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Centre explores switch from diesel to electric modeBy : sustainabilityo..., May 10, 2016
The central government is likely to submit before the Supreme Court a host of measures being taken to reduce vehicular pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR) and across other major... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution |
CPCB to set up ambient air quality monitoring systemsBy : sustainabilityo..., May 3, 2016
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has proposed to set up ambient air quality monitoring systems in cities with the help of public sector undertakings, the government said today.... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , monitoring |
Odd-even has no impact on vehicular pollution: CPCB tells NGTBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 22, 2016
There is no data to suggest that the odd-even scheme has led to a decline in vehicular pollution in the national capital, CPCB said on Thursday. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , transportation |
Delhi govt mulls odd-even scheme for 15 days every monthBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 11, 2016
The Delhi government is “seriously” mulling a proposal to enforce the odd-even scheme for 15 days every month, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , sustainability |
Kejriwal launches Green Delhi initiativeBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 1, 2016
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday launched the Green Delhi programme by planting trees at the Triangular Park at the ITO Chowk. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , sustainability |
Govt spells out stricter norms for gensets to curb pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 23, 2016
The Centre has notified new stringent environment standards for electricity generators running on Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG)/Natural Gas (NG), Diesel with LPG/NG and Petrol with LPG/NG. This is... Read more.. |
India introduces car sales tax to combat pollutionBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 2, 2016
India has introduced a new tax on car sales aimed at helping fight high levels of air pollution and congestion. ... Read more.. |
Particulate matter exposure: India ahead of ChinaBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 23, 2016
For the first time this century, the average particulate matter exposure is higher in India than China, a Greenpeace analysis of Nasa satellite data on particulate matter has said.... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , standards |
Isro orbiter to scan India’s air for pollutantsBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 19, 2016
The Space Applications Centre (SAC) of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and space flight laboratory (SFL) of University of Toronto's Institute for Aerospace Studies are collaborating on... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution |
Delhi's air not worst in India: CPCB dataBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 8, 2016
The capital lost a dubious crown on Friday with the country's pollution watchdog saying it is not India's most polluted city, perhaps not even the second worst. But Central Pollution Control... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , standards |