Industry

 Buildings lack safety

the department of science and techno

Publication Date: 
27/02/2000
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Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Earthquakes, Building Technology, Construction Industry, Delhi
Industry

 PUBLIC OUTCRY

For the past several months, Delhi has been witness to a half hearted government being prodded by a determined Supreme Court to clean the Yamuna. In September 1999, when the court banned the discharge of industrial effluents into the river, several indust

Publication Date: 
27/02/2000
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River Pollution, Yamuna, Drinking Water, Industry, Legislation, Governance, Delhi
India

 Shades of green

During the Auto Expo 2000, most carmakers were seen going ahead with diesel models. But the makers of two stroke two wheelers decided to announce an emissions warranty on their products. A small step forward

Publication Date: 
14/02/2000
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Tags:
Pollution Control, Diesel, Automobiles, Natural Gas, Public Participation, CSE, Delhi, Two Wheelers
India

 Green corpus

Create an environment fund, say participants at a recently held conference

Publication Date: 
14/02/2000
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Eco Tax, TERI, Delhi
India

 Dtc Buses

The Delhi government plans to file an appeal before the Supreme Court seeking sanction for another two years to phase

Publication Date: 
14/02/2000
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Public Transport, Natural Gas, Legislation, Delhi
Transport

 Disappearing forests

pristine coniferous and oak forests have been wantonly destroyed in the Kanasar forest division, about 70 km from Dehradun, in Uttar Pradesh. This was discovered by a team, comprising tea

Publication Date: 
14/02/2000
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Yamuna, Deforestation, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh
India

 A Heap Of A Problem

The problem of solid waste management is not just limited to the cities

Publication Date: 
30/01/2000
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Urban Habitat, Slums, Garbage, Waste Disposal, NGO, India, Delhi
India

 Waste content

With the dawn of the consumerist culture, the composition of waste will change drastically and pose an even bigger problem

Publication Date: 
30/01/2000
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 Bogged Down

Waste generation is not rare in urban areas, nor any other part of the world. The only difference is in the management of wastes. An effective, efficient and sustainable waste management system is still rare in India. "The scenario is bad in India and not

Publication Date: 
30/01/2000
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 Collection

The household waste is disposed of either via a door-to-door collection system, which is not so common, or in municipal facilities. Excluding posh residential and commercial colonies, most of the

Publication Date: 
30/01/2000
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