EU member states must act on PM10 pollution
The European Commission has written to 23 member states to request information on what action they are taking to comply with the EU
The European Commission has written to 23 member states to request information on what action they are taking to comply with the EU
The effect of automobile pollution on floral pigments of Caesalpinia pulcherrima Suotz. and Nerium indicum Miq. was studied. A decrease in Anthocyanin content in flowers of plants growing near Agra-Mumbai Road NH-3 was observed. There was 8 to 35% reduction noted in floral pigments. Nerium indicum flowers were found more affected than Caesalpinia pulcherrima.
When presenting its thematic strategy on air pollution three years ago, the European Commission failed to come up with proposals for specific action to reduce air pollutant emissions.
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Due to regulations and compliance issues for urban centers
The health impacts of air pollution depend on the pollutant type, its concentration in the air, length of exposure, other pollutants in the air, and individual susceptibility. The undernourished, very young and very old, and people with preexisting respiratory disease and other ill health, may be more affected by the same concentrations than healthy people.
The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has informed the Hon
a landfill and compost plant proposed to come up near the Yamuna at Kuberpur village in Agra came in for criticism at a recent public hearing at Agra Collectorate. Environmentalists and social activists are concerned that incineration of waste at the plant will release toxic pollutants, dioxins and furans, in the environment. The Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam
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Manas Dasgupta VADODARA: It may not be long before the cars will be running on the Indian roads literally on water! Sounds amazing, but the senior researcher of the central government
Why US auto makers are seeing red over a new law on green cars
Chennai, IN a bid to boost the usage of battery-operated vehicles in the State, the Tamil Nadu Government has ordered for the registration of such vehicles. The order is imperative at a time when the spiraling prices of fuel are the common man
Vidya Venkat An electric car owner will not have to worry about the price of petrol and may save more on-road cost as against a petrol-run vehicle.
Priyanka Chandola According to a recent study, health effects of air pollutants are worse in Asian cities.
JAYANTA BASU The Nagpur-based organisation the state government is banking on to bring the Book Fair back to the Maidan was the one that had documented the environmental damage caused by the event.
The observed increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) since the preindustrial era has most likely committed the world to a warming of 2.4°C (1.4°C to 4.3°C) above the preindustrial surface
Delhi might soon lose its war against growing traffic and increasing pollution, without an effective and massive public transport system. Delhi needs big answers for its big problem and tough measures like the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system is one such solution in the future roadmap.
A dense haze hung over Beijing on Sunday as the city lifted wide-ranging measures aimed at clearing the city's notoriously smoggy skies for the recent Olympic and Paralympic Games. Buildings just blocks away were barely visible in a grey gloom enveloping the city, signalling the end of an unusual stretch of blue skies credited to the anti-pollution steps.
Beijing was grinding back to its congested normal on Saturday after two months of traffic restrictions and factory closures which kept the city's notorious pollution at bay for the Olympic and Paralympic games. The Chinese capital is one of the world's most polluted cities and there has been widespread debate about whether the traffic control measures should be retained.
Pune, September 21 Various civic groups in association with the Pune Municipal Corporation will be conducting a car free day on Monday by organising a bicycle rally in order to give due recognition to non-motorised transport on the crowded city roads.