India

 Junked...at last

Finally the government has decided to scrap the much-hyped Timarpur plant which had become a white elephant. The move has been hailed by environmentalists, who have criticised the project for more

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Power Industry, Legislation, High Court, India, Delhi, Waste Recycling
Air Pollution

 At full throttle

A voluntary effort to promote alternative fuel vehicles in the US goes into overdrive
by Chandrachur Ghose

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Chandrachur Ghose
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, CNG, LPG, Fuel Quality, Fossil Fuels, Electricity, Technology, Supreme Court, United States Of America (US), Delhi, Vehicles
Air Pollution

Getting the prices right: promoting environmentally acceptable fuels through fiscal measures

The Hon

Publication Date: 
01/07/2002
Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority
Tags:
Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Alternative Fuels, CNG, Transport, Supreme Court, India, Delhi, Fuel Pricing, Vehicle Technology and Fuel
India

 Save the ridge

Delhi's green cover

Publication Date: 
29/06/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Legislation, High Court, Delhi, Environmental Security
India

 Nipped in the bud

Residents of Gurdwara Road in Delhi's Karol Bagh succeeded in preventing the chopping down of around 90 trees that are more than 50 years old. After the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (mcd) felled

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Deforestation, Supreme Court, Public Participation, India, Delhi, Environmental Security
Water Resources

 Delhi breeds water inequity

The water thirsty capital is the perfect example of how not to manage water. Tracing where the three billion litres disappear everyday

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Water Resources, Water Distribution, Delhi
India

 Searing spell

Current heat wave is not just an aberration, feel experts

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Air Pollution, Glaciers, Atmosphere, Climate Change, Research, Scientists, Antarctica, India, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rainfall Pattern
India

 All in a day s work

Grand Hyatt leads by example on wastewater recycling

Publication Date: 
14/06/2002
Samreen Farooqui
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Water Conservation, Water Treatment Technology, Water Demand, India, Delhi, Hotels
Climate Change

 Backroom deals

Is US roping in India on the sly to subvert Kyoto Protocol?

Publication Date: 
30/05/2002
Nitin Sethi
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Forest Policy, Forest Conservation, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, Renewable Energy, Carbon Sequestration, Nuclear Research, Asia, Thailand, Italy, Belize, India, Delhi, European Union (EU)
India

 Silver lining?

Aerosols mitigate the effects of global warming in India during winters

Publication Date: 
30/05/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Air Pollution, Solar Radiation, Aerosols, Global Warming, Environmental Science, Research, India, Delhi

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