Amended noise action plan of Goa
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
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Rock signals may forecast earthquakes
Japanese seismologists believe they have confirmed a controversial technique, measuring electro-magnetic signals from rocks, that hopes to predict when and where earthquakes will occur and how
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Stress laid on pollution free environment
With the aim of highlighting the importance of pollution free world and creating awareness amongst the students and the general public about conserving greenery, Jammu and Kashmir State Pollution
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Bio-conversion plant awaits trial run
The bio-conversion plant set up at Darni Ka Bagicha in Shimla, to produce organic manure from municipal waste has run into rough weather even before its commissioning. The trial run of the plant
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Noida garbage disposal a mess
No proper system exists to dispose of the 300 tonnes of solid waste generated in Noida every day, including infectious bio-medical and industrial waste. Because of its special status Noida does not
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HC appoints 2 officials to monitor noise pollution
The Madras High Court has appointed two advocate commissioners to assess the level of noise pollution caused by a builder on St Mary's Road in the Chennai
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Uprooting pollution
Some plant species can warn of possible environmental damage - they act as 'bioindicators' of pollution. The bioindication technique is based on the fact that plants are affected by pollution.
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Volcano vibes
Italian scientists have given warning that mount Vesuvius could erupt at any time, threatening the lives of at least a million people in the Naples area. The explosion of hot ash and poison gases
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France to provide Rs913m loan:Sewage treatment plant
France has agreed to provide a soft-term loan of Rs913 million to Pakistan for improving and extending the existing sewage treatment plant located in Sector I-9, a source in the Economic Affairs
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Site points out potential nuclear waste dumps
It will be years before the first shipment of nuclear waste travels to Yucca Mountain in Nevada if the waste dump gets approved. But an environmental group wants to make it easier for people to find
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Bee droppings set panicky Indian villagers abuzz
Authorities in east India said "green rain" seen by panicky villagers was actually bee faeces with traces of honey and not some toxic chemical. Police said people in Sangrampur village, 60 km (38