Accident Zone: Sugarcane laden trucks and tractors flout rules Located on NH24, the Simbhaoli sugar mill is accessed by thousands of trucks, tractors and locally devised contraptions, over loaded with sugarcane, that cause traffic snarls and accidents on a fairly regular basis. The local administration as well as the Mill owners do nothing to curb […]
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New Delhi, March 5 (G’nY news service): The modern sanitary napkins are made of plastic and a potentially toxic chemical-dioxin that can cause scores of diseases in the individual from intermittent rashes to even cancer. The government has turned a blind eye towards this problem. Moreover, the problem is taking a toxic turn with used […]
Continue ReadingDisaster proofing India’s power utilities New Delhi, March 5 (G’nY news service): Our lives are cripplingly dependent on electricity. In the backdrop of the Kudankulam nuclear plant agitation, disaster proofing becomes imperative as we often depend on a reliable source of electrical power for hospitals, schools, and businesses. Power companies need to thus put in […]
Continue ReadingGreater Noida, Feb 17: Amidst the glitz and glam of the multi crore automobiles on display at the Auto Expo 2014 were the electric vehicles – two, three and four wheelers relegated to a remote corner. In reality they should have been in the limelight – a sturdy solution for India’s polluted cities. Not only […]
Continue ReadingA major cause of concern is Delhi’s 8.1 million and growing vehicular population, which is the largest contributor to air pollution in the city. (G’nY file photo) New Delhi, Jan 30 (G’nY news service) According to a New York Times report dated 25 January, 2014, Delhi recorded eight days when the particulate matter (PM 2.5) […]
Continue ReadingBy the time pollution breached 500 in Beijing for the first time on the night of Jan. 15, Delhi had already had eight such days. (G’nY file photo) New Delhi, Jan 29 (G’nY news service) According to a report in the New York times titled ‘Beijing’s bad air would be a step up for smoggy […]
Continue ReadingThese untreated acids and minerals flow into the Yamuna and have contaminated the Yamuna. (Photo courtesy: yffindia.com) New Delhi, Jan 25 (G’nY news service): A Delhi-based NGO working towards cleaning and saving the Yamuna has filed a fresh affidavit before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench seeking closure and removal of steel pickling factories from […]
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New Delhi, Jan 07 (G’nY news service): The solar power programme of West Bengal has failed – set as it was amidst a healthy flow of funds and fanfare. With the grid extending to the Sundarban in 2011, the last ‘remote area’ in the State, solar power facilities are now on the depreciation curve. Sunderban […]
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