| CWG Legacy Project On Air Quality Spreading To More Cities |
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The Commonwealth Games (CWG) which India hosted in 2010 may have been forgotten for various reasons but one of its legacy projects is thriving and helping citizens with air quality information.
The project known as “System of Air Quality and Weather
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| Three-day Jumbo census begins in Jharkhand |
| The Hindustan Times |
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The three-day census of elephants began simultaneously in four states, including Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and Chattisgarh, on Wednesday. This is for the first time when ‘dung-decay’ method is being used in Jharkhand sanctuaries for the elephant
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| Elephant census begins on May 17 in Kerala |
| The Hindu |
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Last census, in 2012, had put the number of elephants at 6,177
An elephant census will be held in southern India from May 17 to May 19.
It is estimated that there are more than 6,000 elephants in the Wayanad, Nilambur, Anamudi, and Periyar elephant
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| Big cat roars in Assam's national parks |
| The Sentinel |
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GUWAHATI, May 11: The magnificent but threatened tiger is bringing cheers to wildlife conservationists in Assam. The tiger count in Manas and Orang National Parks have registered a significant growth since the big cat census conducted last year. Th
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| Misguided view of Swachh Bharat |
| Business Line |
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A survey ranking clean cities applies the wrong metrics
May 11, 2017:
Swachh Survekshan 2017, a survey which ranked 500 cities for their cleanliness, drew flak for allegedly being biased towards BJP-ruled States. It showed that Indore in BJP-rule
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| China's Hebei province admits more lapses in pollution, overcapacity fight |
| First Post |
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SHANGHAI China's Hebei province is not properly enforcing policies to cut pollution or reduce chronic overcapacity in major industrial sectors like steel and coal, the environmental bureau said.Hebei produces more steel a year than the whole of the E
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| Delhi summer bird count on Saturday to study habitat, breeding and species diversity |
| The Hindustan Times |
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Get ready to go bird spotting for the second edition of ‘Delhi Summer Bird Count’ on Saturday. More than 70 participants, equipped with binoculars, tripods and cameras, will be on the lookout for birds in the region as part of the annual avian census
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| Wheat straw burning cases drop by 70% in Ludhiana district this year: Pollution control board |
| The Hindustan Times |
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Even as the wheat harvesting period is drawing to an end in the district, environmentalists and pollution regulation bodies have said there was a substantial 70% drop in cases of stubble burning this year when compared to the cases last year.
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| Ahmedabad gets air quality monitors to battle pollution |
| The Hindu |
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City’s first comprehensive air pollution alert system will focus on health risk communication
To effectively battle increasing air pollution, the Ahmedabad civic body is launching a comprehensive Air Quality Index (AQI) and Air Information and Respo
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| Ahmedabad’s pollution app goes live today |
| The Times of India |
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AHMEDABAD: Even as the city gets its first real-time Air Quality Monitoring System on Friday, it will be deprived of a comprehensive plan for controlling air pollution in the city. For more than four months, now the Air Action Plan (AAP) for Ahmedaba
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| Yesterdays
News (Thursday, May 11, 2017 ) |
 NGT seeks report on discoms’ e-waste collection mechanism
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| Chennai's air pollution alarmingly toxic: Study
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| Over 100 endangered turtles found dead in pond
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| Ankleshwar-Varanasi car rally to focus on river cleanliness
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| Bengal bans use of firecrackers over 90 decibels
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| West Bengal Pollution Control Board bans firecrackers crossing 90 decibel limit
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| Boat Club, Poes Garden not spared from pollution: Report
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| 60% wildlife area is leopard territory
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| At odds on impact of odd-even on pollution
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| Jumbo count in four states
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| Report on discoms’ e-waste collection sought
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| Students pledge to reduce noise pollution
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| ‘Every family is a source’ of dangerous plastic waste choking in Pune
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| Water sources high on pollution
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| NGT seeks report on discoms' e-waste collection mechanism
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| MAHARASHTRA'S POLLUTING FACTORIES MAKE ITS RIVERS FILTHIEST IN INDIA
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| Negligible fall in Delhi pollution after odd-even formula, shows new study
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| Campaigns to mark Migratory Bird Day
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| Solid waste issue: Civic body to increase number of sanitary workers
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| Maharashtra's polluting factories make its rivers filthiest in India
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| Over 100 endangered turtles found dead in pond
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| Paul Allen goes digital to save the world’s most-endangered animals
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| Uttarakhand, UP gear up to count their elephants from May 23
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| Elephant hit by train dies
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| Wildlife Institute of India discovers Indian Skimmer bird species in Allahabad
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| Celebrating the winged guests, icons of peace and happiness
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| Goa puts off renewal of mining leases over rising air pollution
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| On World Migratory Bird Day, UN spotlights common destiny for wildlife and people
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| Giant bird-like dinosaur species found in China: Study
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| 18 jumbos die in Kerala reserve
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| 41 elephants die in Kerala forests in 6 months
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| BNHS to study migratory birds along Maharashtra coast
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| J’Khand forest dept begins elephant census in PTR, 8 sanctuaries
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| 41 Elephants Die In Kerala's Forests In 6 Months
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