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Delhi Air Pollution: Clean Delhi? Supreme Court Ranks City Below Faridabad
Delhi is worse than Faridabad in terms of cleanliness, the Supreme Court said today, and questioned how the World Bank Funds are spent by the administration. The Chief Secretary, Vijay Dev, was vehemently admonished by the top court, which was hearing a petition from the pollution-control body Environment Pollution Control Authority or EPCA.
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Water Pollution Can Reduce Economic Growth By A Third, Says World Bank
Heavily polluted water is reducing economic growth by up to a third in some countries, a World Bank report said Tuesday, calling for action to address human and environmental harm.
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China Leaders Meet for 5-Year Plan Amid Calls for Reform
China's Communist leaders gathered today to plan the country's course for the next five years, official media reported, confronting an economic malaise that has investors worried and intractable problems such as pollution souring the public mood.
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No Surprises. Delhi Tops This List of 381 Cities
A report by the World Bank on 381 cities from developing countries worldwide has said that Delhi tops the list of the most polluted urban settlements.
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US Calls for More Efforts to Protect Oceans
US Secretary of State John Kerry said the oceans are facing threats from over-fishing, pollution and acidification, and called for "a comprehensive, global strategy" to protect them, media reported on Tuesday.
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Pollution costs India $80 billion a year: World Bank
Pollution and other environmental degradation costs India $80 billion a year, nearly six per cent of gross domestic product, the World Bank said in a report released on Wednesday.
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Delhi Air Pollution: Clean Delhi? Supreme Court Ranks City Below Faridabad
Delhi is worse than Faridabad in terms of cleanliness, the Supreme Court said today, and questioned how the World Bank Funds are spent by the administration. The Chief Secretary, Vijay Dev, was vehemently admonished by the top court, which was hearing a petition from the pollution-control body Environment Pollution Control Authority or EPCA.
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Water Pollution Can Reduce Economic Growth By A Third, Says World Bank
Heavily polluted water is reducing economic growth by up to a third in some countries, a World Bank report said Tuesday, calling for action to address human and environmental harm.
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China Leaders Meet for 5-Year Plan Amid Calls for Reform
China's Communist leaders gathered today to plan the country's course for the next five years, official media reported, confronting an economic malaise that has investors worried and intractable problems such as pollution souring the public mood.
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No Surprises. Delhi Tops This List of 381 Cities
A report by the World Bank on 381 cities from developing countries worldwide has said that Delhi tops the list of the most polluted urban settlements.
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US Calls for More Efforts to Protect Oceans
US Secretary of State John Kerry said the oceans are facing threats from over-fishing, pollution and acidification, and called for "a comprehensive, global strategy" to protect them, media reported on Tuesday.
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Pollution costs India $80 billion a year: World Bank
Pollution and other environmental degradation costs India $80 billion a year, nearly six per cent of gross domestic product, the World Bank said in a report released on Wednesday.
