Tag Archives: Environment

Lower the din – Aircraft noise a Pain for Residents around Airport

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Ravleen

Aircraft noise a pain for residents around airport Sahil yaduvanshi, 4, loves airplanes. He does not have to go far to look at one. He just has to peer out of his play school window and look up every few … Continue reading →

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Pollution Not under Control

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Ravleen

Parliamentary report calls for saving the Central pollution control body It’s official. The Central Pollution Control Board (cpcb), the nodal body for regulating environmental norms in India, is being “reduced to a near-defunct body”. The parliamentary standing committee on science … Continue reading →

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Green Rating Problems – GRIHA

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Ravleen

GRIHA, a rating system for green buildings developed by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), has been formalized as the first national rating system. TERI signed a memorandum of understanding with the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to … Continue reading →

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