Chhattisgarh is industrialising fast: within 10 years of its creation, the state has 200 large industrial units and scores of small ones. More than 700 are on their way. A handful of units existed when this largely agricultural state was carved out of Madhya Pradesh in 2000. Known as central …
The opening and closing ceremonies for Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium will flaunt two things— glitter and smoke. To ensure reliable power for stadiums, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee has bought diesel-run generators with a combined capacity of about 40 MW—the power consumed by the Delhi airport. …
Following a meeting of the taskforce to review the policy on cycle-rickshaws and other non-motorised transport as part of a larger transport and traffic plan for the city, a consensus was arrived at on allowing plying of cycle-rickshaw in all areas of the Capital, including the posh Lutyens' Delhi. According …
BLACK carbon, or soot, was known as a threat to only the public health until 2007 when the UN climate agency, IPCC, said it is a major contributor to global warming after CO2. The fine particulate matter, which efficiently absorbs sunlight and causes atmospheric warming, is released in large amounts …
CALL it a conspiracy between cloud and pollution. Stretches of clouds, impregnated with fine pollutants, or aerosols, reflect a large amount of sunlight over India back into space. This could be a major factor in the reduced radiation on the Indian soil, said researchers from Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology …
As the country gets set for the Commonwealth Games in October this year, scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) in Pune have given India an Air Quality Index (AQI) and a System for Air Pollution Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). Gufran Beig, Project Director of SAFAR and scientist …
This expert panel report on Vedanta's bauxite mining project in Orissa submitted to MoEF on August 16, 2010 says that the company must not given permission for this project as it has illegally occupied forest land andwill also threaten survival of local tribes. <br>The proposed mining lease (PML) area, which …
Sushil Kumar Lodhi, 32, walks about Dashehari village with newspaper clippings, which carried news of his grandfather’s death. His grandfather suffered a heart attack on his way back from Lucknow. He went there to convince officials not to build a solid waste management facility in their village because it would …
This latest CPCB report provides details of the monitoring study conducted to measure Ozone levels, VOCs including carbonyls in ambient air in the city of Kolkata. It also includes recommendations for control of VOCs releases. Volatile Organic Compounds or VOCs play an important role in tropospheric chemistry byaffecting the OH …
THE Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has bent backward to commission the 1,200 MW thermal plant in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, promoted by the Jindal group. The ministry has agreed to let the plant function without the flue gas desulfurization (FGD) unit needed to remove sulphur dioxide (SO2) from …
Volatile Organic Compounds or VOCs play an important role in tropospheric chemistry by affecting the OH radical concentration, production of organic acids and photochemical oxidants. In order to develop efficient air pollution abatement strategies, it is important to know the sources and fate of VOCs, specially in the South-East Asian …
Ahmedabad: It is a different story that cycle tracks did no good for the BRTS system as they lie unused along the 55-kilometre corridor. There is however a sliver lining for the Sabarmati riverfront where the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL) has woven in a paver block cycle track. …
Read this in-depth citizen’s report on the city of Kanpur released by CSE as part of its ongoing initiative to build city action on clean air and mobility. It captures air quality & mobility challenges in the city and details agenda for a livable city. The Centre for Science and …
This report presents the details of proposed action plan for the abatement of pollution in the industrial clusters of Ludhiana. The action plan has been evolved based on the studies of present environmental conditions, key hotspots, industrial activities, condition of pollution control measures for treatment and disposal of solid waste, …
This report presents the details of proposed action plan for the abatement of pollution in the industrial clusters of Mandi Gobindgarh. The action plan has been evolved based on the studies of present environmental conditions, key hotspots, industrial activities, condition of pollution control measures for treatment and disposal of solid …
Pune The System of Air Pollution Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) developed by Pune scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meterology (IITM) to give air quality at a given time and predict what it will be 24 hours later has come in for praise from the UN. SAFAR will also …
