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| More teeth sought for Pollution Control Board |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Monday, June 06, 2005 |
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Emissions of pollutants from factories affecting environment in Guwahati Rush hour traffic is slowing to a crawl leading to higher oil consumption and emissions that pollute the atmosphere.
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| Green guideline soon for large buildings |
| Staff Reporter |
| Deccan Herald , Monday, June 06, 2005 |
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Government guildlines will have to be followed in new buildings housing more than 1000 persons and wherever the daily sewage outflow is 50,000 litres.
Even as the Centre has made environment impa ...More
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| UN urges ‘green’ planning for burgeoning cities |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu Business line , Monday, June 06, 2005 |
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SINGAPORE, JUNE 5: From Bondi Junction in Australia to Bindura in Zimbabwe, millions marked World Environment Day on Sunday by planting trees, picking up litter and staging rallies aimed at making ci ...More
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| City folks, you are breathing toxic air! |
| TINA PAREKH AND PAUL JOHN |
| Times of India , Monday, June 06, 2005 |
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AHMEDABAD/VADODARA: If you are stressed and run into a guru who says "Take a deep breath"- Don’t! Masks have become a part of people’s lives in Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara, over the past dec ...More
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| Conservation: A way of life |
| Ranjan Goswami |
| The sentinel , Monday, June 06, 2005 |
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Over the last century, the innovation of hundreds of thousands of different uses for
petroleum and natural gas have given way to a significant increase in the need for oil in the world. Petroleum pro ...More
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| Let us together preserve greenery: Dharam Singh |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Monday, June 06, 2005 |
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NGOs told to involve youth in environment protection
BANGALORE: The Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh, on Sunday called upon citizens to start a massive programme of planting saplings and preserving t ...More
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| Waking up to the pollution threat |
| S. Muralidhar |
| The Hindu Business line , Sunday, June 05, 2005 |
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THE fact that we have a World Environment Day, is telling on the deep reaching impact of pollution in our lives.
Of all the types of environmental pollution, the one that is most visible in our da ...More
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| Waking up to the pollution threat |
| S. Muralidhar |
| The Hindu Business line , Sunday, June 05, 2005 |
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THE fact that we have a World Environment Day, is telling on the deep reaching impact of pollution in our lives.
Of all the types of environmental pollution, the one that is most visible in our da ...More
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| Air pollution levels in Pune down: MPCB |
| Express News Service |
| The Indian Express , Saturday, May 28, 2005 |
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Pune, May 27: THE civic Air Quality Management (AQM) cell’s attempt at evolving a common strategy for combating Pune’s air pollution, ended up being a platform for civic activists and NGOs to engage i ...More
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| Report lists pollution hotspots |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, May 24, 2005 |
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Small-scale industries have high aggregate pollution potential The benchmark report assembles all available data on water and air pollution, biodiversity, land degradation and waste management
C ...More
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| APCB flouts SC norms on NOC |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Sentinel , Friday, May 20, 2005 |
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GUWAHATI, May 19: The Assam Pollution Control Board (APCB), responsible for keeping the State pollution free, is itself ‘polluted’ in matters ranging from issuing of license to factories to appointmen ...More
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| Oxygen content decreasing in some parts of city |
| Special Correspondent |
| The Hindu , Friday, May 20, 2005 |
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Schools, colleges, hospitals vulnerable zones
· Trucks, buses and light commercial vehicles major polluting vehicles
· Stricter emission control norms helped control pollution to some extent ...More
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| No pollution control in Yamunanagar crusher zone |
| Yoginder Gupta |
| The Tribune , Thursday, May 19, 2005 |
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Chandigarh, May 18
Either the writ of the Haryana Pollution Control Board and the Labour Department stops where the boundary of the Yamunanagar Stone Crusher Zone starts or officials of the two gover ...More
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| Pollution board’s notice to Pammal tanneries |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Wednesday, May 18, 2005 |
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Action follows residents’ allegation that 12 leather units let out untreated ‘wash’ water into the street.
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has issued notice to 12 leather units at Pammal f ...More
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| Wind profile to trace roots of Taj pollution |
| Vijay Upadhyay |
| The Pioneer , Wednesday, May 18, 2005 |
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The Central Pollution Control Board simply refuses to give up.
After failed attempts to check pollution in the vicinity of Taj Mahal, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will now chart a ...More
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| Pollution Control Board acquires two new facilities |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Sunday, May 15, 2005 |
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· Mobile air quality monitoring station also suggests necessary action
· Hazardous waste laboratory helps generate data for policy measures
HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control B ...More
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| Air monitoring system set up at Taj Mahal |
| Anjali Dhal Samanta |
| The Hindu , Sunday, May 15, 2005 |
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NEW DELHI: Concerned about the health of over 350 years of history, the Central Pollution Control Board has set up a continuous air monitoring station at the Taj Mahal in Agra. Not only will the newly ...More
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| Making funeral pyres eco-friendly |
| Aarti Dhar |
| The Hindu , Sunday, May 15, 2005 |
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NEW DELHI: Over 40 million trees are consumed annually in the conventional Hindu system of cremation, leading to the denudation of 1,500-2,000 sq km of forests. It also results in the emission of 7.5 ...More
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| Cuddalore Could be next Bhopal, warn activists |
| G. C. Shekhar |
| Hindustan Times , Tuesday, May 10, 2005 |
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Chennai, May 9
Environmental Activists have warned that a Bhopan-like tragedy is waiting to happen in Cuddalore, about 200 km from Chennai, where chemicals industries housed in the SIPCOT industria ...More
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| Widespread air pollution in Cuddalore SIPCOT |
| Staff Reporter |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, May 10, 2005 |
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12 toxic gases present in air
CHENNAI: : The SIPCOT Area Community Environmental Monitors (SACEM) on Monday claimed that 12 toxic gases were present in the air around the government industrial estat ...More
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