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| Pirana waste dump could be hazardous |
| Tina Parekh |
| Times of India , Wednesday, January 04, 2006 |
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AHMEDABAD: If you drive to Pirana village on the outskirts of the city and turn at the octroi post, you see 30 metre high hillocks on the right, stretching to a kilometre.
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| Eco-friendly calendar from Air-India |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Wednesday, January 04, 2006 |
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Air-India's New Year calendar is all about environment. It sports 12 prize-winning paintings from the 1998 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) children's painting competition.
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| Sneaking up on the unwary – pollution |
| Shikha Mukerjee |
| The Pioneer , Monday, December 26, 2005 |
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Private buses will be off the roads in the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority area from the new year, the Joint Council of Bus Syndicates declared here on Thursday. The protest is aimed at pre ...More
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| ‘Huge pollution pool over Bihar’ |
| Staff Reporter |
| Deccan Herald , Sunday, December 25, 2005 |
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Attributing the pollution to inefficient burning of biofuel in the state, NASA says that the health of nearly 100 million people may be at stake.
A NASA research team examining air pollution l ...More
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| Monitoring air pollution in city |
| R. Ramabhadran Pillai |
| The Hindu , Friday, December 23, 2005 |
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The electromagnetic display unit put up at Marine Drive grounds by GAIL (India) Ltd. ,is meant to record the polluting gases present in the city environment.
A sensor picks up the gases present in t ...More
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| GAIL's initiative for pollution-free Kochi |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Pioneer , Thursday, December 22, 2005 |
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GAIL (India) inaugurated an Electro Magnetic Display (EMD) unit in the heart of Kochi on Wednesday. It was set up at a cost of Rs 15 lakh to create awareness about the pollution levels and other weath ...More
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| Green certification for college building |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Pioneer , Friday, December 16, 2005 |
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The Energy and Research Institute (TERI) has selected Hitkarni Engineering College and Technology's multi-storied building in Jabalpur for green building certification. It would be the first building ...More
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| Levels of vehicular pollution alarming in Dibrugarh |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Assam Tribune , Friday, December 16, 2005 |
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DIBRUGARH, Dec 15 – From a quiet little township to one of the fastest growing city of Assam Dibrugarh has expanded in leaps and bounds over the past one decade. Growing urbanisation has resulted in t ...More
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| Green power may save Taj |
| Shahira Naim |
| The Tribune , Thursday, December 15, 2005 |
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Lucknow, December 14
If a recent initiative to generate green power in Uttar Pradesh proceeds as planned, power cuts in Agra will be a thing of the past and the fragile Taj Mahal will be saved from e ...More
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| Recycle straw to make soil fertile, says expert |
| Sarbjit Dhaliwal |
| The Tribune , Monday, December 05, 2005 |
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Chandigarh, December 4
The nutrient deficiency, alarming level of degradation of soil, loss of fertility and decline of organic matter quality have become a serious challenge to counter for agricultu ...More
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| Month-long campaign for controlling pollution ends |
| Special Correspondent |
| The Hindu , Thursday, December 01, 2005 |
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GULBARGA: Deputy Commissioner Anjum Parvez on Wednesday said there is a proposal for branding vehicles, which habitually violate the norms fixed for emission limits, by pasting a sticker. Presiding ov ...More
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| Noise pollution set to be a new health hazard in city |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Indian Express , Friday, November 04, 2005 |
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Lucknow, November 3: NOISE pollution has emerged as a major concern for the city following a survey on environmental status of Lucknow conducted by Industrial Toxicological Research Centre (ITRC).
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| Pollution rises as ban, pleas go unheard |
| Kanchan Vasdev |
| The Tribune , Thursday, November 03, 2005 |
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Ludhiana, November 2
Not only the ban orders of the Supreme Court (SC) and District Administration on the bursting of firecrackers but also the pleas of schoolchildren and environmentalists fell on d ...More
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| Noisy yet cleaner Diwali this time |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Thursday, November 03, 2005 |
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NEW DELHI: Delhiites finally breathed easy on Diwali. According to figures released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Wednesday, there was a significant decline in the levels of suspend ...More
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| Region’s business hub leads in pollution this Diwali |
| Staff Reporter |
| The North East Tribune , Thursday, November 03, 2005 |
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Guwahati, Nov 02: North East India and Guwahati’s business hub Fancy bazaar leads the list of maximum polluted area, both in sound and air during the Diwali celebration period this year.
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| Air pollution to be monitored in Diwali |
| Staff Reporter |
| Times of India , Monday, October 31, 2005 |
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MUMBAI: It's a recorded fact that levels of toxic gases like sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides increase alarmingly during the Diwali season due to fire crackers.
So this time the environme ...More
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| Heavy fireworks disturb the eco-system |
| Vishal Gulati |
| The Tribune , Sunday, October 30, 2005 |
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Diwali — the festival of lights is also the festival that increases the concerns of eco-sensitive groups and departments. Every year during Divali the air pollution level in City Beautiful witnesses a ...More
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| Deepavali noise, air pollution watch |
| Muralidhara Khajane |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, October 25, 2005 |
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Pollution Control Board asks public to abide by court rules on bursting crackers
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) will be monitoring noise pollution in 17 places and air pollu ...More
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| MPCB closure rap on polluting fertiliser unit |
| Vipin V. Nair |
| The Indian Express , Saturday, October 22, 2005 |
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Pune, October 21: With at least 50 acres of crops having been damaged due to toxic emissions, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has slapped a closure notice on a fertiliser factory in Lon ...More
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| Another pollution blast on the cards |
| Sanjeev Singh Bariana |
| The Tribune , Friday, October 21, 2005 |
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Chandigarh, October 20
The level of noise and air pollution in the city air on the occasion of Divali, the much awaited festival annually, speaks volumes about the inability of the educational and so ...More
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