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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Surat villagers take out rally, ask Collector to shut GISCL
Thousands of villagers from Palsana taluka in Surat district took out a rally on Thursday and later handed over a memorandum to Surat district Collector Jayprakash Shivhare, requesting him to shut down
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Untreated factory waste poisoning Ganga; Kanpur STPs not upgraded to handle tannery discharge
A separate ministry on rivers with special focus on Ganga notwithstanding, rejuvenating the national river will not be an easy task for the Modi government. Among the many contributors, the tanneries
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Landfills may emit highly toxic gases
Continuous dumping of garbage in landfills will turn them into toxic emission site. Toxic gases tend to envelope vast area via speeding winds, and changing landfill sites is no solution, scientists warned.
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Top companies flout e-waste rules, says study
They are doing little to safeguard the environment against dumping of e-waste Reputed electronic and electrical equipment companies in the country are doing little to safeguard the environment against
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Many top firms don’t bother about e-waste rules’
At least 16 out of 50 leading companies (31 multinational and 19 national) do not fulfill their responsibilities under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) as per the E-waste Rules of the country. This
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Nitta Gelatin to implement NEERI report
Engineering team preparing detailed action plan based on report The Nitta Gelatin India Limited (NGIL) in Kathikkudam, which has been in the eye of a storm over the pollution of Chalakkudy river, is
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Fukushima operator struggles to build ice wall to contain radioactive water
Tepco says it is behind schedule with scheme because temperature of pipes sunk into ground is not low enough The operator of Japan's battered Fukushima nuclear power plant has said it is having trouble
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Scientist criticizes Sabarmati model
ays Building On Floodplain Not A Good Idea For Yamuna Delhi's bid to rep licate the Sabarmati riverfront development project for Yamuna has taken a controversial turn. C R Babu, DU professor emeritus
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Environment minister backtracks on saying cash will settle Fukushima dump dispute
Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara apologized Tuesday for suggesting that money would ultimately decide whether local authorities accept the central government’s proposal to build storage facilities
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U.S. states sign regional pact to restore Chesapeake Bay
An agreement to restore the Chesapeake Bay by protecting its vast drainage area from pollution was signed on Monday by officials that included governors from six U.S. states. The Chesapeake Bay Watershed