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The MoEFCC Has Spoken: A National Clean Air Programme for India
Amid all the bad news on air quality, there is a ray of hope. After two years of incessant public demand for a comprehensive national action plan to tackle air pollution, the government has finally stated in the parliament that they have formulated a national clean air programme to tackle air pollution.
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The MoEFCC Has Spoken: A National Clean Air Programme for India
Amid all the bad news on air quality, there is a ray of hope. After two years of incessant public demand for a comprehensive national action plan to tackle air…
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MoEFCC: For People Or For Thermal Power Plants
Is this too much to ask for? Has the health of our children become so unimportant that we have been ignoring their pleas for a bit of clean air to breathe?
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As India struggles to breathe, over 300 coal power plants are violating air pollution laws and MoEFCC does nothing.
As of December 7, more than 300 coal power plants across the country are still violating the emission standard norms that were given by the MoEFCC back in 2015. These norms were to come into effect by the 7th of December 2017. But despite being given two years to implement these norms, the Ministry of…
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With Less Than 24 Hours to Go, Citizen Activists Say “Enough Is Enough”
Two years ago, coal power plants were given new emission norms to follow. The deadline has come. Tomorrow, on the 7th of December 2017, all power plants must have complied with the norms.
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Witness 4.17
There has been a strategic shift towards renewables as the world realised the implications of climate change with increasing number of extreme weather events and 195 nations joined hands to…
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Make Your Own Black Gold
Do you yearn for the fragrance of the forest or miss petrichor wafting through your window after the first rains? Well, here’s how you can make your own heaven. This…
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It’s Deadly, and It’s Blowing In the Wind
It takes more than just having breakfast to keep you healthy. If you didn't live in a countryside far away from the industries, then know this: The air you’re breathing is toxic air.
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Sundarbans: World’s Largest Mangrove Forest At Stake
The Sundarbans is a cluster of low lying islands in the Bay of Bengal spread across Bangladesh and the West Bengal region of India. It is the largest single block mangrove forest in the world and home to hundreds of species
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Going Solar – A Great Investment Plan
India is emerging as a world leader in solar. As the third largest solar market globally1, a market that is growing by 90%, making the potential of solar in our country quite tremendous. Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the International Solar Alliance - an alliance of solar potential rich countries - on the first day of…