts of school commutes. The research is motivated by increased interest in school choice policies (in part because of the U.S.
India is ranked 123, two rungs below China, in a new assessment of the performance of nations worldwide in addressing pollution control and managing their natural resources. The global environmental performance assessment, conducted by two US Ivy League universities, has ranked India above 100 on several key criteria
A new ranking of the world
The provincial Environment and Alternate Energy Department is launching a campaign against the smoke-emitting and noisy vehicles from January 27, 2010 to contain the ever-growing pollution in the city.
Danny Goodman / New Delhi January 27, 2010, 0:13 IST Manufacturers of electric and hybrid vehicles who participated in the just-concluded Auto Expo 2010 say widespread adoption of
SOYOUNG KIM DETROIT General Motors Co said on Tuesday that it will set up a $246 million facility backed by funding from the U.S. government to build electric motors to power future hybrids and possibly pure electric vehicles.
KARACHI, Jan 26: Sindh Environment and Alternative Energy Minister Sheikh Mohammad Afzal said on Tuesday that the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) had not been able to complete the project pertaining to ambient air quality and vehicular engine maintenance in three cities of the province according to the approved plans because of hindrances in the provision of funds. Different compon
Ajay Modi / New Delhi January 25, 2010, 0:19 IST Unlike 2005, when the country
In a few months, Delhiites would not have to check the news channels or wait for the morning newspaper for weather details. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is getting 17 outdoor display boards for the city to give out real-time temperature, a satellite map of India, along with air quality index.
Over a four-day period in December 1952, a thick still fog settled on London. By the time it dissipated, an estimated 5,000 people had been killed. The culprit was the smoke and sulphur particles belching forth from thousands of chimneys throughout the city. Soot or black carbon is a major component of smoke.
In a first-of-its-kind initiative to develop tourism as well as reduce its carbon footprint, Abu Dhabi will launch zero-emission, all-electric buses on Sir Bani Yas Island, making it the first such transport system in the world.
New Delhi, Jan. 20: Air pollution from eastern and southern Asia, possibly from China and India, may be causing spikes in atmospheric ozone levels over North America, a study has suggested.
High concentrations of ozone in the troposphere are toxic and act as a greenhouse gas. Anthropogenic emissions of ozone precursors have caused widespread increases in ozone concentrations since the late 1800s, with the fastest-growing ozone precursor emissions currently coming out of east Asia.
Springtime ozone levels in the lower atmosphere over western North America are rising. The source of this pollution may be Asia, a finding that reaffirms the need for international air-quality control.
The world's largest automaker sees hybrids as the future of low-emis sion cars, plans to double its output by 2011, and add 10 new models in the next few years Toyota Motor Corp aims to double its global output of gaselectric hybrid cars to 1 million units in 2011, as it fights to stay in the lead in the growing market for lowemission cars, the Nikkei business reported on Monday.
Udhagamandalam: The need to tackle the problems created by the dumping of discarded items and second-hand goods within the town has been emphasised by the Public Awareness Association of Udhagamandalam.
Bicholim MLA Rajesh Patnekar and people from Bicholim on Tuesday vowed to indefinitely stop mining trucks plying through the city. It may be recalled that Patnekar and councillors of Bicholim Municipal Council (BMC) at a press conference earlier had convened a meeting of all the people, who are against mining trucks plying in the city, at BMC hall on Tuesday.
CHENNAI: Petrol and diesel conforming to Euro IV standards will be introduced in Chennai from April 1, according to D.S.L. Prasad, Executive Director, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
Each year, the Badarpur power plant releases 5 mega million tonnes of carbon dioxide into Delhi