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| ‘Conservation should take priority over development’ |
| Staff reporter |
| The Assam Tribune , Saturday, November 29, 2008 |
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GUWAHATI, Nov 28 – Voices in conservation circles are becoming louder in favouring a cautious approach to the proposed widening of NH 37 in close proximity to the Kaziranga National Park, an idea supp ...More
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| Government backs off drilling near national parks |
| AP |
| Times of India , Wednesday, November 26, 2008 |
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SALT LAKE CITY: Drilling leases on and near the border of Utah's scenic national parks have been pulled from an auction block.
The US Bureau of Land Management announced its decision late Tuesday ...More
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| Climate change may boost exposure to harmful pollutants |
| ANI |
| Times of India , Monday, November 24, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON: A review of studies projecting the impact of climate change on air quality, has indicated that adverse health effects will likely rise with further changes in climate, with the major effec ...More
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| Environmentalists critical of both Congress and BJP |
| PTI |
| Times of India , Saturday, November 22, 2008 |
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NEW DELHI: Environmentalists are critical of both the Congress and BJP for failing to present "green" manifestos to ensure sustainable development of the national capital.
"Environmental issues fi ...More
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| Pollution levels during Deepavali alarm greens |
| Shankar Bennur |
| The Hindu , Friday, November 21, 2008 |
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MYSORE: The air and noise pollution levels in Mysore during last month’s Deepavali celebrations has alarmed organisations involved in environmental protection activities here since the ambient air qua ...More
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| Vehicular emissions cost Arab countries $5bn |
| IANS |
| Times of India , Saturday, November 15, 2008 |
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DUBAI: Arab countries spend more than $5 billion annually to fight health problems caused by vehicular emissions, WAM said.
"The impact of vehicular emissions has not just been limited to human he ...More
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| California dirty air costs over $28bn a year |
| REUTERS |
| Times of India , Thursday, November 13, 2008 |
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SAN FRANCISCO: California is losing $28bn annually in health-related costs because of air pollution in and around Los Angeles and in its San Joaquin Valley, according to a report released on Wednesday ...More
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| Dust pollution may spawn tornadoes |
| ANI |
| Times of India , Monday, November 10, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON: A new study has suggested that dust pollution in the atmosphere may push supercell thunderstorms into spawning tornadoes.
According to a report in Discovery News, the study was don ...More
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| Air pollution |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Saturday, November 08, 2008 |
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The level of total suspended particulate matter (TSPM) in the ambient air at a traffic intersection in Kilpauk was 297 microgram/cubic metre during the 24-hour period ending Thursday 6 a.m. The permis ...More
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| Concern over ozone depletion |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Monday, November 03, 2008 |
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Thiruvananthapuram: Ozone depletion could have major implications on the health scenario of the State, Transport Minister Mathew T. Thomas has said.
Inaugurating a seminar on the topic ‘Montreal prot ...More
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| Noiseless crackers not good either |
| Jayashree Nandi, TNN |
| Times of India , Friday, October 31, 2008 |
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BANGALORE: Cracker manufacturers had made noiseless crackers for use during Diwali, marketing them as a cure for sound pollution. But the mute,vibrant bombs emitted a lot of smoke and led to a signifi ...More
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| Despite low cracker sales, pollution hits record high |
| By Subhash Chandra N S,DH News Service,Bangalore: |
| The Deccan Herald , Thursday, October 30, 2008 |
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The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has now ruled that this year’s festival was the most polluting so far. Reason: the Respiratory Suspended Particulate Material (RSPM) has been record ...More
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| Warm weather dispersed smoke |
| Neha Lalchandani, TNN |
| Times of India , Thursday, October 30, 2008 |
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NEW DELHI: A Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report attributed the lower noise levels this Diwali to ‘‘bursting of less number of crackers’’. Air pollution levels were also generally lower due ...More
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| New measures to check air pollution in Delhi |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Wednesday, October 29, 2008 |
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NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta convened a meeting in the Capital on Monday to draw up an action plan to reduce air pollution during winter.
The meeting was attended by Environment Po ...More
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| Pollution level higher this year |
| Deepa H Ramakrishnan and K.Lakshmi |
| The Hindu , Wednesday, October 29, 2008 |
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CHENNAI: It was a relatively quiet Deepavali this year with the residents opting for more sparkle than sound with while bursting firecrackers. With a chilly mist cover trapping the smoke close to the ...More
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| Quieter, cleaner Diwali today? |
| TNN |
| Times of India , Tuesday, October 28, 2008 |
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NEW DELHI: There's something for environmentalists to cheer about this Diwali. The festival of lights is set to be a quieter affair this time.
With the police having issued fewer licences to firec ...More
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| Noise pollution increasing in Doon |
| Paritosh Kimothi | Dehradun |
| The Pioneer , Saturday, October 25, 2008 |
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The Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) has been monitoring the condition of Dehradun’s air quality and air-noise pollution level for more than the past five years. ...More
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| Arsenic pollutes scenic lake in China |
| AFP |
| Times of India , Friday, October 24, 2008 |
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BEIJING: Water supplies for at least 26,000 people were cut off in southwest China after a scenic lake popular with holidaymakers was contaminated with arsenic and other pollutants, state media report ...More
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| Towards clean air and walls |
| OUR BUREAU |
| The Telegraph , Friday, October 24, 2008 |
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Transport minister Subhas Chakraborty announced on Thursday that all autorickshaws plying in and around Calcutta would have to convert to a clean fuel by December 31 this year.
“They will have to c ...More
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