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NGT notice to Delhi, UP on waste burning along DND (April Week #1 (2017))
NGT notice to Delhi, UP on waste burning along DND flyover[http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=90004]New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued notice to the governments of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh today on a plea alleging indiscriminate burning of municipal solid waste in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) despite a ban being in force.

Dust chokes Gurgaon, greens blame it on construction (April Week #1 (2017))
Dust chokes Gurgaon, greens blame it on construction [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=89996]GURUGRAM: The Millennium City remained the country's second most polluted city for 24 hours with Air Quality Index (AQI) reported at 337 between Wednesday and Thursday.The most polluted city was Gaya with AQI recorded at 352, while the third most polluted city was Lucknow with AQI level at 321. The AQI in Delhi, on the other hand, was recorded at 264.

New breeding population of Tigers ‘miraculous’ (April Week #1 (2017))
New breeding population of Tigers ‘miraculous’ [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=89989]Only estimated 221 Indochinese tigers remain in Thailand and Myanmar.Conservationists on Tuesday hailed the discovery of a new breeding population of tigers in Thailand as a "miraculous" victory for a sub-species feared wiped out by poaching

For a safe flight: India to get maps for migratory birds’ routes (April Week #1 (2017))
For a safe flight: India to get maps for migratory birds’ routes [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=89953]In a bid to protect migratory birds from getting hurt from electricity transmission lines or wind mills, the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) will create satellite (global information system – GIS) based maps of migratory routes across the country by next year. 

336 tonnes of hazardous waste at Bhopal gas tragedy site: government (April Week #1 (2017))
336 tonnes of hazardous waste at Bhopal gas tragedy site: government [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=89957] New Delhi, Mar 28 (PTI) Around 336 tonnes of hazardous waste is lying in the premises of Union Carbide India Limited, site of the infamous 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the government today said.Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave in a written reply in the Lok Sabha said that the government has neither sought any allocation of funds from department of expenditure nor any allocation has been made for disposal of toxic waste.

Tough targets hinder e-waste rule rollout (April Week #1 (2017))
Tough targets hinder e-waste rule rollout [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=89911]NEW DELHI: The implementation of the e-waste rules 2016, which are to come into force this May, may now be delayed with industry associations of electrical and electronic equipment demanding a relaxation in targets of e-waste collection for recycling as specified in the rules.

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