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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Bhopals toxic links with Indore
<p>People in Indore and the adjoining Pithampur industrial area in Madhya Pradesh are protesting the incineration of Bhopal’s toxic waste near their homes. The waste disposal facility in Pithampur in Dhar district was completed recently. On March 18, the Madhya Pradesh state pollution control board allowed Ramky Enviro, the private company operating the facility, to start trial runs.</p>
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Dumping of toxic industrial ash in rural belt
DC directs PPCB to investigate matter Awakening to the grave issue of dumping of highly toxic industrial ash in the rural belt as highlighted in The Tribune columns, Deputy Commissioner Kahan Singh Pannu today held meeting with Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) authorities and directed to investigate the problem.
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Toxic industrial ash dumped in rural belt
Muradpura (Amritsar), April 28 The city industrial units have apparently found a new place for dumping their highly toxic petroleum ash, if the huge heaps of the waste in this village are any indication.
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HP industrial hose spews toxins into Swan
Nangal: In yet another evidence of Himachal Pradesh industrial units polluting Punjab waters, industries situated in Babri village of the Tahliwal Phase II area of the hill state, have inserted a long pipe that opens into the Swan rivulet, spewing toxic pollutants into it.
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Every breath that we take
Class VIII student Juhi Neogi of Loreto House is determined to start a campaign against environment sharks after attending a session by actor and wildlife photographer Sabyasachi Chakraborty and fashion designer Agnimitra Paul.
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Madhya Pradesh concealing facts, say Bhopal gas victims
Bhopal gas tragedy victims Thursday accused the Madhya Pradesh government of concealing facts, and said it continued to deny publicly that 16,000 people had died in the aftermath of the tragedy and 5,000 women were widowed. Representatives of four organisations of Bhopal gas disaster survivors presented information obtained through the Right to Information Act here.
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A disaster waiting to happen in Waste Capital
Every year, Delhi produces a colossal amount of hazardous waste. With no treatment system in place and a govt in denial, mishaps like the one in Mayapuri may become the order of the day Neha Lalchandani | TNN
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Rules for e-waste on May 15, Elders told
The Government will come out with a set of rules on May 15 to manage electronic waste (e-waste), Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. He said the new rules will have public-private partnership (PPP) and focus on recycling of useful material and destroying toxic waste.
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No facility in city to store, dump hazardous waste
NEW DELHI: The capital produces about 5,000 metric tonnes (MT) of hazardous waste annually but it still doesn't have any facility for proper storage and disposal of such wastes. The government is in the process of acquiring land for this purpose at Kanjhawla. However, it will take a couple of years before the facility is set up.
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Burnt e-waste raises health alarm for locals
New Delhi: The plastic scrap market in Mundka which caught fire early morning on Sunday was a big dumping ground for electronic waste items. Several tonnes of hazardous e-waste