The major objectives of this study are: assessment of air pollution concentrations at different locations with varying number of anthropogenic sources of pollution; to study the temporal and diurnal variation in pollutants concentration along with traffic activities; to assess the status of air pollution to adjudge the effectiveness of air pollution control strategies and long term management of air pollution; and to formulate further preventive and control measures for abatement of air pollution.

There is no stopping the Bt brinjal trials now. The supreme court on December 10 refused to stay Mahyco's (Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company's) ongoing trials in various parts of the country. Social

It's just not the consumption of tobacco, which is dangerous. Its marketing techniques, including advertisements, also have negative consequences. A recent survey of school children in Chennai and

more than 80 per cent of the groundwater in Aligarh is susceptible to contamination. A new study shows more than 56 per cent of the city's groundwater resources are at a high risk of pollution

environment cess: The Delhi government has decided to levy an environment cess on diesel fuel at the rate of 25 paisa per litre. The revenue from the cess will be used to create a fund to

Dengue fever is a mosquito born arboviral disease caused by four serotypes of dengue virus (DEN-1 to DEN-4). Although the classical type of dengue fever has been endemic in India for many years, the more severe form of disease, dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS), were first reported from Calcutta in 1963. Since then many outbreaks of DHF/DSS have been reported from various parts of the country. Delhi has witnessed two major outbreaks of dengue haemorrhagic fever in the last two decades. It has been noticed that clinical features

Water shortage and the poor quality of water available for human consumption and agricultural purposes are problems that plague urban as well as rural India. This book examines traditional structures and systems of water use.

For many years, India lagged behind the rest of the world in the field of urban public transport. This changed with the formation of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC) in 1995, with the mandate to build a Metro system in the Indian capital New Delhi. The project has provided significant environmental and social benefits to the city.

The CNG programme in Delhi provides the immediate bridge for transitioning to hydrogen in India. In a major initiative to bridge the gap between hydrogen and CNG, the Indian Oil Corporation Limited commissioned a hydrogen-compressed natural gas (H-CNG/hythane) dispensing station at Dwarka in January.

India's urban crisis hits Chandigarh. Why are we surprised? the rapid changes transforming Indian cities haven't left Chandigarh untouched. Long called the City Beautiful for its

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