Forests

 Why shouldn t we tax CNG?

The Union revenue secretary, S Narayan , has no clue as to how fiscal instruments are designed to balance revenue priorities and secure a clean environment to protect public health. Lopamudra Banerjee

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
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Tags:
Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, CNG, Eco Tax, Supreme Court, Politics, Delhi
India

 KOEL KARO

A report compiled by the Delhi Forum, a Delhi-based non-governmental organisation, on Koel Karo killings of February 2, 2001, has alleged that the police fired at unarmed protestors without any

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
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Tags:
Dams, Koel Karo, Displacement, Legislation, Public Participation, NGO, Delhi, Jharkhand
Air Pollution

 Cancerous spread

at least 150 people suffering from lung cancer have been admitted in the New Delhi-based All India Institute of Medical Sciences (aiims) during the past six months. A special type of lung

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
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Tags:
Air Pollution, Cancer, Respiratory Diseases, Smoking, Research, Delhi
Transport

 The CNG imperative

More than 50,000 additional deaths will occur over the next ten years, from 2001 to 2010, from toxic particles in Delhi if the Supreme Court orders on moving the entire public transport to compressed natural gas CNG is not implemented as scheduled. This

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
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Tags:
Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, CNG, Transport, Three Wheelers, Legislation, Supreme Court, CSE, Delhi
Industry

 Capital punishment

Life in Delhi seems to be just that. Reeling under pollution, the citizens live under a constant threat to their health. The urban sprawl, a deteriorating environment, haphazard industrial growth,

Publication Date: 
Friday, March 30, 2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Asthma, Energy Policy, Transport, Urban Sprawl, Waste Treatment, Child Health, Industry, Governance, Delhi, Environment Management
Air Pollution

Supreme Court order dated 26/03/2001 in the case of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India and Ors on vehicular pollution in Delhi

Supreme Court order dated 26/03/2001 in the case of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India and Ors on vehicular pollution in Delhi.

Publication Date: 
26/03/2001
Supreme Court of India
Tags:
Vehicular Pollution, Delhi, CNG Buses, Supreme Court, Urban Air Quality, Private Sector, Public Transport
India

 A brief mania called Hawkins

Barely 100 out of the 5,000 present at the Stephen Hawking public lecture actually understood what he said. Some felt Hawking had endorsed the predictions of astrology and had said it was, in fact, better than String Theory in explaining the universe. Sho

Publication Date: 
14/03/2001
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Physical Science, Astronomy, Research, Scientists, Personalities, Awards, United Kingdom (UK), Delhi
Animal Care

 No more extensions!

the Supreme Court has granted four weeks time to the Delhi government to close all polluting and unauthorised industries operating in Delhi's residential areas. The apex court rejected the

Publication Date: 
14/03/2001
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Tags:
Land Resources, Hazardous Industry, HI Relocation, Supreme Court, Governance, Delhi
Poverty

 Farce of a crisis

This is not a crisis of CNG buses for Delhi but a crisis of governance

Publication Date: 
14/03/2001
Anil Agarwal
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Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, CNG, Diesel, Supreme Court, Governance, Anil Agarwal, Delhi
Transport

 but why CNG?

Particles in diesel exhaust are toxic and can harm the foetus. Given the high levels of particulate pollution in Delhi, CNG is the cleanest option available

Publication Date: 
14/03/2001
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Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Cancer, CNG, Diesel, Transport, Three Wheelers, Supreme Court, Governance, Political Parties, Politics, Delhi, Corruption

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