Industry

 Time To Introspect

Policymakers must put public health above everything else to chart the future. Consumers must demand change so that industry can be forced to fall in line

Publication Date: 
29/11/2001
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Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, CNG, Diesel, Emissions Trading, Health Care, Environmental Health, Industry, Governance
Air Pollution

 Diesel again!

New analysis of air pollution reveals the shocking effects of diesel emissions

Publication Date: 
14/08/2001
Down to Earth
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Environment, Diesel
India

 Fuel cell buses for Delhi Going nowhere?

Grants have been approved to facilitate the use of fuel cell buses in the developing

Publication Date: 
14/07/2001
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Environment, Carbon Dioxide, CNG, Diesel, Public Transport, Urban Transport, Fuel Cell, Technology, UNDP, United States Of America (US), India, Delhi, Developing Countries

 Cosmetic concern

At a time when USA is banning MTBE , Indian public sector companies, with the blessings of the petroleum ministry babus, are promoting its use

Publication Date: 
14/07/2001
Anil Agarwal
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Environment, Sugar Industry, Ethanol, Diesel, Petrol, MTBE, Public Sector, Brazil, India, 24 Parganas (S), 24 Parganas (N), Health Effects
Poverty

 Sinha's trick

Sinha will make life even more miserable for Indians. Wealth will come about but at the cost of the environment

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Anil Agarwal
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Environment, CNG, Diesel, Transport, Economic Development, Finance, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Anil Agarwal, Politics, India, Sustainable Development, Corruption, Environment Management, Vehicular Pollution
Transport

 Union ministry of surface transport

Saboteur in chief. Is responsible for making procedures. Has botched them up, discouraging those keen on CNG

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
Transport

 Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas

Blames others for its failures. Is raring to destroy the CNG market by hiking prices

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
Transport

 Ministry of Environment and Forests

Has a lot of power to safeguard public health. Prefers not to use it

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
Transport

 Delhi government

Utterly confused. Speaks for polluters who have business interests in scuttling CNG

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
Transport

 Abandoned to fate

Though private bus operators will have to shoulder a bulk of the responsibility of

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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