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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“What’s holding back Bhopal water report?”
Central Pollution Control Board accused of failure to keep the June 4 deadline Environmentalists have accused the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of failure to keep the June 4 deadline for filing a report on groundwater contamination caused by Dow Chemical Company’s Union Carbide Corporation plant in Bhopal, despite its assurances and the need for compliance with the Supreme Court Orders dated March 28 and April 19, 2012.(In one of the world’s industrial catastrophes, thousands of people died and were injured following the leak of toxic methyl isocyanate at the UCIL pesticide plant on the night of December 2-3, 1984.)
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Chronic pollution ails Eloor, Edayar
The people of Eloor and Edayar are under trauma as the deaths due to chronic diseases continue. The Kerala High Court had suggested that the construction of polluting industries should not be allowed in the Edayar industrial belt. The court made the suggestion on June 19 while considering a petition filed by Periyar Malineekarana Virudha Samithi. The 450-acre industrial area established in 1962 falls under the Kadungalloor panchayat.
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Skip hire firm deliberates appeal over £100,000 fine
RK Transport is considering appealing over a £100,000 fine it was ordered to pay in a prosecution case brought about by the Environment Agency. Earlier this month the company was found guilty of illegally
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Chemical mixed water polluted of Haridwar and Brahmaputra in Narsingdi
Factory waste and chemical mixed water is polluting water of Haridwar and Old Brahmaputra river in the district posing serious health hazards as well as adverse impact on the environment Many residents
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Indore, Bhopal pollutes its water resources, heavily dependent on Narmada
Indore, the state's commercial capital, once dependent on the Bilawali and Limbodi water tanks, as well as from the Yashwant Sagar dam is now heavily dependent on the Narmada River (70 km away) for its
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Disaster team clears toxic chemicals near Ganga canal
Ghaziabad: In April 2010, a radiation leak at Mayapuri claimed one life and injured seven people. Two years on, there is little awareness about Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) emergencies,
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SC: Ban import of toxic waste
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre to ban the import of toxic wastes in any form as identified and declared hazardous under the Basel Convention and its different protocols. A bench of justices Altamas Kabir and J. Chelameshwar issued the direction on a PIL filed by the Research Foundation for Science Technology and Natural Resource Policy raising the issue of banning vessels containing toxic wastes from entering Indian shores for dismantling at the ship-breaking industry at Alang off the Gujarat coast.
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Gas leak raises concerns over public safety in Andhra Pradesh
In the wake of the leakage of toxic gases from a pesticide plant in Srikakulam district which forced people in 18 surrounding villages to flee their homes, government agencies may have been exposed for
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Panel to examine waste disposal plans
The Gas Relief and Rehabilitation department on Friday constituted a committee to examine proposals for disposal of chemical wastes at the Union Carbide site. The waste has to be cleared by GIS IS, a German
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Ban toxic imports, SC tells government
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the government to ban the import of toxic wastes which had been identified and declared hazardous under an international convention. The court said this