Delhi

A primer on implementation of the in-use emission norms as amended by the Union Government in February 2004

The vehicle inspection programme in India called Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificate, was enforced under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMV rule No 116) in 1991. This requires all inuse vehicles to undergo periodic exhaust emission tests and obtain valid PUC certificate.

Publication Date:

01/11/2004

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

Tags:

Vehicular Pollution, Vehicles, Diesel, Petrol, CNG, LPG, Delhi, Air Pollution, Pollution Under Control Certification, Vehicle Technology and Fuel

India

To jam or not

Public Interests

Publication Date:

30/10/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Health Effects, Delhi, Electronics

Health

High prevalence of insulin resistance in postpubertal Asian Indian children is associated with adverse truncal body fat patterning, abdominal adiposity and excess body fat

The objectives of the study were to study the relationships of insulin resistance with generalized and abdominal obesity, and body fat patterning in urban postpubertal Asian Indian children.

Publication Date:

01/10/2004

Author(s): A Misra, NK Vikram, S Arya & et al

Source: International Journal of Obesity

Vol:

28

Issue:

10

pp:

1217–1226

Tags:

Obesity, Child Health, Asia, India, Delhi, Epidemiological Studies, Research

Water Pollution

In Short

legal backing: The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and other civic agencies to permit water harvesting in as many public sector buildings as possible. In an order issued on

Publication Date:

29/09/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20040930

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Harvesting, AIDS, Electricity, Wave Energy, Legislation, Supreme Court, High Court, China, United Kingdom (UK), Delhi, River Linking

Agriculture

The blame game begins

Who will bell the illegality cat?

Publication Date:

14/09/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Delhi

India

Brickbats

Manufacturers won t mix fly ash in bricks; to go on strike

Publication Date:

14/09/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Thermal Power Plants, Legislation, High Court, India, Delhi

Water Resources

Against the jab

Dharam Prakash is an anti injections doctor and kids love him

Publication Date:

14/09/2004

Author(s): Vibha Varshney

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20040915

pp:

0

Tags:

Health Care, Medical Technology, Delhi

Industry

The battle of the Indian bulge - I

In Nagpur city, women gather outside a court. In broad daylight they lynch a local serial rapist. When four women are arrested, few hundred women own up to the crime. They say they killed Akku Yadav

Publication Date:

14/09/2004

Author(s): Sunita Narain

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20040915

pp:

8

Tags:

River Pollution, Women, Legislation, Governance, Politics, India, Delhi