Air Pollution

ZAMBIA

Poaching has become very common in Zambia's largest national park due to a severe shortage of supervising officers. The Kafue National Park has less than 500 officials. Enviro

Publication Date:

14/07/2001

Author(s): A B S V Prasada Rao

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

National Parks, Poaching, Zambia

Air Pollution

ARGENTINA

Fundaci

Publication Date:

14/07/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

National Parks, NGO, Argentina

Air Pollution

Striking at the heart

Pollution causes heart attack

Publication Date:

14/07/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Automobiles, Heart Diseases, Research, United States Of America (US)

Air Pollution

Owning the road

Cities without cars, pollution and traffic. A movement is spreading across Europe to drive cars out. People are beginning to say no to cars

Publication Date:

14/07/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20010715

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, Urban Habitat, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urban Housing, Urban Transport, Automobiles, Children, Europe, Developing Countries, European Union (EU), Vehicles, Air Pollution

Air Pollution

More dreams sans cars

From a loose concept to a concrete movement, the idea of the car free city has evolved gradually

Publication Date:

14/07/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20010715

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, Urban Habitat, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urban Housing, Urban Transport, Automobiles, Children, Europe, Developing Countries, European Union (EU), Vehicles, Air Pollution

Air Pollution

Hindustan motors

Can India ever have car free centres?

Publication Date:

14/07/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20010715

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, Urban Habitat, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urban Housing, Urban Transport, Automobiles, Children, Europe, Developing Countries, European Union (EU), Vehicles, Air Pollution

Health

Evaluating impacts

the California Air Resources Board ( carb ) has approved over us $600,000 for two research projects aimed at studying the effects of air pollution on children's health. The projects are

Publication Date:

14/07/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Air Pollution, CNG, Health, Children, Technology, United States Of America (US), Vehicles

Air Pollution

Report on standards for CNG vehicles and refilling stations

The current emission standards and safety measures for conversion of in-use vehicles to CNG are extremely lax. The emission standards only require the vehicles to meet the equivalent standards for diesel and petrol vehicles in force in the year of manufacture. This means that a pre-1996 vehicle after being converted to CNG would have to meet only the outdated emission

Publication Date:

01/07/2001

Source: Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority

Tags:

Air Pollution, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), CNG, Vehicular Standards, CNG Safety, Supreme Court, India, Vehicles, Vehicle Technology and Fuel

Air Pollution

United Nations

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has proposed to set up a US $98 million fund to help the world's

Publication Date:

29/06/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Food Supply, UN, FAO, UNEP

Air Pollution

Follow Up

Officials in Hong Kong have completed their slaughtering operation to contain the spread to a flu caused by the H5N1 strain of avian influenza virus. At least 1.4 million birds were slaughtered

Publication Date:

29/06/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Poultry, Compensation, Infectious Diseases, Influenza, Birds, Imports, China, Hong Kong