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January 9, 2018

States Have Not Given Priority for the National Policy of Straw (paraali) Management.

Mr. S P Singh writes on “National Policy for Straw (paraali) Management. The Ministry of Agriculture allocated funds to the northern states (Punjab, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan) to purchase equipment to manage the Paraali Burning. But States are on denial mode”…

January 9, 2018

National Human Rights Commission sent notice to Central, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab Govt. on toxic air concern..

An article published in Dainik Jagran about “People of DELHI-NCR breathing in Toxic Air. NHRC think its seriousness and sent notice to Central and State Government (Central, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab)”. Click here to read more about the article. Please…

January 9, 2018

New ‘gas standards’ in the works to fight pollution

Mr. Jacob Koshy writes about “A unified testing methodology to ensure that all agencies that map air pollution use accurate instruments that’s Govt. is preparing for”. Click here to read more about Mr. Koshy’s article on “Unified Testing methodology to…

January 9, 2018

Come July, label mandatory for food certified as ‘organic’

Mr. Jacob Koshy writes about “Companies producing organic food will be prosecuted if found not sticking to standards, according to FSSAI ″. Click here to read more about Koshy’s article about Organic food and Third party certification. Please click here…

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Harvard T.H. Chan, School of Public Health Boston, MA, USA
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, India
Health Care Without Harm Reston, VA, USA
Department of Environmental Health Engineering  Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India
Children's Health and Environment Program University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Australia
Madras Diabetes Research Foundation Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Council on Energy Environment and Water New Delhi, Delhi, India
Health Effects Institute Boston, MA, USA
National Resources Defense Council  New York, NY, USA
Chest Research Foundation Pune, Maharashtra, India
Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation New Delhi, Delhi, India
National Institute of Advanced Studies Bengaluru, India
Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group New Delhi, India
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GAIL India Limited New Delhi, India
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute New Delhi, India
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Lung Care Foundation New Delhi, India
India Meteorological Department New Delhi, India