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PM unveils Rs 900 crore ethanol plant to help Delhi-NCR breathe easy

PANIPAT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday marked the world biofuel day by dedicating to the nation a Rs 900 crore plant in Haryana for producing ethanol from farm waste using indigenously developed 2G (second generation) technology, a development he said would help Delhi and its neighbourhood breathe easy by…

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PM Modi unveils Rs 900 crore ethanol plant to help Delhi-NCR breathe easy

PANIPAT: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday marked world biofuel day by inaugurating a Rs 900 crore plant in Haryana for producing ethanol from farm waste using indigenously developed 2G (second generation) technology, a development he said would help Delhi and its neighbourhood breathe easy by reducing pollution from burning of…

The Times of India

A meat tax is probably inevitable – here’s how it could work

Rearing livestock and growing crops to feed them has destroyed more tropical forest and killed more wildlife than any other industry. Animal agriculture also produces vast quantities of greenhouse gas emissions and pollution.

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Environment Agency pension fund criticised for owning stakes in UK water firms

Campaigner Feargal Sharkey says profiteering from firms that dump raw sewage into rivers an ‘obscenity’

The Guardian - UK

'Unacceptable costs': savanna burning under Australia's carbon credit scheme is harming human health

Savanna burning projects in northern Australia provide economic benefits to Indigenous communities and claim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But our research suggests smoke from these projects is harming human health.

The Conversation

Rivers face ‘horror story’ as country heads for drought, say campaigners

River Action has urged the Government to act as low water levels mean more concentrated pollution in Britain’s rivers.

The Independent UK

Animals farmed: Tesco’s polluting poultry, killer heat and China’s pork boom

Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the web

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CPCL asked to cut down production as odour persists in north Chennai

The Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. has been asked by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to cut its output to 75% of its capacity

The Hindu

Perseid meteor shower 2024: What it is, where to see it, and how to watch

Everything you need to know about August's prolific display of "shooting stars."

LiveScience

No established mechanism to rank cities on pollution: Government to Lok Sabha

Union Minister of State for Environment Ashwini Kumar Choubey said this in the Lok Sabha in response to a question by Congress MP Jyotsna Charandas Mahant.

The Hindu

Special Report: Pollution without borders

Air pollution is linked to 1 in 9 deaths globally. Ahead of the International Day of Clean Air on September 7, 360info is exploring solutions.

360info

Laying down the law on air pollution

Air pollution is an international problem. Domestic and international laws could work together to combat it.

360info

Science can clear the air for pollution policymakers

Together, satellite data, atmospheric-chemistry modelling and ground-based monitoring could help mitigate the South Asian air-pollution crisis.

360info

There's no safe level of air pollution

Emissions that meet air-quality standards still cause illness and early death. Planning decisions need to help drive down exposure.

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The pesky problem of offshoring pollution

A turn to sustainable development could help stop rich countries offshoring their pollution to poorer countries.

360info

Tackling air pollution at a global scale

Air pollution has no respect for borders. Regional agreements can only go so far. The world needs a global agreement.

360info

Fixing Jakarta's commuter pollution problem

The Indonesian capital’s air quality is already bad. Emissions from vehicles commuting from its fringes worsens the situation.

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How victims can pay polluters for a win-win result

With smoke haze posing a significant pollution issue in Southeast Asia, a victim-pays approach could result in cleaner air for all.

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Fiji becomes first Pacific nation to recognise waste pickers as the world's invisible environmentalists fight to be seen

Despite playing a vital role in combating climate change and plastics pollution, waste pickers worldwide face discrimination and harassment. Now the fight is on to end the scavenger stigma.

The Guardian - UK

Low-traffic schemes are driving congestion and pollution

Letters: Hilary Walker, Simon Jones and Lois Keith on how low-traffic neighbourhoods are blighting the lives of many residents. Plus a letter from Alun Gordon on how LTNs have helped his east London community

The Guardian - US

‘No time for inaction’: how a California refinery disaster created a generation of activists

Ten years ago, a fire in Richmond forced thousands to seek respiratory treatment. For young people, it was a transformative moment

The Hindu

Revamped plan to check air pollution in Delhi-NCR to come into force from October 1

Usually the GRAP would start from October 15 when when air pollution levels in the Delhi-NCR started worsening

The Hindu

Lake turns sewage point, residents fume

Deeptisri Nagar residents to protest near Regulakunta lake today

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt to Raise Awareness About Water Pollution Risks

Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation will carry out a major clean-up campaign along the Nile River. A statement by the Ministry on Friday stated that the campaign will protect and clean the Nile River from pollution and plastic waste, preserve aquatic biodiversity, and raise environmental awareness.

Daily Record

Thousands of Scots die premature deaths every year for environmental reasons - pollution crime has no borders

Illegal pollution has catastrophic consequences for both communities and the environment.

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