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Delhi air pollution: Centre to set up pollution task force

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 24, 2017

The Centre will soon set up an inter-ministerial task force, headed by the Prime Minister's principal secretary, Nripendra Mishra, to look into the issue of Delhi's air pollution and find ways...

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Punjab Pollution Control Board to map sources of air pollution in industry

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 23, 2017

The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has decided to map various sources of air pollution by industrial units in the district. It will be done through satellite imagery of Punjab Remote...

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Delhi pollution: Air quality ‘very poor’ again, after two days of relief

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 21, 2017

The air quality of Delhi, which breathed relatively clean air over the last two days, once again turned ‘very poor’ on Monday as the impact of sporadic drizzle in flushing out pollutants ebbed...

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Subject Tags: air pollution , smog

IIT-Kanpur to Conduct Artificial Rains in Lucknow to Reduce Air Pollution

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 21, 2017

Days after many cities of Uttar Pradesh were declared dangerously polluted in the country, Lucknow is gearing itself to witness first artificial rains through cloud seeding. The IIT- Kanpur...

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NGT asks states to prepare and submit an action plan to combat air pollution

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 20, 2017

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has once again cracked the whip on the governments of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.

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How much crop residue can be used as fuel in power plants: NGT asks NTPC

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 17, 2017

The National Green Tribunal today directed the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to inform it how much agricultural residue, in "pellet" form, it can use as raw material along with coal...

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EPCA lifts ‘emergency’ measures as air quality improves in Delhi-NCR

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 17, 2017

The Supreme Court-mandated EPCA today withdrew the ban on construction activities, entry of trucks and enhanced parking fees from across Delhi–NCR as air quality remained out of the ‘emergency’...

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Subject Tags: air pollution , smog

Punjab govt to set up 400 processing plants to convert paddy straw into bio-energy to curb pollution

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2017

To curb the tendency among farmers to burn paddy stubble, which is causing large-scale air pollution, the Punjab government on Wednesday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)...

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Delhi air pollution: NGT directs AAP govt to seize 10-year old diesel taxis

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2017
The National Green Tribunal has voiced concern over 10-year-old diesel taxis operating in the national capital and directed the AAP government to seize them without any delay as they cause air...
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Apex court notice to Centre, states on plea to curb pollution in Delhi-NCR

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 14, 2017

The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab state governments on a plea seeking to curb rising pollution in Delhi and the national capital...

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Subject Tags: air pollution , pollution