India

 Brakes on pollution

The crowded streets of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, are in for a green makeover. Even as the polluting baby taxis are on the last leg of their

Publication Date: 
30/08/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, CNG, Bangladesh, Dhaka
Water Pollution

 Poplar winner

Are GM trees ready to turn the paper and pulp industry green?

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Paper and Pulp Industry, Trees, Genetic Engineering, Research, Scientists, France
India

 Joint venture

Southeast Asian nations ink pact that transcends borders to tackle haze pollution caused by land and forest fires

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Global Environmental Agreements, Pollution Control, Forest Fires, El Nino, Legislation, Asia
India

 Green fruits

Officials and industries honoured for their ecofriendly initiatives

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Water Harvesting, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Awards, India, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
India

 TURN DOWN VOLUME

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has frowned upon the decibel din in the state. Acting on a petition, the court has issued notices to the state chief secretary and the state pollution control board

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Noise Pollution, Legislation, Environment Act 1986, High Court, Himachal Pradesh
Air Pollution

 At full throttle

A voluntary effort to promote alternative fuel vehicles in the US goes into overdrive
by Chandrachur Ghose

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Chandrachur Ghose
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, CNG, LPG, Fuel Quality, Fossil Fuels, Electricity, Technology, Supreme Court, United States Of America (US), Delhi, Vehicles
Water Pollution

 Fishy deaths

The mystery of large scale fish fatalities in the Yamuna near Agra and the conflicting official theories
A report by Prabhanjan Verma

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Prabhanjan Verma
Down to Earth
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Pollution Control, Water Pollution, Industrial Dispersal, Yamuna, Fish, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Fish Poisoning, Governance, Agra (D)
Industry

 Succour for Sukruli

High court takes polluting sponge iron unit to task

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Satyasundar Barik
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Health Effects, Industry, Legislation, High Court, NGO, Orissa (Odisha)
Water Resources

 Unfit for office

Jharkhand Pollution Control Board chief in eligibility row

Publication Date: 
29/06/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Industrial Dispersal, Legislation, High Court, Environment Court, Jharkhand
Poverty

 Real estate on water

Lakes were critical for Indian cities. They prevented floods and recharged groundwater. Today, these holes in the ground are either lucrative real estate for builders, the last resort for slum dwellers, or garbage dumps. In the past decade, concerned citi

Publication Date: 
29/06/2002
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Pollution Control, Lake Pollution, Industrial Dispersal, Water Demand, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Floods, Housing Construction, Planning, High Court, Gujarat, Ahmedabad (D)

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