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New Delhi, February 4, 2003: We take it for granted that the bottled water we drink is safe.
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Decision will cut toxic risk from diesel cars and protect public health
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Keep the taxes on big cars effectively high and not give in to industry pressure. Link up taxes with the actual fuel use of the car to prevent fuel guzzling
Says auto industry misusing the study to derail tighter emissions standards and encourage polluting diesel cars
Finds the industry growing unsustainably in West Bengal and other parts of India Says over 40 per cent of sponge iron factories in West Bengal violate environmental norms
India’s richest lands – with minerals, forests, wildlife and water sources – are home to its poorest people. Mining in India has, contrary to government’s claims, done little for the development of the mineral-bearing regions of the country: says the latest publication from New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) -- its 356-page 6th State of India’s Environment. Report, titled Rich Lands, Poor People -- Is Sustainable Mining Possible?
India’s richest lands – with minerals, forests, wildlife and water sources – are home to its poorest people. Mining in India has, contrary to government’s claims, done little for the development of the mineral-bearing regions of the country: says the latest publication from New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) – its 356-page 6th State of India’s Environment Report, titled Rich Lands, Poor People -- Is Sustainable Mining Possible?