Issue fresh consent order: HC to TNPCB
The Madras High Court on Tuesday observed that the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has not applied its mind while giving the consent order for the operation of the controversial Koodankulam
Industrial Dispersal
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Discharge of Industrial Waste into Streams
Majithia heads panel, to report in 7 days As discharge of industrial waste into streams water of which is used for drinking has become a burning issue in the state, Punjab government has set up a committee in this regard. Bikram Singh Majithia minister for science, technology and environment will head the panel and submit a report in a week.
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Govt zeroes in on 24 most polluted areas
New Delhi: Environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said the government had identified 24 critically-polluted areas in the country and was trying to focus on these
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Industrial waste causes havoc in Karachi
Pakistan feels the heat of toxicity
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Foul water
river pollution has threatened beluga whale populations and made fish eating a health risk in Montreal. St Lawrence river is reeling under excessive industrial pollution. Montreal's
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Toxic dyes contaminate vegetables
Sanganer
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Rating Parameter
See Score Card Raw material sourcing phase To rate the companies on the raw material sourcing phase, grp used the following indicators: the quality of input salt, transportation of salt,
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The best and the worst
Pondicherry-based Chemfab Alkalis Ltd (cal) has been rated as the greenest caustic-chlorine company in India. With an overall score of 46.7 per cent, it has been given the Three Leaves Award. Set
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OBSERVATION: Mercury rising
With lax regulations and a huge mercury loss unaccounted for, a disaster is waiting to happen in India
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OBSERVATION: Chemical roadmap
If the industry wants to survive in an environmentally conscious world, the search for chlorine alternatives must go hand in hand with product stewardship
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Not in Delhi s backyard
Middle class environmentalism isn t the way ahead