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Drive against noise, air pollution |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Thursday, December 09, 2004 |
BANGALORE, DEC. 8. The Transport Department is conducting a special drive against noise and air pollution by two-wheelers and three-wheelers with defective silencer in the city.
The Transport Commis ...More
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Ban on burning foliage, only on paper |
Naveen S. Garewal |
The Tribune , Friday, December 03, 2004 |
Chandigarh, December 2
Despite the possibility of a strong punitive action against the violators, burning of leaves and grass continues in many parts of the city causing environmental pollution and p ...More
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Air pollution, cigarette smoke fuel lung problems |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Tuesday, November 30, 2004 |
CHENNAI, NOV. 29. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, a condition characterised by blocks in the lungs that prevent air movement, is on the increase, fuelled by air pollution and continued exposure ...More
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Who controls the Pollution Control Board? |
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The Statesman , Friday, November 26, 2004 |
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board and Kolkata Police deserve to be thanked for having ensured that the festival days are less noisy than usual. Of course, there have been a few cases of violatio ...More
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Pollution harms the ‘unborn’ |
Staff Reporter |
Deccan Herald , Tuesday, November 23, 2004 |
Harmful atmospheric pollutants can cross the placenta to reach the developing foetus, researchers in the United Kingdom have confirmed. They presented their findings at a recent conference in London t ...More
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Pollution levels continue to cause concern |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Monday, November 22, 2004 |
HYDERABAD, NOV. 21. Though there is a decreasing trend in noise and air pollution during Deepavali, pollution levels continued to be above the national standards if the measurements made by the Andhra ...More
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Check water, air pollution |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Saturday, November 20, 2004 |
PERAMBALUR, NOV. 19. The district unit of the Congress has urged the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to initiate action to check water and air pollution in Ariyalur caused by the State Government-o ...More
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Delhi can’t breathe easy |
Staff Reporter |
Indian Express , Thursday, November 18, 2004 |
New Delhi, November 17: Delhi may well have reduced air pollution levels in the last few years, but new challenges are threatening to undo the good work in the absence of sustained initiative in this ...More
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Less pollution this Diwali |
Staff Reporter |
Times of India , Wednesday, November 17, 2004 |
AHMEDABAD: If you felt that the noise and air pollution levels in the city went down during Diwali as compared to last year, you may have "sniffed" it right. State pollution control authorities confir ...More
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Sound Diwali bad for ears |
Abantika Ghosh |
Times of India , Wednesday, November 17, 2004 |
NEW DELHI: After celebrations, it’s time for the aftermath. Diwali, the festival of light and more than that, sound, has left ENT doctors in the city with their hands full. Patients with various degre ...More
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Noise,pollution level were higher this Diwali:Study |
Staff Reporter |
Times of India , Monday, November 15, 2004 |
NEW DELHI: Trashing the 'No Cracker Campaign' Delhiites celebrated Diwali with even more aplomb than last year. Though noise levels have increased marginally since last year, air pollution has gone up ...More
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Keep the celebrations clean |
HT Correspondent |
Hindustan Times , Thursday, November 11, 2004 |
While Diwali is still two days away, the air pollution level in the city is already on the rise. The thick smog that envelopes the city in the morning is clear evidence of this condition.In spite of t ...More
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People told to protect environment |
Staff Correspondent |
The Hindu , Thursday, November 11, 2004 |
CHITRADURGA, NOV. 10. The Deputy Commissioner, S.R. Umashankar, has called upon the people to protect the environment.
Inaugurating a campaign to mark "Air Pollution Prevention Month" here on Tuesda ...More
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Dikshit dismayed over state of environment |
Staff Reporter |
The Pioneer , Thursday, November 11, 2004 |
Delhi is woefully short of targets when it comes to protecting its environment. Yamuna flows as dirty as ever and the greenery is not impressive. These facts came to light as Chief Minister Sheila Dik ...More
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Chock-a-block with pollutants |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Wednesday, November 10, 2004 |
VISAKHAPATNAM, NOV. 9. City-dwellers are subject to a variety of pollutants, the major ones being water, air and sound. Water pollution has some effective remedies and noise rising to cacophonous leve ...More
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Shopkeepers to push eco-friendly crackling fare |
Teena Thacker |
The Pioneer , Tuesday, November 09, 2004 |
This diwali, shopkeepers selling firecrackers in the Capital are playing a twin role, that of shopkeepers and of 'teachers.' This is because they have taken it upon themselves to educate the customers ...More
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U.S. grant for schemes to check indoor air pollution |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Tuesday, November 09, 2004 |
NEW DELHI, NOV. 8. The United States today announced two grants amounting to $230,000 for community-based programmes to reduce indoor air pollution from household energy use in India.
The two pilot ...More
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Polluting units still thriving in Ghaziabad |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Monday, November 08, 2004 |
GHAZIABAD: The groundwater in several areas of the city is getting increasingly contaminated with toxic chemicals discharged by industrial units. Yet neither the district administration nor the local ...More
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Call to go green this Deepavali |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Sunday, November 07, 2004 |
HYDERABAD, NOV. 6. With the festival of lights, Deepavali round the corner the Directorate of National Green Corps in association with the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board is taking up a campaig ...More
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