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"Paying With Health": Rahul Gandhi Urges Action Against Air Pollution
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that people are paying a heavy price for air pollution with their health and the country's economy, and that children and the elderly are bearing the brunt the most.
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Delhi Government To Pay Rs 10,000 To Workers Hit By Anti-Pollution Curbs
Delhi Labour Minister Kapil Mishra on Wednesday announced Rs 10,000 in compensation for construction workers rendered unemployed due to the pollution-battling GRAP III and GRAP IV measures.
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"15-Year Tax, 10-Year Use": Delhi's Fuel Ban On Older Vehicles Sparks Outrage
Delhi's 10-year diesel vehicle ban is facing public backlash, as owners question why they must pay 15 years of road tax for vehicles that can only be legally used for 10.
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Oil Giant Chevron To Pay $744 Million For Polluting Louisiana Wetlands
A US jury has ordered oil giant Chevron to pay $745 million for polluting marshland near New Orleans and subsequently failing to rehabilitate the affected area.
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In Delhi Pollution Case, Court Commissioners Claim Threat, Bench Responds
Coming down heavily on Delhi and other NCR states for not paying an allowance to labourers after construction activities were halted due to air pollution, the Supreme Court today said ball starts rolling only when it summons officers
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Haryana Doubles Fine For Stubble Burning, Rs 1.65 Lakh Collected In Fines
In a stricter move to curb air pollution, the Haryana government has doubled the fine for stubble burning, now for two acres of land the farmers will have to pay an environmental compensation fee of Rs 5,000 up from Rs 2,500
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Delhi Paying Price Of AAP's "Ego" In Pollution Crisis: BJP
In a scathing attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president, Virendra Sachdeva said on Thursday that the people of Delhi are paying the cost of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's ego.
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How Construction Ban To Fight Pollution Has Affected Labourers In Delhi
Totaram Maurya heaves bricks and sacks of cement on building sites in New Delhi to feed his family of seven. But he's been stuck at home with no pay for more than 10 days because of a ban on building work aimed at easing a toxic smog over the city.
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Green Court NGT Fines Bihar Rs 4,000 Crore For Lax Waste Management
The National Green Tribunal has imposed a Rs 4,000 crore environmental compensation on Bihar for failing to scientifically manage solid and liquid waste, in accordance with the polluter pays principle.
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Rajasthan Asked To Pay Rs 100 Crore Compensation For Industrial Pollution
The National Green Tribunal also formed a 10-member joint committee to plan and oversee remedial action and said the compensation amount has to be utilised for restoration of the environment.
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"Paying With Health": Rahul Gandhi Urges Action Against Air Pollution
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that people are paying a heavy price for air pollution with their health and the country's economy, and that children and the elderly are bearing the brunt the most.
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Delhi Government To Pay Rs 10,000 To Workers Hit By Anti-Pollution Curbs
Delhi Labour Minister Kapil Mishra on Wednesday announced Rs 10,000 in compensation for construction workers rendered unemployed due to the pollution-battling GRAP III and GRAP IV measures.
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"15-Year Tax, 10-Year Use": Delhi's Fuel Ban On Older Vehicles Sparks Outrage
Delhi's 10-year diesel vehicle ban is facing public backlash, as owners question why they must pay 15 years of road tax for vehicles that can only be legally used for 10.
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Oil Giant Chevron To Pay $744 Million For Polluting Louisiana Wetlands
A US jury has ordered oil giant Chevron to pay $745 million for polluting marshland near New Orleans and subsequently failing to rehabilitate the affected area.
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In Delhi Pollution Case, Court Commissioners Claim Threat, Bench Responds
Coming down heavily on Delhi and other NCR states for not paying an allowance to labourers after construction activities were halted due to air pollution, the Supreme Court today said ball starts rolling only when it summons officers
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Haryana Doubles Fine For Stubble Burning, Rs 1.65 Lakh Collected In Fines
In a stricter move to curb air pollution, the Haryana government has doubled the fine for stubble burning, now for two acres of land the farmers will have to pay an environmental compensation fee of Rs 5,000 up from Rs 2,500
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Delhi Paying Price Of AAP's "Ego" In Pollution Crisis: BJP
In a scathing attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president, Virendra Sachdeva said on Thursday that the people of Delhi are paying the cost of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's ego.
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How Construction Ban To Fight Pollution Has Affected Labourers In Delhi
Totaram Maurya heaves bricks and sacks of cement on building sites in New Delhi to feed his family of seven. But he's been stuck at home with no pay for more than 10 days because of a ban on building work aimed at easing a toxic smog over the city.
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Green Court NGT Fines Bihar Rs 4,000 Crore For Lax Waste Management
The National Green Tribunal has imposed a Rs 4,000 crore environmental compensation on Bihar for failing to scientifically manage solid and liquid waste, in accordance with the polluter pays principle.
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Rajasthan Asked To Pay Rs 100 Crore Compensation For Industrial Pollution
The National Green Tribunal also formed a 10-member joint committee to plan and oversee remedial action and said the compensation amount has to be utilised for restoration of the environment.
