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PM for sensitive regulatory system on environment issues

New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) Amid growing tussle between Environment Ministry and other ministries, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said a very “sensitive regulatory system” is needed on environmental issues to achieve balanced development. “We need more competition in our country to stimulate our economy to promote efficiency. But at the same time we need the regulatory system to ensure that …

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Environment ministry notifies coastal regulation norms

The notification updates a 1991 iteration of the same law, incorporating the amendments during the intervening period and adding new features.

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Which is better for the environment: Real or fake?

Which is better for the environment: Real or fake? A consulting firm commissioned an analysis of both types of trees and found that a 7-foot real tree generates 3.1 kilograms of heat-trapping carbon dioxide; the same size artificial tree generates 48.3 kilograms over its lifetime.

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The Role of Environment in History

The environment determines the situation but not the response. To the same situation different modes of reacting are thinkable and feasible. Which one the actors choose depends on their individuality.

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The Role of Environment in History

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India’s environment ministry is playing hardball | Global Post

India’s environment ministry is playing hardball By Jason Overdorf NEW DELHI, India — India’s environment ministry just got tough. Close on the heels of a decision to block United Kingdom-based Vedanta Resources’ massive bauxite mining project in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, the ministry now wants to revoke the clearances for Korean giant Posco’s $12 billion steel plant in the same state …

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Six Ways to Save on Your Taxes and Help the Environment, Too

JUNO BEACH, Fla.—-For the second installment of the “Earth Day Is Every Day” campaign, Florida Power & Light Company encourages customers to take advantage of energy-efficiency incentives that can save money and help the environment at the same time.

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ABCs for conserving fuel, environment (Montreal Gazette)

The Canadian Automobile Association and non-profit group Pollution Probe today announced the release of a new, 109-page primer on how to increase your car’s fuel efficiency and reduce emissions, measures that can aid the environment and save drivers significant amounts of money at the same time.

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Product Claims To Boost Mileage, Help Environment (WLKY Louisville)

Everyone is interested in saving money at the gas pump — a new product unveiled in Louisville promises to do that, and help the environment at the same time.

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Crushing Cigarettes In A Virtual Reality Environment Reduces Tobacco Addiction (redOrbit)

Smokers who crushed computer-simulated cigarettes as part of a psychosocial treatment program in a virtual reality environment had significantly reduced nicotine dependence and higher rates of tobacco abstinence than smokers participating in the same program who grasped a computer-simulated ball, according to a study described in the current issue of CyberPsychology and Behavior, a peer-reviewed …

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Crushing cigarettes in a virtual reality environment reduces tobacco addiction (EurekAlert!)

( Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News ) Smokers who crushed computer-simulated cigarettes as part of a psychosocial treatment program in a virtual reality environment had significantly reduced nicotine dependence and higher rates of tobacco abstinence than smokers participating in the same program who grasped a computer-simulated ball, according to a study described in the current …

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