Badarpur plant to shut again from October
NEW DELHI: The Badarpur thermal power plant which stopped operations last winter will again close down from mid-October to keep air pollution levels under control in winter. Lieutenant governor Anil Baijal
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Volkswagen submits roadmap for recalling 3.23 lakh vehicles to NGT
German vehicles manufacturer Volkswagen on Thursday submitted a roadmap to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on recallling its 3.23 lakh vehicles for violating India's emission norms. The automobile
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Combine harvester owners refuse directions for straw management system
BATHINDA: Combine harvester operators have refused to follow the Punjab government's directions to fit their machines with straw management system (SMS), an instrument which leaves no crop residue traces
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L-G conducts meeting to review air pollution measures
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has been asked to set up 20 more real-time monitoring stations by 15th October. The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi on Thursday conducted a meeting and reviewed the
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Of deaths due to respiratory diseases, 1/4 in India: Study
The study has found that the disease burden due to COPD was highest in Papua New Guinea, India, Lesotho, and Nepal while the burden for asthma was highest in Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Fiji,
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Draft emission norms for diesel locomotives in 2 weeks, says CPCB
The CPCB's interim report, titled "Exhaust Emission Benchmarks for Diesel Locomotives on Indian Railways", aims to fix standards and protocols for the sector to achieve the targets submitted by India under
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Air quality in Delhi this August worse than that of last year: CPCB
According to a report prepared by CPCB in March last year, the cities of Varanasi and Faridabad are the most polluted in winters, with the air quality index regularly showing the severely polluted warning
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Northern China air quality worsens in January-July: ministry
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Air quality worsened in China's northern region of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei in the first seven months of this year, piling pressure on authorities to crack down on firms in their efforts
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Kenya: Invisible and Ignored- Air Pollution Inside the Homes of Nairobi's Residents
Air pollution is a visible problem in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. The city's poor air quality is evident in its congested streets where passenger vehicles, trucks and motorcycle taxis jostle for space while
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Devise strategy to check on-road emissions of diesel vehicles: EPCA
NEW DELHI: The ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) in comments submitted to the Supreme Court recently said real world or on-road emissions testing for BS VI diesel vehicles will be in-built
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Cool Karakoram glaciers defy global warming trend
A vortex of air during the summer does the trick, but there are downsides, too The massive crack in a glacier in Greenland, the unearthing of a mummified couple in Switzerland from a receding glacier,
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German green group to pursue diesel bans as agreed steps inadequate
BERLIN (Reuters) - German efforts to overcome a diesel scandal were dealt a blow on Tuesday after prosecutors widened a Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) probe and a key environmental group said steps proposed by
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Toxic and terminal: how the regulation of coal-fired power stations fails Australian communities
A major new report shows Australia’s power stations are allowed to emit far more pollution than those in the US and Europe, operators are failing to adopt available pollution reduction technologies and
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Status of policies for clean vehicles and fuels in select G20 countries
Reveals that the efforts made by multiple Transport Task Group (TTG) countries to promote and support policies and programs—including stringent tailpipe emissions standards, fuel economy standards, low
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Study shows diesel cars more polluting than petrol ones: CSE
Centre stresses need for India to have stricter monitoring A new study of on-road emissions has shown that adding one diesel SUV to the road can cause as much nitrogen oxide pollution as 25 to 65 petrol-based
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Please crack down on crop burning, says Delhi Government
In the letter, Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Saturday, explained how with the onset of winter, the Capital faced high levels of pollution leading to large cases of respiratory illness.
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Control dust pollution, HC tells govt
Panaji: While disposing the suo motu petition on the air pollution at Sonshi, the high court of Bombay at Goa directed the state government to ensure that all measures recommended by the Indian School
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In India, diesel cars killing air: Study
An international study, testing on-road emissions of passenger cars in India, says a diesel SUV may be emitting 25 to 65 times more oxides of nitrogen (NOx) than a small petrol car. On-road emissions of
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Develop environment friendly farming practices: Delhi HC to govt
The court also asked the Central government to explore the possibility of creating a fund for innovation in farming techniques. It told the secretaries of the three ministries to hold a meeting on this
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SC: PUC must for renewal of vehicle insurance
The Centre for Science and Environment welcomed the top court decision and said that it can have far reaching impact on curbing air pollution. New Delhi: In a bid to curb pollution, the Supreme Court