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| Need to stop disastrous cropping pattern: Report |
| Amulya Pati |
| The Tribune , Tuesday, August 28, 2007 |
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Chandigarh, August 27
Forty years after the Green Revolution provided food security to millions in the country and changed the Punjab’s economy, its ecology needs immediate attention due to ill-affec ...More
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| Industries defying environmental norms |
| Pradip Dash |
| The Pioneer , Friday, August 24, 2007 |
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Solid wastes from industrial activities have emerged as a major environmental hazard in the State. Minerals-based industries are generating a large quantity of solid wastes, the major ones being fly a ...More
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| IIM-A gears up to fight global warming |
| Staff reporter |
| Times of India , Wednesday, August 22, 2007 |
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AHMEDABAD: If global warming is the new universal concern, then the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, has already begun a drive to help develop cleantech business ventures. Cleantech is the b ...More
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| Pollution control board issues notice to steel mills |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Pioneer , Friday, August 17, 2007 |
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... they were using low quality fuel to save costThe Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) has issued notices to around 30 steel re-rolling mills in Indore and Sanwer region on charges of cau ...More
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| New wildlife bureau to meet today |
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| Indian Express , Monday, August 13, 2007 |
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The IOC has hinted that many events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics may be jeopardised because of pollution. EDWARD CODY on official experiments this week to rectify matters by taking cars off the roads ...More
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| Study finds acid rain's a reality |
| Yogesh Joshi |
| Hindustan Times , Monday, August 06, 2007 |
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When it rains in Pune and Nagpur, the raindrops may not taste unusual. But weathermen who recently studied the composition of rainwater from 10 cities are worried that it’s raining ‘acid rain’ caused ...More
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| Garbage piles up in Pallipalayam Agraharam |
| R. Sundaram |
| The Hindu , Monday, July 16, 2007 |
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ERODE: Residents of Pallipalayam Agraharam say that they have been badly affected by the unpleasant smell of garbage in their area and claim that they are developing respiratory problems as a result o ...More
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| Pollution board plans to make gas must for cars |
| Staff Reporter |
| Deccan Herald , Sunday, July 08, 2007 |
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Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is planning to make a fitting of LPG cylinders mandatory in all private and government owned four-wheeler, in Bangalore.
Based on the Supreme Court ...More
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| Taming of the earth |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Friday, June 29, 2007 |
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Wilderness almost non-existent on the planet, says study
SAN FRANCISCO: Humans have domesticated the planet to such a degree that few untouched spots remain, researchers report in a review article p ...More
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| Better environment begets better health: WHO |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, June 19, 2007 |
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Thiruvananthapuram: In every country, people’s health could be improved by reducing environmental risks including pollution, hazards in the work environment, noise, agricultural risks, climate and eco ...More
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| Pollution has them gasping for breath |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Friday, May 18, 2007 |
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Symptoms of asthma alarmingly high among children
· Vehicles contribute to almost 60 per cent of air pollution
· Green tax should be imposed on car owners
VISAKHAPATNAM: May 1, apart from be ...More
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| Forest land turns into garbage dump |
| Kanchan Vasdev |
| The Tribune , Wednesday, May 16, 2007 |
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Ludhiana, May 15
The green belt alongside the Ludhiana-Moga highway is fast turning into a garbage dump thanks to the marriage palaces that are dumping their waste on the area even as Forest official ...More
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| Social forestry on private farms |
| Kunal Doley |
| Times of India , Monday, April 23, 2007 |
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NAGPUR: Private farms in the state will soon have plantations by the social forestry department. The new project will come up on 50,000 acres land in 36 districts of Maharashtra this monsoon season.
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| IIT-M study on air pollution |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Friday, April 13, 2007 |
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Vehicular emissions `major contributor to poor air quality'
CHENNAI : Indian Institute of Technology-Madras is studying the ambient air quality in the city under the `Emission Inventory and Source A ...More
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| All polluting units along Buddha Nallah to be closed: PPCB |
| Sanjeev Chopra |
| The Indian Express , Wednesday, April 04, 2007 |
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Patiala, April 3: Armed with a High Court directive, Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has decided to close all the units in Ludhiana emptying effluents in Buddha Nallah. A decision to this effect ...More
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| Environment pact with U.S. renewed |
| Special Correspondent |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, April 03, 2007 |
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NEW DELHI: India and the United States on Monday renewed their five-year agreement to cooperate on environmental issues.
The MoU was signed by Union Environment and Forests Minister A. Raja and U.S. ...More
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| Training on disposal of bio-medical waste held |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Assam Tribune , Monday, April 02, 2007 |
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GUWAHATI, April 1 – To curb the spread of fatal diseases like HIV/ AIDS / Hepatitis B and Cancer, the Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA) organized a training programme on Bio-Medical Waste (BMW) se ...More
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| 'Indoor' air pollution is the biggest killer |
| Kounteya Sinha |
| Times of India , Thursday, March 22, 2007 |
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NEW DELHI: Indoor air pollution (IAP), resulting from chulhas burning wood, coal and animal dung as fuel, is claiming a shocking 500,000 lives in India every year, most of whom are women and children. ...More
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| Dumper trucks endanger lives, cause pollution |
| Bijendra Ahlawat |
| The Tribune , Wednesday, March 21, 2007 |
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Faridabad, March 20
The city and parts of the rural areas of the district report many accidents due to overloaded and overspeeding dumper trucks and commercial vehicles. The movement of such vehicles ...More
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