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13 Private Companies Compete in $13 Million World Bank Climate Auction

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 20, 2017

The World Bank Group allocated $13 million through the third auction of the Pilot Auction Facility for Methane and Climate Change Mitigation (PAF). Thirteen companies from nine countries...

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Novel solar-powered bicycle to combat air pollution

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 20, 2017

In an effort to reduce air pollution due to vehicular emissions in the country, scientists have designed a new solar-assisted bicycle that may prove to be a low-cost, eco-friendly alternative to...

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'Only 2 of 10 most polluted cities covered by real-time monitoring'

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 20, 2017

Only two of India's 10 most polluted cities, Delhi and Faridabad, are covered by the government's real-time air quality monitoring system, leaving more than one billion unprepared for toxic...

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Air pollution: Environment Pollution Control and Prevention Authority to enforce graded response plan in Delhi-NCR

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 17, 2017

Odd-even may be back on Delhi roads and a host of other emergency measures will kick in if pollution levels touch emergency proportions with the Centre entrusting the Supreme Court-appointed...

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NGT ban on over 10-yr old diesel vehicles in Delhi: Narendra Modi govt moves to Supreme Court against verdict

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 13, 2017

The Narendra Modi government on Friday moved the Supreme Court against the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) ban on plying of over 10-year-old diesel vehicles in Delhi. According to a report,...

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Air pollution in India rises 13% in 5 years

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 13, 2017

The world is becoming cleaner even as India, almost as a whole, is getting a lot filthier, a new report by Greenpeace India shows.

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Subject Tags: air pollution , india

Air pollution in India a national crisis — Greenpeace

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 12, 2017

A report released by Greenpeace India shows that deadly air pollution is not a problem restricted to Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) or even to India’s metros but a national problem that is...

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Environment department orders use of sprinklers at excavation sites in Himachal Pradesh

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 5, 2017

Taking strict note of air pollution from various excavation sites on the Parwanoo-Solan stretch of National Highway-22 where four-laning work is underway, the Department of Environment (DoE) has...

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Subject Tags: air pollution , policy

Air pollution level in Kolkata among country's highest

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 4, 2017

New Delhi may be reeling under severe air pollution, but Kolkata has not only touched the country's capital city but have also surpassed the city quite a few days in terms of air pollution....

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Subject Tags: air pollution , Emissions

Delhi: Highly toxic pollutant at 9x level

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 30, 2016

Delhi, where air is already highly toxic, is witnessing a jump in benzene levels in the air and as it gets colder, the concentration of the carcinogen is expected to increase....

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