Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
WHETHER reshuffling of the Union Cabinet on the eve of the crucial Sept 18-22 conference in Geneva on transboundary movement of toxic wastes had any effect on the event's outcome is more a matter of conjecture. But it definitely reflects a recurring malaise in the Indian government's attitude, where political …
AQUA IS GOLD: Controversial it may be, but aquaculture still holds promise for many an entrepreneur. So much so that the State Bank of India (SBI), the country's leading bank, has expressed the wish to be a iconstructive partner' of the state government for promoting aquaculture in West Bengal. Addressing …
The School of Environmental Sciences (SES), at the Jadavpur University, Calcutta, has established itself rapidly since its inception in 1989. D Chakravarti, the School's mentor, says, "Every institution in India should be self-sufficient. The SES almost earns its livelihood." By consultation and providing solution to environmental problems, in the last …
Asian farmers are learning a new lesson: killing insects that eat up the leaves in their paddy fields is a futile opearation, because the pests make little difference to the rice yield. "You can remove half a plant's leaves and it will make the same amount of rice," explains Kong …
THOUSANDS of people living in the Nigata, Kumamoto and Kagoshima pre- fectures in Japan had contracted the Minamata disease (first detected in the early 1950'5) -a form of organic mer- cury poisoning -when 2 frontrunning chemical companies, Chisso Corp and Showa Denko KK discharged their cont- aminated waste in the …
Chastened by the state High Court's orders on its apathy in disciplining effing polluting units, the Gujarat government has taken belated action and cut off water and electricity connections of about 240 polluting units located in Vapi, Nandesari and the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation estates. The government action was prompted …
While malnutrition stays with us in a big way, the quantity of arable land per capita is diminishing rapidly. Africa's population has increased from just under 300 million in 1970, to over 500 million in 1990. The number of malnourished rose from 101 million to 168 million people. The speed …
The recent banning of kidney transplants among non-relatives by the Indian government has proved to be a setback for hundreds of Sri Lankan kidney patients unable to find enough local organs for transplanting. To worsen the matters, the only medical unit of the country performing kidney transplants since 1985, the …
TEMPLES of higher technical learning in India have finally admitted some new converts in their hallowed corridors. The Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), and the Federation of the Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, offered 6 Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) money and expertise to commercialise their research. In exchange, …
THAT bringing in political support to highlight industry vs environmental issues could be disastrous, should have dawned on Agra's industrialists and factory owners on September 5. While their call for an Agra bandh was only moderately successful with schools, banks and government offices remaining open, the intended demonstration at the …
WOODY GOODY: It may not be real wood, but the success of the medium density fibre board (MDF) - manufactured under the brand name of NUWUD by Nuchem Limited in Tohana, Haryana--- means it has found its own niche in the market. So much so that other top names like …
There is hope yet for the malnourisheQ adults in Somalia, ~o had previ- ously been written off as doomed to die by the international aid agencies, who focussed all their atten- tion on the children. But nowa new study conducted by Steve Collins of the Irish relief agency Concerl] Worldwide …
Polish-born Marie Curie was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize. She is perhaps the also the first woman scientist whose life Hollywood thought eventful enough to make a film on. She was portrayed as a paragon of scientific virtue, noble and self-sacrificing. Now, a long-awaited biography***(aaaaarrrgh! what …
Contrary to the predictions, starting from the '50s, till the '80s, the world has not seen largescale and persistent shortage of minerals essential for industrial economies, despite prodigious consumption. And the scenario might even remain bright in the near future, claims a study conducted in the United States. But since …
A GROUP of outraged medics belonging to the American Medical Association (AMA), are bellowing fire and brimstone against villains in the tobacco industry. AMA members came up with a scathing editorial in the July 31 issue of their publication, Jqurnal of the American Medical Association (IAmA). It declares that the …
According to a World Bank report, Bangladesh has the highest rate of accidents in South Asia, with 170 people killed per 10,000 vehicles annually. A shocking 93.7 per cent of driving licenses in Dhaka have been "found to be fake", says A N Hussain, commissioner of the Dhaka metropolitan police. …
Alarmed by the sharp depletion of fish stocks, 7 environmental groups, led by the Natural Resources Defense Council of the USA, recently launched a campaign to save the world's large pelagic (open ocean) fishes. Indiscriminate fishing practices, fuelled by burgeoning demands for the high-priced shark oil and other products, are …
IF THE French go ahead with their plans to ensure nuclear tests, the Japanese will have nothing to do with them. Forty eight legislators have joined forces with Citizens for Peace - a non- parliamentary group - to issue a joint statement urging the government to recall Japan's ambassador to …
A gigantic "tree-felling" scam has recently been unearthed in Indonesia. The government is furning against some forestry companies which, it claims, have used a e self-assessitrilent system to avoid paying the mandatory fees. This has resulted 3 in largescale fraud in the industry; the companies have used loopholes to cheat …
