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Opinion: The Clock Is Running Out On North India's Next Big Crisis
The stubble-burning season will soon be upon us, causing a massive surge in air pollution again.
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Delhi To Launch Month-Long Campaign Against Waste Burning From November 11
The Delhi government will launch a month-long campaign to prevent open burning of waste and biomass from November 11 as part of efforts to further reduce pollution from local sources, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said today.
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Open Municipal Solid Waste Burning May Be Behind Taj Mahal's Discolouring: Centre
Burning of municipal solid waste in the open could have contributed to discolouring of the Taj Mahal, the government said today.
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Gurgaon Adminstration Imposes Section 144 To Check Waste Burning
With high levels of pollution impacting the city, Gurgaon district administration on Sunday exercised section of 144 of CrPC and banned the burning of waste, garbage and other materials openly.
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Roadside Burning Of Trash Proving Toxic For Indians
New York: The smoke from burning roadside trash piles – a common practice in India – contains such high concentration of particles that it can lead to 1,000 times more toxic exposures to nearby humans, warns a study by researchers at Duke University in the US. “From our tests, we found that somebody standing near one of these fires is getting...
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China City Shuts Down Waste Burning Plant Over Protests
A city in central China is shutting down a waste incineration project, it said, after thousands of people protested against the plant over fears it will damage the environment and residents' health.
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Green Panel Raps Municipal Corporations Over Waste Burning
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday expressed its displeasure over incidents of waste burning in the capital and slammed municipal corporations for their failure to implement its order which banned burning of such material.
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East Delhi Muncipal Corporation Fined Rs 50,000 For Burning Waste
Irked at non-compliance of its order on burning of waste, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) for indiscriminate dumping and burning of municipal solid waste in East Delhi.
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Opinion: The Clock Is Running Out On North India's Next Big Crisis
The stubble-burning season will soon be upon us, causing a massive surge in air pollution again.
-
Delhi To Launch Month-Long Campaign Against Waste Burning From November 11
The Delhi government will launch a month-long campaign to prevent open burning of waste and biomass from November 11 as part of efforts to further reduce pollution from local sources, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said today.
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Open Municipal Solid Waste Burning May Be Behind Taj Mahal's Discolouring: Centre
Burning of municipal solid waste in the open could have contributed to discolouring of the Taj Mahal, the government said today.
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Gurgaon Adminstration Imposes Section 144 To Check Waste Burning
With high levels of pollution impacting the city, Gurgaon district administration on Sunday exercised section of 144 of CrPC and banned the burning of waste, garbage and other materials openly.
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Roadside Burning Of Trash Proving Toxic For Indians
New York: The smoke from burning roadside trash piles – a common practice in India – contains such high concentration of particles that it can lead to 1,000 times more toxic exposures to nearby humans, warns a study by researchers at Duke University in the US. “From our tests, we found that somebody standing near one of these fires is getting...
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China City Shuts Down Waste Burning Plant Over Protests
A city in central China is shutting down a waste incineration project, it said, after thousands of people protested against the plant over fears it will damage the environment and residents' health.
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Green Panel Raps Municipal Corporations Over Waste Burning
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday expressed its displeasure over incidents of waste burning in the capital and slammed municipal corporations for their failure to implement its order which banned burning of such material.
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East Delhi Muncipal Corporation Fined Rs 50,000 For Burning Waste
Irked at non-compliance of its order on burning of waste, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) for indiscriminate dumping and burning of municipal solid waste in East Delhi.
