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China firm fined for pollution in landmark case |
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Business Standard , Thursday, July 21, 2016 |
A Chinese environmental group has won a landmark public interest lawsuit against a glass manufacturer, with the firm fined more than $3 million for excessive pollution, a court said.
The Jinghua Gr ...More
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Polluted Patna: City chokes on filthy air |
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The Times of India , Wednesday, July 20, 2016 |
Patna: In the wake of a survey conducted by the World Health Organization in May last year, in which Patna ranked second after Delhi in the list of the most polluted cities, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has ...More
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AIR POLLUTION CAUSES 22% STROKES IN INDIA |
MihikaBasu |
Bangalore Mirror , Wednesday, July 20, 2016 |
Air pollution is considered a big environmental health risk by experts globally and data now shows that 22 per cent of the strokes in India can be attributed to ambient air pollution. For the first ti ...More
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NGT issues notice to govt on illegal stone mining |
RanjanaDiggilkar |
The Times of India , Wednesday, July 20, 2016 |
Aurangabad: The National Green Tribunal, Western Zone Bench, Pune has issued notices to the respondents, including the state government, directing them to remain present by the next hearing in the pet ...More
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NGT tells Delhi govt to deregister old diesel vehicles |
Mayank Aggarwal, Amrit Raj |
Live Mint , Tuesday, July 19, 2016 |
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed the Delhi government’s transport department to deregister diesel vehicles that are more than 10 years old.
The order came after complai ...More
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'Air pollution may cause pre-term or still births' |
Pushpa Narayan |
The Times of India , Monday, July 18, 2016 |
In 2008, after a crackdown on vehicular/industrial pollution to clean up Beijing's air in the run-up to the Olympics, Chinese officials found the average birth weight of newborns improved. While studi ...More
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Noise pollution the most in posh Arera Colony |
AnkurSirothia |
The Times of India , Sunday, July 17, 2016 |
BHOPAL: Strange though it may sound, noise pollution in an upscale Arera Colony is the highest in Bhopal compared to other residential areas, exposing inhabitants of the area to a higher risk of heari ...More
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Traffic snarls add to sound pollution |
Saumil Sahay |
The Indian Express , Sunday, July 17, 2016 |
Patna: Troubled with rising traffic snarls, Patnaites find it easy blaming the traffic cops for poor road management, unaware of the fact that about 50% of road congestions occur even in dearth of tra ...More
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