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Arvind Kejriwal hopes Delhi, Fukuoka pact will help combat pollution

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 17, 2018

The Delhi government and the Fukuoka Prefectural Government (FPG) signed a Friendship Agreement Tuesday, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal noting that it will allow the capital to “harness”...

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55 of 77 coal plants in Maharashtra flouting pollution norms

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 11, 2018

Coal-fired power plants in the state will continue to be a major source of pollution, as 55 of 77 units in the state have failed to takes steps to curb toxic emissions from sulphur dioxide (SO2...

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California Legislation Proposes Ban On Gas Cars By 2040

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 5, 2018

Assemblyman Phil Ting, who represents the city of San Francisco in the California legislature, has filed a bill that would allow only zero-emissions cars to be sold in the Golden State beginning...

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CAG slams Modi's slow Ganges clean-up

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 2, 2018

India has spent less than a quarter of the funds available for a programme to clean up the Ganges river over the last two years, a federal audit has found, citing lapses in planning and...

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CPCB likely to go for new devices to study Delhi air quality, says official

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 28, 2017

A top Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) scientist on Monday said that the agency may consider using advanced LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) devices to vertically monitor the air...

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Particulate matter in Bengaluru air much higher than permissible limits

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 28, 2017

If the findings by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is any indication, there's much to worry about the quality of air in Bengaluru.

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Environment ministry aligns itself with power ministry, seeks relaxed deadline on emission norms for polluting power plants

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 18, 2017

Instead of enforcing new emission standards for polluting coal-based thermal power plants, the Union environment ministry has supported the stand of power ministry in the Supreme Court seeking...

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NGT directs Delhi Jal Board to submit info on Phase-II of Yamuna cleaning

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 13, 2017

The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to state the total number of drains falling in the second phase of the Yamuna cleaning project and quality of waste...

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Resolutions passed at UN Environment assembly to make the world pollution free

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2017

The United Nations Environment Assembly has passed 13 non-binding resolutions and three decisions to get the planet rid from pollutants, officials said on Thursday. 

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NGT slams Punjab, Haryana over their action plan to combat pollution

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2017

The National Green Tribunal on Thursday slammed Punjab and Haryana governments for filing generalised action plans to combat air pollution and directed them to refer to its previous judgements...

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