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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Ban on plastics in two months
Following the model of Kanyakumari district, the Corporation has finally decided to impose ban on the production, sale and use of non-recyclable non-degradable plastic products within its jurisdiction.
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PVC flex banners can cause cancer
Flex banners made of poly-vinyl chloride are a serious environmental and health hazard. They can cause cancers and infertility. Municipal authorities and the Pollution Control Board have failed to prevent
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HC directs Centre to get toxic waste tested at any lab
In the wake of Nagpur-based DRDO lab refusing to conduct tests on samples of toxic waste lying at the defunct Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday directed the Centre
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Grave concern expressed over pollution of River Barak
SILCHAR:Grave concern was expressed by the intellectuals and experts at the way river Barak, regarded as the lifeline of this valley, was getting polluted and views were articulated on the measures to
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Project near HPCL chembur cleared: Ministry of Environment and Forests
The residential-cum-commercial complex coming up near the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) refinery at Chembur is now the subject of much ping-ponging between the state and the courts. A petition
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Tepco May Dump Decontaminated Water Into Sea
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant is considering dumping water it treated for radiation contamination into the ocean as early as March, the firm said on Thursday, prompting
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More Radioactive Water Leaks at Japanese Plant
At least 45 tons of highly radioactive water have leaked from a purification facility at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, and some of it may have reached the Pacific Ocean, the plant’s operator
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Caution against burning of biomedical waste
No projects being submitted by local bodies for burning biomedical waste from local hospitals are acceptable as incineration of hazardous toxic waste is highly harmful, warn Health Department officials
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Dying fish raise fears of river pollution
Reports of a large number of fish dying in a river in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district have raised concerns about the toxicity of the water, particularly as it joins the Teesta river further downstream.
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Two factories fined for polluting Shitalakkhya
A team of Department of Environment (DoE) fined two factories Tk 56 lakh yesterday for discharging toxic waste to the Shitalakkhya in Narayanganj. The factories are Fatulla Fabrics and Robin Tex (Bangladesh)