The World Bank approved on Wednesday a $62.2 million credit to help Bangladesh to control urban air pollution through cutting emissions in key polluting sectors such as transport and brick-making.

The level of air pollutants in the capital Dhaka and other major cities has steadily increased in recent years, with an annual average well exceeding World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines.

KENDRAPARA: In flagrant violation of laid-down norms, 500 brick-kilns, including 60 modern chimney brick-kilns, are operating in this coastal district. Environmentalists said the brick-kilns have become a major cause of land degradation, rising temperature and air pollution.

Lack of creche exposing them to risk, says NGO activist
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THE children of the brick kiln workers have this characteristic lost look with sun bleached hair, with faces tainted with running noses, unclothed and unattended, they play in sand and everywhere.

A pilot project under Efficient and Climate Change Programme of UNDP has introduced environment-friendly 'green bricks' at Dhamrai to improve kiln efficiency in brick-making industry.

Project officials yesterday said the new technology will reduce by 20 percent of average energy cost per unit bricks.

Brick kilns near populated areas, fields pose threat to life, crops

DELHI Migrants might be causing uproar in some parts of the country but photo-journalist Harish Tyagi sees their lives in an entirely different light through his lense.

Construction waste recycled to make bricks and pavers

as the trustee of the Community Development Carbon Fund, the World Bank has agreed to buy carbon credits from two Indian companies ostensibly to promote projects with better technologies in the