Impact News India
Environment
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275No relief for 10-year-old diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR , NGT refuses to lift ban
There seems to be no respite for 10 year old diesel vehicles in Delhi and NCR. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ...
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Life in waterlogged cities
Mumbai’s streets turned to rivers last week as five inches of rain fell on the city in one day. Public transport was...
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What’s causing so many changes to India’s monsoons?
By Raghu Murtugudde For the third year in a row, India’s monsoon season has produced floods in the northwest and the northeast,...
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Dam worsens flood devastation in Assam
By Mubina Akhtar In a relief camp on the Amtola embankment in the town of North Lakhimpur, Kulen Gogoi has been preparing...
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China and India can help satisfy energy demands in green way : Erik Solheim
Erik Solheim, the executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme speaks to thethirdpole.net about energy access in China and India, and...
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Is India sharing the Ganga’s water fairly?
Officially, India and Bangladesh share 54 rivers, but that number is currently under review. Between 10 to 16 additional rivers are now...
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NGT acts tough on plastic bags, slams AAP for lackadaisical approach
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday imposed an interim ban on sale and use of non-biodegradable plastic bags which are less...
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The Hottest Year on Record was 2016 : Report
A US government report has confirmed that 2016 topped 2015 as the hottest year globally in 137 years of record keeping. “Most...
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Tourism Industry in Sikkim: Boon or Bane?
By Rituparna Borah Just three days in a place like Sikkim and that too in the rainy season didn’t quench even a...
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Waterfalls as Potential Alternative Sources for Hydro-electricity in Northeast India
By Rituparna Borah It was during my college trip to Mawlynnong, a village at the Indo-Bangladesh border when I was exposed to the magnificence...
