Browsing Tag: Pollution

India’s Air the World’s Unhealthiest, Study Says

India has the worst air pollution in the entire world, beating China, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh, according to a study released during this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Uranium, metals make Punjab toxic hotspot

After discovery of high levels of uranium in hair samples of a large number of mentally retarded children in Punjab’s Malwa region last year, another study suggests Punjab has become a hotspot of environmental toxicity of multiple types.
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Punjab ranks high in water pollution by industries

The SAD-BJP government's claims about attracting over a lakh crore rupees of investment in Punjab have been proven hollow, evidently by their own admission.
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Shedding Door Pulls, Mumbai Taxis Rattle Into History

With its boxy body and stubby tail fins, the dependable but modest Padmini taxi was once ubiquitous here, as synonymous with motoring in Mumbai as blaring horns and cows blocking traffic.
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Ganga is now a deadly source of cancer, study says

The holy Ganga is a poison river today. It's so full of killer pollutants that those living along its banks in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal are more prone to cancer than anywhere else in the country, says a recent study.
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Tracking How the World Guzzles Water

The researchers hope the study will help governments evaluate the various factors contributing to national water footprints and adjust unsustainable consumption practices and inefficiencies in production.
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U.N. chief: Major climate deal unlikely

An all-encompassing climate deal "may be beyond our reach for now," the U.N. chief said Tuesday as China and India delivered a setback to European plans to negotiate a new treaty that would bind all parties to their pledges on greenhouse gas emissions.
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Kiwi ingenuity to the fore in beach cleanup

Hundreds of volunteers crawled on their hands and knees in the sand yesterday, collecting bags of oily mess as they went. More than 5000 people have volunteered to help so far. About 620 tonnes of oily sandy waste have been recovered, with more oil washing up in Mt Maunganui on Saturday night.
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Ecosikh asks Hola Mohalla and Anandpur Sahib be declared 'plastic free'

At least one city in Punjab should become plastic free and it is the only hilly and serene sacred site we have in Punjab.” EcoSikh further added, “In addition, we would like to appeal to all deras to serve langar in biodegradable products such aspattal, paper or kasore and not use plastic. They should also clean the area after the langar just as enthusiastically as they serve the langar.
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The Poverty of Plenty

THE 25 crore man stepped in like a thief, eyes wary, searching for a sign that he must run. Jagbeer Singh. Farmer. Bus conductor. Father. Heroin smuggler. Jailbird. Nobody.
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