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EPCA Chairperson to visit Noida regarding pollution

NOIDA: Bhure Lal, Chairman of the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) will hold a meeting with about 40 builders with ongoing projects in Noida on Wednesday, November 1.

Publication Date:

31/10/2017

Source: Times Of India (Noida)

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Health

Zimbabwe: 17 Typhoid Cases Confirmed in Harare

Seventeen cases of typhoid have been confirmed at Matapi Flats in Mbare and authorities have since set up a 24-hour clinic to manage patients.

Publication Date:

26/10/2017

Source: All Africa

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Air Pollution

EPCA marks pollution hotspots

Pollution levels in Del-NCR have remained in the ‘very poor’ category post-Diwali

Anand Vihar, Ghaziabad and Bhiwari have been zeroed out for being hubs of pollution

Publication Date:

25/10/2017

Source: Daily News Analysis (Delhi)

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Climate Change

Impacts of 1.5 and 2 °C global warming on water availability and extreme hydrological events in Yiluo and Beijiang River catchments in China

In the discussion of climate impacts, 1.5 and 2 °C have become iconic values. This study examines the impacts of 1.5 and 2 °C global warming on water availability, runoff seasonality, and extreme monthly and daily runoff in two catchments, using the semidistributed hydrological model Hydrologiska Byråns Vattenbalansavdelning-D, based on a combination of five global climate models (GCMs) and four representative concentration pathways (RCPs). Subsequently, quantitative assessments were made for projection uncertainties from GCMs and RCPs.

Publication Date:

23/09/2017

Author(s): Lüliu Liu, Hongmei Xu, Yong Wang & et al

Source: Climatic Change

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145-158

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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding consent to operate for a rice mill in Maruthi Nagar, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, 22/09/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench, Chennai) in the matter of M/s.Subrahmanyeswara Swamy Rice Mill Vs Andhra Pradesh State Pollution Control Board & Others dated 22/09/2017 regarding consent to operate for Subrahmanyeswara Swamy Rice Mill, Maruthi Nagar, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. Tribunal directs Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) to inspect the rice mill and if all the deficiencies have been taken care of, then the rice mill shall be permitted to operate.

Judgement Date:

22/09/2017

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Small Scale Industry, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Guntur (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Andhra Pradesh, Agro-Based Industry

Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding destruction of trees as a result of demolition of government residential colonies, Delhi, 04/09/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Raghunath Jha Vs. Ministry of Urban Development dated 04/09/2017 regarding destruction of trees as a result of demolition of government residential colonies in Delhi.

Judgement Date:

04/09/2017

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Deforestation, Green Spaces, Urban Habitat, Ministry Of Urban Development, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Trees, Afforestation, Delhi

Climate Change

Agriculture a culprit in global warming, says U.S. research

Agriculture has contributed nearly as much to climate change as deforestation by intensifying global warming, according to U.S.

Publication Date:

23/08/2017

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

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Adaptation technology in Bangladesh

The purpose of this report is to capture and document some interesting climate change adaption technologies that have already been developed and are being put in use in different parts of Bangladesh by different organisations, addressing a knowledge gap in the sharing of adaptation learnings in the agriculture and water sectors.

Publication Date:

01/08/2017

Source: Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB)

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Climate Adaptation, Climate Change, Bangladesh, Agriculture, Water Resources, UNFCCC

Air Pollution

Destruction of Parsik Hill leads to massive air pollution in the vicinity

Mumbai: Taking a cue from Prime Minister Narendra Modi call during his latest Mann Ki Baat broadcast to ‘Connect People To Nature for World Environment Day on June 5, a communication professionals

Publication Date:

31/05/2017

Source: Free Press Journal (Mumbai)

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Air Pollution