Animal Care

 Trouble over the Taj Mahal

NEERI submitted a report on the effect of air pollution on the Taj Mahal which was questioned by the Centre for Science and Environment. What followed is history

Publication Date: 
14/02/1998
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Monuments, Research Agencies, Legislation, Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research (CSIR), Agra (D)
India

  A sinking feeling

The historic fort in Jaisalmer has started collapsing due to excessive seepage of water

Publication Date: 
29/09/1997
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Tags:
Monuments, Drainage, Jaisalmer (D)
India

 Taj to breathe

in a December 1996 ruling on a public interest petition, the Supreme Court ordered 292 coke coal-based industries in the trapezium zone of the historical Taj Mahal to either close down, pull

Publication Date: 
30/01/1997
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Monuments, India
Air Pollution

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India on Taj Mahal, 30/12/1996

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India on Taj Mahal dated 30/12/1996 in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others. The judges noted that the Taj is threatened with deterioration and damage not only by the traditional causes of decay, but also by changing social and economic conditions which aggravate the situation with even more formidable phenomena of damage or destruction.

Judgement Date: 
30/12/1996
Tags:
Air Pollution, Monuments, Agra (T), Industrial Pollution, Bricks, Vehicular Pollution, Congestion, Supreme Court, Mathura (T), Thermal Power Plants, Coal, Fossil Fuels, Diesel
India

 In love with the land

By shielding Utah lands from developmet, US President Clinton delighted environmentalists but infuriated most Utah officials who see coal mining as important to their livelihood

Publication Date: 
30/10/1996
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Monuments, United States Of America (US)
India

 Mayan mystery

One of the things which is striking about Mayan archaeological sites in Latin America is the blue colour used on pottery. Till recently, the origin of this unique colour and its resistance to

Publication Date: 
30/10/1996
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Tags:
Monuments, Physical Science, United States Of America (US)
India

 Close encounters

A recent study by Fred Spoor, a researcher from University College, London, has given fresh insights illto the lives of Cro-Magllons alld Nealldertals. The study hints at trade alldcultural

Publication Date: 
29/06/1996
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Tags:
Monuments, History, Europe
Health

 The first humans

Were the Neandertals our ancestors or a different species? Experts have unearthed intriguing aspects of the lives of these intelligent and compassionate creatures

Publication Date: 
29/06/1996
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Tags:
Monuments, History, Europe
India

 The trouble with the Trapezmium

A public interest petition in the Supreme Court to shift industries from the Taj Trapezium, based on a report forwarded by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, opens up a Pandora"s box of objections to experts" ways of tackling the

Publication Date: 
14/04/1996
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Monuments, HI Relocation, Legislation, India
India

 A refinery of troubles

The controversy began in 1973 as a debate over the suitability of setting up the Mathura refinery (MR) about 40 km from Taj Mahal. Successive expert committees have, since then, defeated all

Publication Date: 
14/04/1996
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