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Environment Ministry’s Quest for Blue Flags Will Displace Fishers from Beaches

Rituja Mitra 03/10/2019

Geography 101: beaches don't exist in a vacuum.

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Gujarat Pilots Emissions Trading Programme to Tackle Air Pollution

Sapna Gopal 07/09/2019

The world’s first trading programme for particulate air pollution...

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SC Seeks Environment Ministry Response on Petition Questioning EPCA Performance

The Wire Staff 03/09/2019

The EPCA was constituted with the aim of ‘protecting...

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Fighting Air Pollution Is Everybody’s Responsibility: UN India Agency Heads

Atul Bagai, Henk Bekedam, Rene Van Berkel, Shoko Noda and Tomio Shichiri 05/06/2019

India will need a mix of schemes to incentivise...

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Basel Convention’s Plastic Ban Amendment a New Step Against Waste Colonialism

Parul Kumar and Lekha Sridhar 21/05/2019

However, issues inherent to the Basel Convention could prevent...

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As LS Polls Wrap Up, What Will Parties Do With Their PVC Hoardings?

Medha Pande 18/05/2019

Because they are cheap, PVC hoardings are frequently overused...

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Speed up Clearances for Ports: Parliament Panel to Environment Ministry

Mayank Aggarwal 10/01/2019

It also asked the shipping ministry and environment ministry...