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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Don't allow breaking of ship, Gujarat told
The Centre has asked the Gujarat government to disallow beaching and breaking of a US ship, anchored off Alang port, as a technical team found high levels of toxic material and radioactive substances on it.
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Centre asks Guj not to allow beaching of Platinum II
New Delhi: Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday advised the Gujarat government and other agencies not to allow the beaching and dismantling of the controversial Platinum II ship at Alang.
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6 quintals of banned Mangoor fish seized
The fisheries department today seized six quintals of the banned Mangoor fish while it was being transported in a truck from other districts in the state. Officials of the fisheries department in coordination with the Punjab Fish Farmers Association intercepted a truck carrying the fish that was to be sold in the Sherpur market.
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Toxic release inventory for India
This report examines the directives set forth by the October 2003 Supreme Court order, and it reviews the current status of implementation of the directives with a specific focus on information dissemination and the creation of a Toxics Release Inventory for India. It also identifies the possible bottlenecks and reasons for non-implementation of a TRI.
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Heavy smoke poses grave health hazard
Jaipur: A day after the massive fire broke out in Indian Oil Corporation depot on the outskirts of Jaipur, thick smoke clouds enveloped the nearby areas on Friday posing serious health hazards to people living in the vicinity.
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Auto hub worries over toxic cleaner
- Adityapur units unhappy with substitutes, pollution board awaits orders Jamshedpur, Oct. 28: Auto component manufacturer of Adityapur are on a mission to search for a cleaning agent, as the solvent they have been using for long has been banned for its toxic qualities. Prolonged use of the solvent, Carbon Tetrachloride (CTC), has been found to be
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Bid to check pollution: show-cause notices to 28 units
In a bid to check the growing level of noise and air pollution, the district administration here has served show-cause notices on the managements of 28 government and private establishments for causing pollution in the town by running power generator sets without following the mandatory rules and regulations.
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Bhopal to get Rs 110 cr memorial
During his recent visit to Bhopal, environment minister Jairam Ramesh stirred a hornet
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Apple, Sony Ericsson Demonstrate Best Practices in Green Electronics
Seven companies have engineered environmental solutions that negate the need for most--or in some cases all--uses of brominated and chlorinated chemicals in consumer electronics, according to a new report.
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Medical-waste incinerator spews poison
MUMBAI: From the Ghatkopar-Mankhurd link road, the bio-medical waste treatment plant of the municipal corporation looks like an innocuous small factory with its chimney spewing gentle, white fumes.