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HEI: 95%+ of world’s population live in areas of unhealthy air

Green Car Congress

China has made initial progress, beginning to achieve air pollution declines; in contrast, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India have experienced the steepest increases in air pollution levels since 2010. Its results are published each year in the international medical journal, The Lancet. Transportation was a distant 7 th.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

Green Car Congress

Toyota established the annual program in 2000 in commemoration of Toyota’s receipt of the Global 500 Award in 1999 from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); this year marks the program’s 18 th year. BirdLife International Tokyo. Conservation International Japan. Kakogawa's Satoyama and the Gifu Butterfly Network.

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ADB draft report says 3B Asians could become affluent by 2050; significant challenges

Green Car Congress

Asia accounted for about 20% of the world’s energy consumption in 2000, 27% in 2007, and is expected to rise above 40% by 2050. The rapid growth in Asia’s energy use has created two major concerns for the region and within the international community. —Asia 2050.

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Pavna readying new plant in Hosur for TVS Motor, Ola Electric – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Our Aligarh facility started operations in 2000 and, today, every OEM wants automation and the best-in-class products. The future could see us cater to big international auto brands which, in turn, need to be confident that the best is coming from Aligarh or Hosur.

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