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Diwali this year caused more air pollution, but made less noise
Issue Date: Nov 15, 2012
Construction boom will make cities unliveable: Centre for Science and Environment
Issue Date: Jun 29, 2012
The construction boom seen across India will make cities unliveable unless this growth is guided by the right development principles, says Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). These guiding principles relate to choice of location, architectural design, appropriate material and operational management. Considering that 70 per cent of the building stock proposed by 2030 is yet to be built, there is time to prevent the environmental debacle, says the research advocacy group.
Haze, pollution causing low visibility over north India: Met department
Issue Date: Nov 24, 2011
Fog generally occurs in mid-December in North India. So people living in this part of the country were taken by surprise when they woke to a foggy morning on November 19. Since then, foggy weather has continued to disrupt rail and road traffic, despite the fact that the mercury did not dip much.The Met department has blamed emissions from north India for the haze.
