Air Pollution

 For cleaner air

A ban on registration of diesel run taxis in Mumbai is on the anvil

Publication Date: 
14/09/1999
Down to Earth
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Diesel, Legislation, Mumbai, Vehicles
Forests

 FOLLOW UP

Highly-polluting, diesel-operated three-wheelers, popularly known as Vikrams, will be banished from the roads of Kathmandu from

Publication Date: 
30/08/1999
Down to Earth
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Vehicular Pollution, Diesel, Three Wheelers, Legislation, Kathmandu
Industry

  Killer Ape

Another murderer comes to town. There is no dearth of Western murderers because our government lets them roam free

Publication Date: 
30/08/1999
Down to Earth
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Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Diesel, Industry, Vehicles
Environment

 The coke and diesel men

It would help Indian CEOs to understand that public concern over environmental issues should be dealt with care and caution

Publication Date: 
14/08/1999
Anil Agarwal
Down to Earth
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Mad Cow Disease, Food Process Industry, Health Effects, Diesel, Development, India, Vehicles
Air Pollution

Urban air pollution

India is facing a serious double burden of disease. Most of the old infectious diseases like malaria, filariasis and kala-azar have not yet disappeared; indeed they are bouncing back. At the same time, other chronic non-communicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and respiratory disorders are becoming more dominant.

Publication Date: 
10/08/1999
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Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Urban Air Quality, SPM, RSPM (PM 10), PM 2.5, Carbon Monoxide, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Ozone, Respiratory Diseases, Diesel, Lung Cancer, CSE
Industry

 Backing out

Car manufacturer TELCO withdraws the Rs 100 crore suit against environmentalists for writing an article on the increasing dieselisation of vehicles

Publication Date: 
14/07/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Diesel, Tata Motors, Legislation, CSE, Vehicles
Air Pollution

 The pollution story In Black And Pink

Life in Delhi is a capital punishment. The city s air is so polluted it claims a victim every hour. The level of small particles less than 10 micron pm 10 present in the air are very high and are known to cause severe lung d

Publication Date: 
14/07/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Respiratory Diseases, Diesel, Research, Delhi
India

 Licence to kill

One person dies every hour in Delhi due to ambient air choked with particles. Diesel exhaust is a major source of fine particles that are the most lethal. Environmental regulators in California and elsewhere are putting the brakes on diesel cars.

Publication Date: 
14/07/1999
Anil Agarwal
Down to Earth
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Vehicular Pollution, Diesel, Automobiles, Industry, CSE, India, Delhi
Air Pollution

 Hop skip and sidestep

The industry should stop hiding behind the petticoats of the government and factor in environmental concerns into its investment policies on a proactive basis

Publication Date: 
14/06/1999
Anil Agarwal
Down to Earth
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Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Diesel, Legislation, Delhi, Vehicles
Climate Change

 Legal battle

TELCO serves a legal notice to CSE. CSE challenges it to go to court

Publication Date: 
30/05/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Diesel, Legislation, CSE, Vehicles

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