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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Sinking ships leaks are plugged, no oil alarm yet, pesticide cargo safe as of now
<p>The Coast Guard today plugged the two ruptured tanks of the MSC Chitra which were spilling oil into the sea off the Mumbai coast since the ship collided with another vessel, MV Khalijia III, on Saturday morning.</p>
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Short duration discussion on Bhopal Gas Tragedy in Rajya Sabha (10/08/2010)
Short duration discussion on Bhopal Gas Tragedy in Rajya Sabha
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Bhopal case will take 25 yrs, by then victims will be dead
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Punjabs children face long exposure to heavy metals: Study
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Training programme to make eco-friendly Ganesh idols
Parivar avam Bal Utthan Samiti, Barkheda Pathani, on Friday held a meeting in its regional office to discuss immersions of idols coated with chemicals in water bodies.
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Pollution threatens Deepor Beels existence
GUWAHATI, July 30
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One gram mercury can kill a 25-acre lake
Sitting atop the Palni hills, Kodaikanal, the premier tourist destination of Tamil Nadu, does not evoke images of pollution. A winding road through the hills lifts you from the stifling heat of Madurai,
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No pause in Punjabs toxic harvest
Even as recent media reports caution that most fruits and vegetables are largely unfit for human consumption due to their high chemical content, pesticides continue to be used recklessly in the fields of Punjab. The
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No policy so far on UCIL waste
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Water Resources Minister Jayant Malaiya said in the Assembly today that there had been no policy underlined so far by the Housing and Environment Department for disposal of toxic waste of the now-closed plant of Union Carbide India Ltd (UCIL).
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Chemical phenyl causes fish mortality
Solan: Detection of toxic chemical phenyl from the viscera of dead fish, which were killed in Chikni river early this month, has set alarm bells ringing for the State Pollution Control Board. These findings have emerged from the twin reports of two laboratories of the pollution board as well as the Shimla-based laboratory of the Veterinary Department.