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| Protest against pollution |
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| The Tribune , Thursday, January 11, 2007 |
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Dera Bassi, January 10
Up in arms against the ash being emitted by a pharmaceutical unit along the Dera Bassi-Mubarikpur road, scores of residents of Ashiyana colony protested in front of the unit’s ...More
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| Setting up brick kilns in paddy fields hits ecology |
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| The Hindu , Wednesday, January 10, 2007 |
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Residents are up in arms against violation of rules
KOCHI: Reclamation of paddy fields for setting up brick kilns has affected the ecology of various regions in Ernakulam district.
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| Home into low-maintenance eco-friendly options |
| Somashukla Sinha Walunjkar |
| Financial Express , Sunday, January 07, 2007 |
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Eco-friendly homes with energy efficient doors and windows, herbal gardens, rainwater harvesting and solar heating are now as fashionable as they are affordable
It’s a tag that is increasingly bec ...More
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| Court admits plea on poor air quality in Bhopal |
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| The Hindu , Saturday, January 06, 2007 |
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`Due to non-implementation of the statutory provisions'
BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday admitted a public interest litigation in the form of a writ petition drawing attention towards ...More
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| For a pollution-free city |
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| The Statesman , Wednesday, December 20, 2006 |
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Statesman News Service
KOLKATA, Dec. 19: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) officials said steps should be taken immediately to check the rising pollution level in the city.
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| HC seeks report on air pollution |
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| Times of India , Monday, December 18, 2006 |
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PATNA: The Patna High Court on Thursday directed the transport commissioner, the DM, the SSP and the traffic SP to appear before it and submit the action taken report regarding the steps initiated to ...More
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| Air pollution killing Asian cities: ADB |
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| The Pioneer , Monday, December 18, 2006 |
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Air pollution is killing more than half a million people in Asian cities like New Delhi, Kolkata, Kathmandu, Beijing, Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, and Shanghai each year and shows no sign ...More
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| India sets novel agenda for environ goods |
| Arun S |
| Financial Express , Wednesday, December 13, 2006 |
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New Delhi, Dec 12: In a move that has changed the course of discussion on environmental goods at the WTO, India has proposed a radically different and novel ‘project approach method’ for tariff reduc ...More
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| Illegal garages cause sound, air pollution |
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| Deccan Chronicle , Tuesday, December 12, 2006 |
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Hyderabad, Dec. 11: Hundreds of illegal car garages have sprung up in residential localities causing much trouble to local people. The incessant repair and service of vehicles in these garages see to ...More
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| Polluted town breathes easier |
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| The Telegraph , Saturday, December 09, 2006 |
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Dec. 8: The dust is finally settling on the row between cement companies and residents over pollution in the industrial township of Umrangsu.
After relentless protests from various organisations, th ...More
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| Ignore pollution, pay rice price |
| G.S. Mudur |
| The Telegraph , Thursday, December 07, 2006 |
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New Delhi, Dec. 6: A brown haze of pollution hanging over the Indian subcontinent may eat into the nation’s future rice harvests, a new study that investigated how changes in the atmosphere will affec ...More
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| Pollution’s why the rice bowl isn’t full |
| Kalyan Ray |
| Deccan Herald , Wednesday, December 06, 2006 |
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In what could be seen as an explanation to the decrease in rice productivity in recent years, scientists have shown that air pollution has reduced rice harvest by 20-25 per cent in India in the 1990s. ...More
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| Make Mangalore a green city |
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| Deccan Herald , Monday, December 04, 2006 |
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Mangalore is one of the most happening cities of our country, being the ‘Education Hub’ and ‘Banking Bowl’ of India. Already having big industrial establishments such as MCF, MRPL and Infosys and attr ...More
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| PCBA training on biomedical waste handling organized |
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| Assam Tribune , Thursday, November 30, 2006 |
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GUWAHATI, Nov 29 – In order 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 ‘Biomedical waste ...More
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| ITO & Townhall most polluted areas |
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| The Pioneer , Sunday, November 26, 2006 |
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New Delhi
Chandni Chowk and ITO intersection have air pollutants higher than standards. Replying to supplimentaries in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Forest and Environment Namo Narain Meena sa ...More
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| A ride on green wheels |
| Saswati Mukherjee |
| The Telegraph , Saturday, November 25, 2006 |
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- School promotes cycling for eco-protection
Jamshedpur, Nov. 24: Kerala Public School (KPS), Kadma started a unique trend today when the school principal and DSP (traffic) F.K.N Kujur flagged off ...More
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| Man-animal conflict |
| Amber Henshaw |
| Assam Tribune , Friday, November 24, 2006 |
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Five people killed in one night is ironically not a rare occurrence in India, but when lives are lost to animal attack, they do make news. The recent depredation by wild elephants in the State’s Sonit ...More
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