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| Soon, No 'Pollution Under Control' Proof, No Fuel |
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| The New Indian Express , Thursday, April 30, 2015 |
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BENGALURU:The Transport Department has decided to direct all fuel stations within BBMP limits not to refuel vehicles without ‘pollution under control’ certificates.
Additional Advocate General A S Po ...More
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| Soon, no parking in high noise, air pollution areas |
| KRISHNAPRASAD |
| The Hindu , Thursday, April 30, 2015 |
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Places where noise and air pollution levels are found to be abnormally high, as per the data recorded by the pollution monitoring stations in the city, could soon be declared “silent zones” where park ...More
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| Air quality index trials begin in city |
| Badri Chatterjee |
| The Hindustan Times , Thursday, April 30, 2015 |
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Trials to fix the air quality index (AQI) – a pollution measuring indicator used worldwide — for the city have started. The AQI has been created by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for t ...More
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| UK top court orders air pollution cut |
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| Business Standard , Thursday, April 30, 2015 |
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The UK's highest court has ruled that the government must take immediate action to cut air pollution, a major victory for environment campaigners who started legal action after the country breached EU ...More
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| Burn waste, pay Rs 5,000 fine: NGT |
| Aniruddha Ghosal |
| The Indian Express , Wednesday, April 29, 2015 |
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed authorities in Delhi and NCR to impose a fine of Rs 5,000 on anyone caught burning waste — garbage, leaves, plastic, rubber or other items — in open areas.
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| Centre seeks stay on diesel ban |
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| The Times of India , Tuesday, April 28, 2015 |
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NEW DELHI: The Union road transport ministry has moved National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking a stay on its order on banning diesel vehicles which are over 10 years old. The ministry has also asked for ...More
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| Foul air against right to life, SC must act |
| WILLIAM BISSELL |
| The Economic Times , Tuesday, April 28, 2015 |
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I am writing this as a concerned father of two young children who are sick all winter with one pulmonary infection after another. My son loves nothing more than playing football, but lately I've been ...More
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| Centre moves NGT for stay on |
| Aniruddha Ghosal |
| The Indian Express , Tuesday, April 28, 2015 |
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The Centre has moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT), seeking a stay on its order banning 15-year-old diesel vehicles and 10-year-old petrol vehicles from plying in Delhi and NCR on grounds that s ...More
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| Helpline plea on burning waste |
| TNN |
| The Times of India , Tuesday, April 28, 2015 |
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NEW DELHI: An additional affidavit was filed on Monday in Vardhaman Kaushik's application against high air pollution levels in the city. Kaushik's counsel appealed to the bench, headed by NGT chairper ...More
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| Govt faces questions over air pollution in Capital |
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| The Indian Express , Tuesday, April 28, 2015 |
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Congress MP in Rajya Sabha Ashwani Kumar on Monday referred to The Indian Express’s ‘Death by Breath’ series on air pollution in Delhi to quiz power minister Piyush Goyal on the specific steps being t ...More
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| HC asks for action plan on air pollution |
| MOHAMMED IQBAL |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, April 28, 2015 |
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The Delhi High Court has directed the Union Government to come up with an action plan to deal with air pollution in the Capital, while expressing concern over the “bureaucratic apathy” on the issue an ...More
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| Pollution not local but regional issue, says Jain |
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| The Times of India , Monday, April 27, 2015 |
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NEW DELHI: The issue of pollution in Delhi was raised prominently in the northern zonal council meeting held on Saturday. PWD minister Satyendar Jain said that pollution was discussed not as a local p ...More
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| HC asks for action plan on air pollution |
| MOHAMMED IQBAL |
| The Hindu , Monday, April 27, 2015 |
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The Delhi High Court has directed the Union Government to come up with an action plan to deal with air pollution in the Capital, while expressing concern over the “bureaucratic apathy” on the issue an ...More
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