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Future of transport? Online Electric Vehicle unveiled
The Online Electric Vehicle uses a technology that not only eliminates pollution but also alleviates the problems associated with hybrid vehicles
Korean scientists have unveiled what they claim is the "future of urban transport" -Online Electric Vehicle.
- Date:
- 11/03/2010
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Pollution board threatens to hit Wankhede for a six
Mumbai: The renovation of Wankhede stadium is polluting the environment. On inspecting the area, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has found a rise in the level of pollutants in the air and groundwater.
- Date:
- 11/03/2010
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- Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
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City’s per capita income rises, so do vehicles
New Delhi, March 9: The rise in annoying traffic jams across the city has a silver lining. The sharp rise in number of vehicles is a result of an increase in per capita income in the city, a rise of over Rs 8,000 a year. However, Delhi also reported a surge in the number of unemployed people registered with employment exchanges, apparently due to the economic slowdown.
- Date:
- 10/03/2010
- Source:
- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Marked fall in ambient air quality
Ajai Sreevatsan
Ambient air quality in the city has significantly deteriorated over the past decade and officials across the enforcement spectrum from the Transport Department to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) admit that the existing mechanisms to control vehicular pollution, which is the largest contributor, have largely been unsuccessful.
- Date:
- 10/03/2010
- Source:
- Hindu (Chennai)
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City air is cleaner than it used to be
Compared to previous years, Chandigarh residents breathe fresher. Air quality in the Union Territory has improved considerably over the last few years, a survey has revealed.
The level of major pollutants — Respiratory Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM), Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) and residues of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides — in the air has gone down.
- Date:
- 10/03/2010
- Source:
- Indian Express (Chandigarh)
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Govt looks at own funds for green projects in Capital
With the Centre slashing funds allocated to the Delhi government by about Rs 1,200 crore this year, the government is now eyeing the Air Ambience Fund, created by the government three years ago, to finance projects of the Environment department.
- Date:
- 09/03/2010
- Source:
- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Air traffic growth raises pollution
Hyderabad, March 7: Growth in the aviation sector poses a major challenge for the environment as commercial air travel accounts for 3 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.
- Date:
- 08/03/2010
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- Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
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MPT chief fears threat to his life over dust pollution
MPT Chairman Praveen Agarwal has directed the Port Users Association (PUA) and coal handlers at Berths 10 and 11 to either stop the operation or reduce levels of coal dust pollution.
- Date:
- 08/03/2010
- Source:
- Herald (Panjim)
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BEST to get 468 CNG buses under urban renewal scheme
Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking (BEST) will get 468 CNG buses under the under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
- Date:
- 06/03/2010
- Source:
- Business Line (New Delhi)
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Emerging opportunities to capitalize on co-benefits of urban pollution and global climate policy
Emerging opportunities to capitalize on co-benefits of urban pollution and global climate policy: a paper presented by Dr. Sarath Guttikunda, Delhi at National climate research conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.
- Date:
- Mar 2010
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- Urban Emissions
