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The other side of stubble burning
I love food and I love cooking for others. Moments when I am appreciated for my dishes are the most beautiful and satisfying for me. My wife always says “people…
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Can India bear cost of Government’s apathy & inaction on air pollution?
New Delhi 12 October 2018| Taking suo motu action on a news report on the centre’s proposal to notify the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), the National Green Tribunal (NGT)…
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5 Steps Towards Deconstructing ‘Decentralised Renewable Energy’
decentralise diːˈsɛntrəlʌɪz/ verb past tense: decentralised; past participle: decentralised to disperse (something) from an area of concentration renewable rɪˈnjuːəbəl/noun: renewable; plural noun: renewables a natural resource or source of energy that…
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How Solar Water Pumps Can Revolutionise India’s Farm Sector
For a long time, solar water pumps were considered to be standalone systems to be deployed in places where the grid has not reached. Solar water pumps were seen as…
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India Must Say No To New Coal Expansion To Keep Global Temperature Rise Below 1.5 Degree Celsius
IPCC report points to stark choices ahead, but reason for hope and action – Greenpeace Incheon, Korea/ New Delhi| 8 October 2018| The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today…
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NCAP Status Check for Karnataka: No Action Plan for Air Pollution Reduction
Bangalore 4th September 2018 | A Right to Information query has highlighted that out of 13 non-attainment cities (cities with air pollution levels beyond permissible limit of 60 µg/m3 across…
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Out of 13 Cities Across Four Southern States, Only 3 Ready With Action Plan for Air Pollution Reduction
Hyderabad 4th September 2018 | A Right to Information query has highlighted that out of 13 non-attainment cities (cities with air pollution levels beyond permissible limit of 60 µg/m3 across…
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India’s Most Polluted City, Kanpur, Not Ready With Clean Air Action Plan
Only 4 Out of 15 Uttar Pradesh Non-attainment cities prepared with Action Plan to tackle Air Pollution- Greenpeace RTI query reveals. Lucknow 28th August 2018 | A Right to Information…
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A Tale of ToxiCity From Maharashtra
‘Mumbai is not so polluted, Delhi madhe pollution khoop hai’, says my friend from back home. Maharashtra is where I was born and grew up. Nashik – Jalgaon – Thane…
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NCAP Check for Maharashtra: None of 17 ‘Non-Attainment’ Cities Ready With An Implementable Action Plan
Greenpeace RTI query reveals that Action Plan Prepared by seven of the non-attainment cities in Maharashtra have been returned by CPCB and ten cities have not yet submitted any Action…