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BP oil spill offers clues on air pollution: Study |
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Times of India , Friday, March 11, 2011 |
WASHINGTON: The BP oil spill that sent 4 million barrels of crude into the Gulf of Mexico last year also created air pollution, and studying this pollution gave scientists clues into how these conta ...More
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UN alarmed at huge decline in bee numbers |
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The Economic Times , Friday, March 11, 2011 |
GENEVA: The UN on Thursday expressed alarm at a huge decline in bee colonies under a multiple onslaught of pests and pollution, urging an international effort to save the pollinators that are vital ...More
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BP oil spill offers clues on air pollution: Study |
REUTERS |
The Economic Times , Friday, March 11, 2011 |
WASHINGTON: The BP oil spill that sent 4 million barrels of crude into the Gulf of Mexico last year also created air pollution, and studying this pollution gave scientists clues into how these conta ...More
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UN alarmed at huge decline in bee numbers |
AFP |
Times of India , Friday, March 11, 2011 |
GENEVA: The UN on Thursday expressed alarm at a huge decline in bee colonies under a multiple onslaught of pests and pollution, urging an international effort to save the pollinators that are vita ...More
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Schools impress with eco projects |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Wednesday, March 02, 2011 |
BANGALORE: K.K. High School, Varthur and Sri Vani Education Centre (SVEC), Basaveshwarnagar, have won the first and second places respectively at the Bangalore chapter of the T.N. Khoshoo Ecology and ...More
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Environment Ministry gets tough on Tata Camelot |
Ruchika M Khanna |
The Tribune , Sunday, February 27, 2011 |
Chandigarh, February 26
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has toughened its stand over granting clearance to the multi-tower high-rise Tata Camelot project proposed to come up next to th ...More
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Environment Ministry gets tough on Tata Camelot |
TNS |
The Tribune , Sunday, February 27, 2011 |
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has toughened its stand over granting clearance to the multi-tower high-rise Tata Camelot project proposed to come up next to the Sukhna Lake here.
For ...More
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SC wants new report on Sterlite smelter |
Nikhil Kanekal |
Live Mint , Saturday, February 26, 2011 |
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (Neeri) to submit a fresh pollution report on the Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd’s copper smel ...More
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State asked to curb pollution |
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The Hindustan Times , Friday, February 18, 2011 |
The Parliamentary standing committee on environment, science and technology, during its visit to the city on Thursday, expressed concerns over increasing pollution in Mumbai, asking the state and loca ...More
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Air pollution kills 3,000 a year in Capital |
Chetan Chauhan |
The Hindustan Times , Sunday, February 13, 2011 |
Heart attacks, asthma, respiratory diseases and cancer caused by air pollution kill at least 3,000 Delhiites every year. And those who live 500 metres of the two Ring Roads are the worst affected.
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Growth versus environment? |
Vinod Thomas |
The Hindu , Thursday, February 10, 2011 |
The reality is that it will not be possible to sustain high growth in the coming years without environmental care.
The universal drive for higher incomes in the face of mounting environmental destr ...More
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CSE lambasts govt's air pollution report |
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The Hindustan Times , Wednesday, February 09, 2011 |
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh had blamed subsidised diesel for causing air pollution but his own ministry had given it a clean chit saying major cause of ambient pollution in cities was roadside ...More
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HC gives green signal to Gurgaon metro project |
Saurabh Malik / Tribune News Service |
The Tribune , Tuesday, February 01, 2011 |
Chandigarh, January 31
The Rail Metro Rapid Gurgaon (RMRG) project, which is to connect Gurgaon residents with the Delhi metro, is back on track. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a pet ...More
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‘All environment laws to be reviewed’ |
Rashme Sehgal |
The Asian Age , Thursday, January 27, 2011 |
Under pressure from large corporate houses, environment minister Jairam Ramesh admits his ministry is in the process of reviewing all the major environmental laws of the country.
Amongst the laws set ...More
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