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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Speakers highlight harmful effects of dioxin
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board observed 'Global Anti-Incineration Day' with a series of lectures and technical sessions. Conducted by the Environmental Training Institute, the programme was
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Floods may claim more Chinese lives
Heavy flooding in China has killed at least 543 people this month and the toll is likely to jump when the summer flood season peaks in July and August, the China Daily reported on Wednesday. Nearly
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Wapda waives govt depts' surcharge
The Water and Power Development Authority has decided to waive late payment surcharges of the public sector consumers who clear their principal outstanding amounts by June 29. Wapda's total public
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First fridges, now tyres: law change brings threat of new waste mountain
Britain could be swamped with illegally dumped tyres following a change in EU law which forbids their being disposed of in landfills, the environment agency warned. Following the government's
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The elements & Delhiites
"We don't have well defined laws for pollution by diesel generators or sewage treatment plants," admits Environment secretary Naini Jayaseelan. "We continue to make efforts though our department is
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Govt planing to privatise bio-medical waste disposal
The Delhi state government is planning to privatise disposal of bio-medical waste. As of now all the waste from private nursing homes and hospitals, without their own facilities, are disposed of
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Another idea for Yamuna
Delhi may have found an answer to Yamuna's pollution problem right next door in Bangladesh. The government there has evolved a method of treating sewage using duckweed and pisciculture before
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Vilasrao urges housing dept to complete city's slum projects
Maharashtra chief minister Vilasro Deshmukh said the state housing department should explore options for completing slum housing projects in Mumbai which have been left half-way through by private
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Rain leaves 95 dead
Heavy rain has wreaked havoc in Maharashtra and Gujarat, claiming at least 95 lives in the last three days. As many as 38 people have been killed in Gujarat and more than 10,000 people evacuated to
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Workshop on Yamuna pollution
A multi stakeholders workshop was organised by the non-governmental organisation ACORD in the Capital on Thursday where the problem of contamination of Yamuna water was discussed. Representatives