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| Kejriwal launches Green Delhi initiative |
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| The Hindu , Wednesday, March 02, 2016 |
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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday launched the Green Delhi programme by planting trees at the Triangular Park at the ITO Chowk.
The event comes on the eve of his promise to rid the Capital’s ...More
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| Capital roads set for a ‘green makeover’ |
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| The Asian Age , Wednesday, March 02, 2016 |
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The national capital’s roads will soon get a makeover with Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday launching a drive for “greening” and vacuum-cleaning of roads.
MrKejriwal, who inaugurated th ...More
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| NGT issues notices to 13 cement manufacturers |
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| Live Mint , Wednesday, March 02, 2016 |
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New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued notices to 13 cement manufacturers on a petition that said they were violating the tribunal’s earlier order on overloading trucks.
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| Separate cell to verify tech at waste-to-energy plants |
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| The Times of India , Monday, February 29, 2016 |
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NEW DELHI: There will be a separate cell in the department of science and technology to verify technology used by waste-to-energy plants before cities decide to handover waste management job to them.
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| Traffic police vulnerable to pollution: Study |
| Kevin Mendonsa |
| The Times of India , Monday, February 29, 2016 |
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Mangaluru: Did you know that traffic cops in Kudla are the worst affected by vehicular pollution? A recent study shows that Mangaluru City Traffic Police (MCTP) has been most vulnerable to pollution.
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| KMC to ask firm treating biomedical waste to shut plant |
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| The Times of India , Sunday, February 28, 2016 |
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Kolhapur: The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) will be directing the firm appointed for treating biomedical waste to stop operations, after the corporators alleged air pollution at the treatment f ...More
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| Punish builders for dust: NGT |
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| The Hindu , Friday, February 26, 2016 |
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday asked civic bodies and public authorities in Delhi-NCR to check air pollution caused by dust emanating from construction sites and initiate action against ...More
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| Global air quality observing system soon |
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| The Hindu , Friday, February 26, 2016 |
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In an effort to develop a global air quality observing system, NASA has partnered with South Korea to carry out a field study in order to monitor air pollution accurately from space, a NASA statement ...More
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| Students take up project that help monitor air quality |
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| The times of India , Friday, February 26, 2016 |
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Mangaluru: With air pollution becoming one of the major environmental problems in India, NIT-K students are working on a project that will help monitor air quality.
The project, Remote Air Quality Mo ...More
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| NGT bans diesel vehicle registration in Kerala |
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| Live Mint , Wednesday, February 24, 2016 |
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday banned the registration of diesel vehicles of 2000cc or above in Kerala, a move which may set the stage for similar interventions in other states as well.
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| Clean air agenda for the cities |
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| The Hindu , Wednesday, February 24, 2016 |
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Air quality has a strong bearing on India’s ability to sustain high economic growth, but national policy has treated the issue with scant importance. This is evident even from the meagre data on pollu ...More
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| Eco development, environmental protection can co-exist: Prez |
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| Business Standard , Wednesday, February 24, 2016 |
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Amidst concerns that growth of a country is accompanied by damage to its environment, President Pranab Mukherjee today said that both economic development and environmental protection can "co-exist". ...More
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| India’s pollution levels beat China’s: study |
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| The Hindu , Wednesday, February 24, 2016 |
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Greenpeace analysed NASA’s satellite data on particulate matter from 2003 to 2015 in India and China
The average Indian was exposed to more particulate matter than the average Chinese citizen in 2015 ...More
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| NGT bans diesel vehicle registration in Kerala |
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| Live Mint , Wednesday, February 24, 2016 |
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday banned the registration of diesel vehicles of 2000cc or above in Kerala, a move which may set the stage for similar interventions in other states as well.
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| Fifth car-free day held in south Delhi |
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| The Hindu , Tuesday, February 23, 2016 |
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Tea vendor kicks off plantation drive; Somnath Bharti fills in for Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, who skipped the cycle rally
Delhi observed its fifth car-free day here on Monday, on the sidelin ...More
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| India’s pollution levels beat China’s: study |
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| The Hindu , Tuesday, February 23, 2016 |
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Greenpeace analysed NASA’s satellite data on particulate matter from 2003 to 2015 in India and China
The average Indian was exposed to more particulate matter than the average Chinese citizen in 2015 ...More
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