Category Archives: Pollution

Why Should we use Biodiesel The Advantages

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Ravleen

These days, there are a lot of problems that the humans are facing with regards to air pollution. The more the vehicles are used everyday all around the world, the bigger the problem gets. And the number one blame goes … Continue reading →

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[Research] Arsenic linked to diabetes

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Ravleen

Even in low and moderate levels, the element is harmful High inorganic arsenic exposure to diabetes has been established earlier by studies in Bangladesh, Taiwan and Mexico. But the effect of low and moderate levels of arsenic was unknown. A … Continue reading →

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Just a Lament – Pollution in Yamuna

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Ravleen

Biking along the Yamuna from Delhi to Agra, Ravleen Kaur hears constant calls for saving the river, but witnesses little action. Photographs by Vaibhav Raghunandan. The roaring of motorcycles shattered the early morning calm on the Yamuna floodplains in Delhi. … Continue reading →

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Double Standards

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Ravleen

While the Agarias wage a constant struggle with the forest department, the government has allegedly turned a blind eye to pollution by two soda ash-making units run by major industrial groups. At Mithapur in Jamnagar district’s Okha taluka there are … Continue reading →

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Toxic Waste kept for Safe Disposal in Bharuch Catches Fire

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Ravleen

A Fire at a facility especially set up to safely store and dispose of hazardous waste at Ankleshwar in Bharuch district of Gujarat has revealed how callously dangerous waste is managed in the country. In what could have been an … Continue reading →

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MOEF Defination of Waste, Material etc. Skewed

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Ravleen

The terms ‘waste‘ and ‘material‘ are synonymous in the draft hazardous material rules of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (moef). The rules have been criticized for violating norms of the Basel Convention – an international treaty on cleaner … Continue reading →

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Laissez Faire – Government Sits Back, Carmakers Make Hay

Posted on October 14, 2007 by Ravleen

Government sits back, carmakers make hay No one knows where to place the ultra-low-cost cars in the overall paradigm shift in technology in India. Small cars and downsizing have begun to find favour to achieve greater fuel efficiency in a … Continue reading →

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