After the government prohibited electronic cigarettes citing health risks, two NGOs are planning to move the Supreme Court seeking a ban on conventional cigarettes, arguing they are more harmful, and other carcinogenic tobacco products. Delhi-based NGO URJA (United Residents Joint Action) and Hyderabad-based group VchangeU are in the process of filing a writ and class … Read more
Car dealers and customers walk at a second-hand car market near a newly-built residential area in Hefei, Anhui province, China January 26, 2013.REUTERS/Stringer BEIJING (Reuters) – China has begun studying when to ban the production and sale of cars using traditional fuels, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing comments by the vice industry minister, … Read more
Delhi social welfare minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Monday announced a blanket ban on manual cleaning of sewers and warned that anyone found violating the rule will be booked under culpable homicide. He also said that a committee had been formed to find out the best possible ways or machines to clean the gutters, within … Read more