Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Chinmay Das Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 18/03/2024. The matter related to contamination of groundwater around the dump site at Baliapanda, Puri, Odisha. The NGT said that the report of the Central Ground Water …
CHANDIGARH: The wildlife wing of Himachal forest department organised the first meeting of State Level Technical Committee (SLTC) under Securing Livelihoods, Conservation, Sustainable Use and Restoration of High Range Himalayan Ecosystem (SECURE) Himalayas project to review the work plans of different consultancy assignments and studies awarded to different agencies and …
NEW DELHI: Worried about pesticide residues in vegetables? Your diet may consist of many more toxic contaminants that you overlook. A new study by School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), has found vegetables grown near thermal power plants to be highly contaminated with heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic …
Water & Organics Began Journey To Earth On Icy Particles, Say Researchers Washington: To better understand the origin of life on Earth, Nasa researchers led by an Indian scientist are creating concoctions of organics or carbon bearing molecules, on ice in a lab. The research at Nasa’s jet propulsion laboratory …
Mumbai: Another name has been added to the long list of substances that pollute the air Mumbaikars breathe. For the first time, benzo alpha pyrene, a substance that can cause cancer, has been found in the air. A polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), benzo alpha pyrene is present in coal tar …
