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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30 Fukushima kids diagnosed with thyroid cancer in second check, upping total to 131 but radiation ‘unlikely’ cause
FUKUSHIMA – In a survey that began in April 2014 to check the impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdowns, 30 children have so far been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and 27 others are suspected of having
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Value of environmental crimes reaches $258 bn: UNEP report
Criminal syndicates are currently generating an estimated $258 billion from illegal plunder of the planet's natural capital, says a joint UNEP-Interpol report launched on Saturday ahead of the World Environment
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China unveils plan to cleanse contaminated soil
China has released an ambitious plan to make 90 per cent of its polluted agricultural land “safely usable” within four years, as it addresses a longtime problem that affects food security and public health.
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Mass deaths of fish at Carambolim lake
Carambolim: A mass mortality of fish in Carambolim lake is raising a stink and along with it the suspicion that the health of the world famous birding spot may be deteriorating. Of recent a few threats
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Serbia's EU bid comes with heavy environmental bill
For cattle in the Serbian village of Slatina, drinking from the Borska Reka river is likely to prove deadly. A stream of yellow and brown sludge comprised largely of toxic waste, the Borska Reka has
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Red flag raised over degradation of DRC's Katanga ecosystem
Environment degradation is affecting Katanga’s ecosystem, a Southern Province of Democratic Republic of Congo, experts say. Water conditions are deplorable from the intense pollution caused by several
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Air and water problems are worsening on a global scale, U.N. says
In a sweeping synthesis of global data, the United Nations Environment Programme has intensively catalogued environmental assaults across the six different major regions of the globe. And it finds that,
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Dolphin death: CPCB officials visit Kerala coast
Kannur: In the backdrop of the recurring incidents of the carcasses of dolphins and turtles getting washed ashore in different places in the state, a special team from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
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Grey clouds loom over formal e-waste recyclers
Illegal factories process 95% of all e-waste and are flouting safety norms; they are also taking business away from licensed recyclers ohammed Sabir spent his childhood learning to dismantle broken circuit
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New carry bags claim place left by much-maligned plastic
Biodegradable plastics are the new buzzword. The once ubiquitous polythene bags have started disappearing from neighbourhood shops and markets in the city. Random raids and a squeeze on the supply chain