The illegal trade in chemicals
<p>Chemicals provide important benefits to society and play a vital role in the global economy, but they also carry risks for the environment and human health, with greater risks to vulnerable social groups.
Toxic Wastes
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Swaminathan refuses to head panel on toxic veggies
New Delhi: Eminent scientist M S Swaminathan has conveyed his inability to chair a panel on checking pesticide residues in the capital. In a communiquésenttothe government, Swaminathan said he was tied
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NGOs oppose plan to dispose of Bhopal waste in Pithampur
A group of NGOs today strongly opposed the state government's fresh proposal of disposing of nearly 350 tons of toxic waste lying in the defunct Union Carbide plant at Bhopal in the Pithampur industrial
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Italy's 'triangle of death' linked to premature ageing
Women living in an illegally polluted region of Italy are more likely to have birth defects, possibly due to accelerated ageing of their cells.
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Gutka packets can lead to health risks: Study
A recent test on gutka packets by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revealed that most tobacco packets contain the banned toxic chemical magnesium carbonate, the quantity of which is as high as seven per cent. According to oncologists, magnesium carbonate can cause unusual health risks, which include stomach ulcers, irreparable damage to lining of oral cavity among others.
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Protest over waste-to-energy plants
“BJP must add environment growth in manifesto for MCD polls” Environment groups and waste-recycling workers have demanded that the Bharaitya Janata Party change its stands on operating waste-to-energy plants in the Capital and include measures that promote sustainable environmental growth in its manifesto for the upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi polls.
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BJP's promise of energy from waste heats up Delhi civic polls
Okhla residents accuse BJP and Congress of trying to poison people by promoting waste incineration to generate electricity. The plant is being put through trial runs. Even as candidates contesting municipal
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BRT Corridor is Capital’s new gas chamber
If BRT corridor was meant to be a panacea for the never ending traffic woes and ever increasing automobile pollution of the national Capital, it failed in its objective. The idling time at the Chirag Dilli
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Supreme Court order on the disposal of toxic waste lying in the factory of Union Carbide India Ltd dated 04/04/2012
Supreme Court order on the disposal of toxic waste lying in the factory of Union Carbide India Ltd dated 04/04/2012.
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DC campaign against e-waste: High time we all woke up
Alarm bells rang out at the launch of the month-long DC campaign on e-waste management in the city on Sunday. Before anybody pushes the panic button on the issue, speakers at the inaugural,—US consul general Jennifer McIntyre, TCS(Head), Accreditation, South India, A.K. Pattabiraman, Madras University VC G. Thiruvasagam, MARG CMD G.R.K. Reddy came up with possible solutions.
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Waste treatment a wasted effort
Ahmedabad: Central effluent treatment plants are posing a serious threat to the health of human beings in the state. In hazardous and polluted clusters of Gujarat, the central effluent treatment plants (CETP) are expected to treat industrial sludge to prevent its harmful effect on human and other forms of lives. But, CAG, in its latest report, has found 12 CETPs doing just the opposite. The report is critical of Vapi, Ankleshwar, Nandesari, Kadodara, Sachin and Jetpur.