India

 Gross violation

Serious violations of environmental norms by pesticide manufacturers came to our notice through this shocking account by researchers from the department of zoology, Delhi University. They visited

Publication Date: 
14/02/2005
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Pesticides, Pesticide Industry, Waste Disposal, Lindane, Research, India, Delhi, Toxic Wastes
India

 Infertility Kit

Measures sperm motility

Publication Date: 
14/02/2005
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health, Medical Research, India, Delhi
Energy

 Simple yet efficient

Grassroots innovations are often better than high tech equipments, shows a new geyser

Publication Date: 
29/11/2004
T V Jayan
Down to Earth
Tags:
Energy, Technology, Research, Delhi, Electronics
Industry

 Master violators

Will the real land sharks please stand up?

Publication Date: 
14/09/2004
Down to Earth
Tags:
Religious Places, Land Encroachments, Land Use, Planning, Industry, Legislation, Governance, Delhi
Poverty

 Firing the fuel

Delhi acts tough on diesel vehicles, levies pollution tax

Publication Date: 
30/08/2004
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Diesel, Delhi, Vehicles
Industry

 In Short

mad cow victim: Florida-based Charlene Singh, 25, suffering the only known instance of the human form of mad cow disease in the US, died recently. She was ill since 2001. She suffered from the

Publication Date: 
30/07/2004
Down to Earth
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Pollution Control, Mad Cow Disease, Aid, Industry, Paint And Dye Industry, Legislation, Supreme Court, World Bank, United States Of America (US), Delhi, Haryana
Industry

 Delhi factories fate sealed

Apex court rules out industries from residential areas

Publication Date: 
14/06/2004
Down to Earth
Tags:
Industry, Legislation, Supreme Court, Delhi
Environment

 Sloppy STPs

Causing pollution in Yamuna

Publication Date: 
30/05/2004
Vikas Parashar
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, River Pollution, Yamuna, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Supreme Court, Delhi
Transport

 Spoke in the wheel

Poll move hits rickshaw pullers

Publication Date: 
14/04/2004
Vikas Parashar
Down to Earth
Tags:
Transport, Rickshaws, Research, Legislation, Delhi
India

 Decongestion directive

The Supreme Court (sc) has told the Delhi government to rid the capital of traffic congestion. In this regard, the state authorities have been instructed to control the number of vehicles plying on

Publication Date: 
28/02/2004
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Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Supreme Court, India, Delhi

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