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India's choked capital starts 'pollution toll' for trucks
2015-11-01 20:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Delhi on Sunday introduced a toll for all trucks and commercial vehicles in an attempt to improve air quality in the world's most polluted capital ahead of Diwali celebrations. Trucks are banned from entering the Indian capital during the day, but every night after 8pm more than 50,000 pour in, according to the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The independent centre says lorries account for nearly a third of the pollution in Delhi, adding to a toxic mix of industrial fumes...
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Training India's millions of unskilled workers
2015-10-29 21:00:52| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Training India's millions of unskilled workers
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India's Modi urges 'comprehensive' climate deal at African summit
2015-10-29 04:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Thursday for a "comprehensive and concrete" agreement on climate change in December, as he addressed African leaders at a major summit in New Delhi. Modi said no one had contributed less to global warming than India and Africa, warning that "the excess of (the) few cannot become the burden of many". He was speaking as world leaders prepare to meet in Paris in December to try to reach an agreement on tackling climate change, with the goal of capping...
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India's biggest airline in share offering
2015-10-27 03:55:46| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Indian budget airline IndiGo has plans to conduct an initial share offering this week as it seeks to raise as much as 32.68bn rupees ($500m; 325.6m), according to reports.
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India's rising demands for cooling make it a hot topic
2015-10-26 11:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Narendra Sharma dreads the summer. Temperatures climb above 40C even before the sun has hit the pitted, potholed surface of the streets through which he pushes his vegetable barrow day after day. Even when dusk falls there is little respite. Its tough, even if you are used to it. And the worst of all is that I lose money, he said. Sharma is out of pocket during the summer months because his vegetables go bad in the blinding heat. The more they wilt and blacken, the less he can charge. Even...
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