The three-wheeled scooter rickshaw (TSR) plays a very important role as intermediate public transport in the country. Delhi has around 53,262 registered three-wheelers as of August 31, 2004 running on compressed natural gas (CNG). The Hon
All in-use vehicles in India are required to have a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate. This simple PUC checks exists from the year 1991 for all on-road vehicles as per CMV rule No 116. Privately run PUC centres authorised by the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) undertake emission check for all in-use vehicles.
The vehicle inspection programme in India called Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificate, was enforced under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMV rule No 116) in 1991. This requires all inuse vehicles
This health study was undertaken to estimate the impact of pollution on the health of the community at Medak. Its findings show that there is an overwhelming increase in most types of systemic diseases across the study group, as compared to the control group at Medak District.
An Act to make provision for prevention of adulteration of the food. This Act may be called the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. It extends to the whole of India. It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
A report of analysis of pesticide residues in soft drinks conducted by Centre for Science and Environment(CSE), was made public on 5th August, 2003. This Report was covered very prominently by both electronic and print media. In the Report it was stated that CSE found pesticide residues, in the samples of 12 soft drinks brands procured by it from open market in Delhi.
Hardrock mining - the extraction of minerals such as gold, silver, lead, copper and uranium from the earth is practiced in a manner inherently threatening to human health. Several studies have addressed work-related illnesses suffered by hardrock miners.
Twenty years after the worst ever man-made disaster in the country, victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy got a direction from the Supreme Court for the disbursement of a Rs 1,567 crore compensation to them, paid by US pesticide major Union Carbide.
To produce the food most farmers use chemical pesticides to control weeds, pests and diseases, and to help them meet the appearance standards imposed by supermarkets. Residues from these pesticides may still be in the food when buy it - about half of all fruit and vegetables tested by the Government contain residues.
On August 14, 2003, the Hon
From time to time the Hon
The Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project under the consideration of the Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, envisages creation of a ship navigation channel to suit different draughts (9.15 m, 10.7
Environmental clearance for the proposed Single Point Mooring (SPM), Crude Oil Terminal (COT), and connecting pipes at Mundra Port, Kuch District, Gujarat by M/s Gujarat Adani Port Ltd (21 July 2004)
Supreme Court order dated July 19 2004 directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to release Rs 1503 crore deposited with it by the company for disbursement to Bhopal gas tragedy victims.
Union Budget 2004-2005.
In this report, EPCA would like to point out that in the overall context, Delhi government needs to design specific measures in addition to improving public transportation system as levers to restrain traffic and their usage with the help of a phase-in time bound plan.
On January 23, 2004, the Amicus Curiae for the ongoing public interest litigation on air pollution in the National Capital Region of Delhi had submitted an IA (IA No. 226) to the Hon
This report is the second in the series and is based on the visit of the EPCA members to Kanpur on June 11, 2004 to review the status of the action plan submitted to the Hon
A National Contingency Action Plan (CAP)for dealing with contingencies arising in the wake of natural disasters has been formulated by the Government of India and it had been eriodically updated. It facilitates the launching of relief operations without delay. The CAP identifies the initiatives required to be taken by various Central Ministries/Departments in
