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| Earth Day: Mobilize the earth |
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| The Sentinel , Thursday, April 05, 2012 |
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SILCHAR: Each year, Earth Day-April 22 marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. At the time, industries belched out smoke and sludge with lit ...More
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| Delhi air quality was worst in March: Study |
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| Times of India , Tuesday, April 03, 2012 |
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NEW DELHI: Dust in the Delhi skies in March brought the air quality down to the worst levels in the last one year and the increase in total pollution was as high as that caused by Diwali fireworks, sa ...More
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| Clean-up needs money, tough hand |
| Sarbjit Dhaliwal |
| The Tribune , Monday, March 26, 2012 |
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Of the various forms of pollution, that of fouling up the state’s water bodies as well as groundwater with industrial effluents and civic waste is of utmost concern as it affects the health of the peo ...More
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| Raids at sugar mills, 3 found violating pollution norms |
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| The Tribune , Monday, March 19, 2012 |
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Patiala, March 18
The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) today raided eight sugar mills in different parts of the state and found three mills violating the various provisions of the Water (Prevent ...More
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| Emissions set to surge 50% by 2050: OECD |
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| The Economic Times , Friday, March 16, 2012 |
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LONDON: Global greenhouse gas emissions could rise 50 percent by 2050 without more ambitious climate policies, as fossil fuels continue to dominate the energy mix, the Organization for Economic Cooper ...More
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| Emissions set to surge 50% by 2050: OECD |
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| Times of India , Friday, March 16, 2012 |
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LONDON: Global greenhouse gas emissionscould rise 50 percent by 2050 without more ambitious climate policies, as fossil fuels continue to dominate the energy mix, the Organization for Economic Coopera ...More
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| Emission test drive to check air pollution |
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| The Deccan Herald , Saturday, March 03, 2012 |
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The City traffic police, in association with the Transport Department and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, will conduct a joint drive to reduce air pollution in the City and encourage vehi ...More
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| 55% Delhi population directly hit by air pollution |
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| The Economic Times , Friday, March 02, 2012 |
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NEW DELHI: Deteriorating air quality in the national capital can translate into 3,000 additional "premature deaths" annually due to air pollution related diseases, the Centre for Science and Environme ...More
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| Groups challenge Shell Oil's Arctic air permit |
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| Times of India , Friday, February 24, 2012 |
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Environmental and Alaska Native groups will try to keep Shell Oil out of Arctic waters this summer by appealing an air permit that was granted by the Environmental Protection Agency ...More
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| Groups challenge Shell Oil's Arctic air permit |
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| The Economic Times , Friday, February 24, 2012 |
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Environmental and Alaska Native groups will try to keep Shell Oil out of Arctic waters this summer by appealing an air permit that was granted by the Environmental Protection Agen ...More
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| Wildfires kill 339,000 people per year: Study |
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| The Economic Times , Monday, February 20, 2012 |
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VANCOUVER: Wildfires, peat fires and controlled burns on farming lands kill 339,000 people worldwide each year, said a study released on Saturday that is the first to estimate a death toll for landsca ...More
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| Wildfires kill 339,000 people per year: Study |
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| Times of India , Monday, February 20, 2012 |
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VANCOUVER: Wildfires, peat fires and controlled burns on farming lands kill 339,000 people worldwide each year, said a study released on Saturday that is the first to estimate a death toll for landsca ...More
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| Worsening air pollution costs China dearly: Study |
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| The Economic Times , Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
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HONG KONG: China's worsening air pollution, after decades of unbridled economic growth, cost the country $112 billion in 2005 in lost economic productivity, a study by the Massachusetts Institute of T ...More
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| Pollution in Sonbhadra Not on Political Radar |
| Ashish Tripathi |
| The Times of India (New Delhi), , Wednesday, February 15, 2012 |
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Sonbhadra has no dearth of ironies. It is one of the richest districts in the state in terms of natural resources but its people are among the poorest. More than half of power generation in UP takes p ...More
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| India's air the worst, says study |
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| The Economic Times , Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
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NEW DELHI: India has the worst air quality in the world, beating even its neighbour China, according to an annual survey based at Yale and Columbia universities in the United States.
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| Pollution board going slow on raids |
| Umesh Dewan/TNS |
| The Tribune , Monday, February 06, 2012 |
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Patiala, February 5
Even after one-and-half months, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has not resumed its drive to conduct surprise raids on various industries in the state to check complia ...More
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| Pollution board going slow on raids |
| Umesh Dewan/TNS |
| The Tribune , Monday, February 06, 2012 |
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Patiala, February 5
Even after one-and-half months, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has not resumed its drive to conduct surprise raids on various industries in the state to check complianc ...More
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| Dust pollution remains alarming in city |
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| The Assam Tribune , Tuesday, January 31, 2012 |
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GUWAHATI, Jan 30 – The problem of dust pollution continues to aggravate in the city, exposing its citizens to a grave health hazard. It is because together with vehicular emissions, the dust partic ...More
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| California passes new auto emission rules |
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| The Economic Times , Saturday, January 28, 2012 |
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SAN FRANCISCO: Seeking to influence other states and Washington, California air regulators passed sweeping auto emission standards Friday that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and hy ...More
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