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| Annual Buildup of Air Pollution Chokes Tehran |
| Chethan Kumar, Byramangala |
| New York Times , Monday, January 07, 2013 |
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TEHRAN — Already battered by international threats against their nation’s nuclear program, sanctions and a broken economy, Iranians living here in the capital are now trying to cope with what has beco ...More
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| Why 2012 was a year of pollution extremes for Delhi |
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| Indian Express , Monday, January 07, 2013 |
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Three extreme polluting events made 2012 one of Delhi’s worst years, according to scientists with the System for Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) project under the Ministry of Earth Scie ...More
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| Why 2012 was a year of pollution extremes for Delhi |
| Anuradha Mascarenhas |
| The Indian Express , Monday, January 07, 2013 |
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Three extreme polluting events made 2012 one of Delhi's worst years, according to scientists with the System for Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) project under the Ministry of Earth Scienc ...More
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| Emgrand EC8 is listed among Top 10 Healthy Cars |
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| Global Times , Saturday, January 05, 2013 |
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The Geely Emgrand EC8 has been honored as one of the Top 10 Healthy Cars for 2012 in China’s First Automobile Health and Development Summit held in Beijing on December. 28, 2012. Geely, China’s first ...More
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| Pollution blamed for drop of 14% in Beijing tourism |
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| The Times of India , Thursday, January 03, 2013 |
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BEIJING: The number of tourists visiting China's capital fell by more than 14 per cent in the first half of this year compared to 2012, state media reported Saturday, with air pollution blamed for the ...More
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| New monitoring standards join quest to keep pollution at bay |
| By Wang Xiaodong ( China Daily) |
| China Daily , Wednesday, January 02, 2013 |
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China on Tuesday started to issue daily reports on air quality in 74 major Chinese cities by adopting more extensive monitoring standards, including the level of PM 2.5 - the smallest and most dangero ...More
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| New machines to monitor Noida's air pollution levels |
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| Times of India , Monday, December 31, 2012 |
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NOIDA: For proper monitoring of air pollution levels by analysing samples collected from different locations, the regional office of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has brought in two po ...More
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| Oil Giants Heading to Trial in Water Pollution Lawsuit |
| By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |
| New York Times , Saturday, December 29, 2012 |
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Nearly a decade after it was first brought, a lawsuit accusing two oil giants of widespread groundwater contamination in New Hampshire is expected to present jurors with the most ...More
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| Officials move to address air pollution |
| By Drazen Remikovic for Southeast European Times in Zagreb |
| Southeast European Times , Thursday, December 27, 2012 |
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About 10,000 people protested factory in Zenica on December 22nd against air pollution they say is caused by the Accelor Mittal steel factory. [Drazen Remikovic/SETimes]
The official website of Sla ...More
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| Official: Air pollution program needs more money |
| By Yin Yeping |
| Global Times , Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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The Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau and two state-owned companies held a press conference Wednesday, warning that the pilot program to reduce industrial air pollution in Beijing is e ...More
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| Air‚ sound pollution checks still not in place |
| HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE |
| The Himalayan Times , Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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KATHMANDU: Implementation of air and sound quality standard for vehicles, diesel generators, cement factories and crusher industries set by the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology two mont ...More
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| Taking a close look at cruise ship pollution |
| By Susan Salisbury |
| The Seattle Times , Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- More than 230 cruise ships operate worldwide, often in pristine coastal waters. Many cruise lines offer excursions to private islands where snorkeling to admire the coral reef ...More
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| Sun shines on Urumqi anti-pollution projects |
| By Shao Wei in Urumqi (China Daily) |
| China Daily , Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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One of China's most polluted cities in winter, Urumqi, has seen a massive improvement in its air quality, residents and experts said.
By Dec 10, the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region h ...More
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| Obama tightens air pollution limits |
| • Suzanne Goldenberg US environment correspondent |
| The Guardian , Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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The Obama administration has set new limits on a deadly form of air pollution – and risked a backlash from industry early in a second term – by tightening restrictions on soot from smoke stacks and di ...More
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| Awareness drive to check pollution levels in twin cities |
| By Arunkumar Huralimath, TNN |
| Times of India , Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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HUBLI: The Karnataka Pollution Control Board, Dharwad, has finally woken up to the growing menace of sound and air pollution in Dharwad district. It has launched a special awareness drive to check pol ...More
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| Pollution level rising, govt turns a blind eye |
| Darpan Singh |
| The Hindustan times , Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has expressed "deep shock" at the findings of the new Global Burden of Disease (GBD) count. The findings say air pollution has become one of the top 10 kil ...More
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| Diesel vehicles increasing pollution: Minister |
| IANS |
| The Sentinel , Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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NEW DELHI, Dec 17: The growing number of diesel vehicles is negating all efforts made to reduce air pollution by phasing out diesel buses and converting them to CNG, parliament was informed on Monday. ...More
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