HAL makes rocket fuel tank for ISRO
July 19th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 19 (IANS) Stat-run defence behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has designed and built an indigenous fourth stage rocket fuel tank for the Indian space agency, helping it ... Read more...
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Less polluting Diwali this year
October 27th, 2011 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Pollution levels this Diwali were lower than last year, thanks to people's participation in the anti-firecracker campaign, Delhi Environment Secretary Keshav Chandra said Thursday."In general, ... Read more...
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Now Delhiites can get to know the air they breathe
March 13th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Now people in Delhi can get to know the quality of air they breathe. Hourly air quality and weather updates will be provided on LCD ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Air quality monitoring system for CWG launched (Lead)
September 22nd, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The air quality monitoring system for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) which will provide real-time pollution data at 11 key locations in the city during the mega-event was ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Taj city is greener, cleaner but larger battle remain (Letter from Agra)
June 9th, 2010 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, June 9 (IANS) Seventeen years after India's Supreme Court called for reducing pollution around the Taj Mahal, this tourist city certainly boasts of cleaner public transport and improved greenery. ... Read more...
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Jaipur air poisoned by oil depot fire: Pollution board
November 9th, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Air pollution in and around Jaipur was far above maximum permissible limits when the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot on the edge of the city was ablaze, ... Read more...
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Experts warns against use of coloured fireworks
October 19th, 2009 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Compared to last year, the national capital suffered from lower air pollution this Diwali on all counts except sulphur dioxide, but experts have warned against increasing use ... Read more...
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More dust, soot in your neighbourhood than norms prescribe
July 15th, 2009 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Very small dust particles that lodge inside the lungs were at a level above prescribed norms in residential areas of 86 out of 125 Indian cities last ... Read more...
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Dust pollution in and around Delhi still high
June 2nd, 2009 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The level of dust particles that damage the lungs continues to be above the standards laid down by the government, a study in five different schools in ... Read more...
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Pollution cause of male infertility in Kolkata
April 16th, 2009 - 11:05 pm ICT by ANI
By Ajitha MenonKolkata, April 16 (ANI): A joint study conducted by Cleveland Clinic, Calcutta University and AMRI Medical Centre has revealed that in Kolkata about 40-50 per cent of the infertility cases ... Read more...
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Ethanol blend petrol cut emissions only negligibly
August 20th, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 20 (IANS) Use of five and 10 percent ethanol blend petrol was found to cut emissions only marginally in a project undertaken by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.The project ... Read more...
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