Tag: Pollution
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UN summit to advance action on zero emission vehicles
The UN Sustainable Transport Conference, taking place from October 14 to 16, will seek to provide concrete solutions for how we plan and design transport systems to ensure the pathway to achieving sustainable transport -- transport that is safe, accessible, green and resilient -- is at the scale and speed required.
October 14, 2021 -
150 pollution hotspots of capital identified
Most of the complaints are related to the municipal corporations, Delhi Development Authority and the Public Works Department, he said.
October 5, 2021 -
Delhi-NCR to witness less pollution, traffic jams after completion of 15 road projects: Gadkari
Gadkari said about 160 km length of this expressway falls in Haryana on which Rs 10,400 Crore is being spent.
September 17, 2021 -
Indonesian court rules president negligent over pollution
Presiding Judge Saifuddin Zuhri said the seven officials have to take serious action to guarantee people’s rights to health in Jakarta by tightening air quality regulations and to protect human health
September 16, 2021 -
Perils of a connected world
SIR, The line ‘Air pollution is not confined to particular territory but is a trans-boundary phenomenon’ in the article, ‘As cities choke’ by Parthasarathi Chakraborty (The Statesman, 5 September) prompted me to quote Richard Fuller, President, Pure Earth, “When it comes to pollution, we are all connected. There is an invisible toxic thread that links …
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September 7, 2021 -
‘Plastic mgmt. daunting task in mountain states’
"The deluge of plastics has made waste management a daunting task, with there only being a flow into the mountains with no mechanisms to manage them sustainably. The waste keeps on accumulating in landfills, hillsides and water bodies, polluting the fragile ecosystem,"
August 11, 2021 -
Delhi sees highest increase of NO2 in air pollution in last 1 year
NO2 is a dangerous air pollutant that is released when fuel is burned, as in most motor vehicles, power generation, and industrial processes.
July 7, 2021 -
Rethinking Fenestration from the lens of sustainability
Offering a steady increase of daylight and solar energy utilization and control, fenestrations are fast becoming a necessary 'climate screen' for effectively conserving the energy of a building.
June 23, 2021 -
Study finds microplastics in aquifers near awaste dumpyards of Chenni Corp
"In the west, they have developed a system wherein biomining is used where you can extract metals from e-waste and the rest of the solid waste can be used to generate biogas.
June 15, 2021 -
Save Yamuna campaign picks momentum
"The whole stretch from Kans Kila to Masani Nala and beyond towards Vrindavan had been systematically greened with dense foliage,"
May 27, 2021 -
Urgent steps must to reduce methane emissions
"Cutting methane is the strongest lever we have to slow climate change over the next 25 years and complements necessary efforts to reduce carbon dioxide."
May 7, 2021 -
Importance of Sustainability in today’s time
Those who are aware, understand the value of being sustainable today. If in the present moment also we won't understand the meaning of being sustainable, then tomorrow will be too late.
April 28, 2021 -
Global CO2 emissions to rise by 1.5 bn tonnes in 2021: IEA
The CO2 emissions, riding on the increasing demand for coal in electricity generation, will increase by almost 5 per cent in 2021 to 33 billion tonnes. Asia, more specifically China, is set to lead the demand for coal by more than 80 per cent, in 2021.
April 21, 2021 -
Delhi govt devises three-prong approach to fight air pollution
He stressed that around the year strategy is needed to counter the air pollution levels in the national capital.
April 14, 2021 -
LOP blames CM for deaths of Delhi’ites due to pollution
The Kejriwal government was indifferent to this important issue for a long time that impacts the lives of every citizen and their families, he alleged.
March 20, 2021 -
Delhi to set up 500 charging points for EVs in 12 months
On Thursday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced that his government will provide huge subsidies on electric vehicles in order to reduce air pollution in the national capital.
February 5, 2021 -
Delhi govt to promote electric vehicles: Kejriwal
"As we all are aware, vehicles are the main source of air pollution in Delhi. Hence, I appeal to the people to buy only electric vehicles and thus help bring down pollution levels in the city. I especially appeal to the youth to buy electric two-wheelers only," Kejriwal said at a press conference.
February 4, 2021