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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Toxic waste on rise in Gujarat
After interacting with local communities, UN special rapporteur Okechukwu Ibeanu believes that rising levels of toxic waste emanating from the ship-breaking industry has adversely impacted the environment along the sea coast of Gujarat.
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Closed for violating pollution norms, Hero Honda unit re-opened in a week
Disobeying orders by Haryana Minister for Environment Captain Ajay Singh Yadav to close an ancillary unit of Hero Honda company in Sarhol village of Gurgaon, the State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has allowed the reopening of the unit that was found to be contaminating groundwater of the village and endangering the lives of locals.
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UN prepares report on India's hazardous waste
RASHME SEHGAL India, being a major IT destination, is presently producing 400,000 tonnes of e-waste annually The campaign launched by civil society groups against the huge quantities of toxic waste being generated in India has forced the United Nations to send UN special rapporteur Okechukwu Ibeanu to get a first hand take on practises being followed here.
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Forest Department notice to TDB
Radhakrishnan Kuttoor Directive to TDB not to pump sludge into Periyar Tiger Reserve SABARIMALA: The Forest Department has directed the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) not to dispose of the sludge generated in the direct chemical treatment of Njunangar, a tributary of river Pampa, into the ecologically-sensitive Sabarimala forests that forms part of the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR).
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It is not easy to shake off habits
Gokul Chandrasekar | ENS IS it realistically possible to have a smoke-free Bhogi this year? Environmentalists aren't optimistic because it is not easy to shake off habits cultivated over ages. "Culture is a sensitive topic for even politicians to handle, let alone environmental enthusiasts.
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Drive for smoke-free Bhogi
TNPCB along with corporation, the Department of Environment, police and fire rescue services is launching the initiative To create awareness among the public, the campaign will be conducted in 10 zones of the corporation on January 11 and 12
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Tackling e-waste: Processing centres need to be set up (editorial)
Consumer goods are reused much beyond what their manufacturers intend them to be in India, but there is always a point beyond which they just don
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Dismantle Platinum II before monsoon: Govt
Nitin Sethi | TNN New Delhi: In another twist to the tale of infamous toxic-loaded Platinum II ship, the Gujarat government has claimed that the ship anchored near Alang for months now is a wreck and would need to be disposed of before monsoon sets in.
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Unscientific mining affecting Kopili hydel project
Unscientific coal mining in Jaintia Hills has claimed a victim, affecting functioning of Kopili Hydel Project, by discharging dangerous toxic waste from the mines and acidifying the project
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Ongoing tragedy
The victims are yet to be adequately compensated or given proper medical help; their water sources are yet to be decontaminated. At Arif Nagar slum, a toxic waste yard next to the boundary wall of the factory. The accident polluted the soil and groundwater in the neighbourhood to dangerous levels.