Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Gujarat promotes asbestosthe Gujarat government is keen on promoting the asbestos industry in the state despite worldwide ban due to increased health risks. Recently, it has given approval to a Pune-based asbestos-cement sheets manufacturing company, the New Sahyadri Industries Ltd (nsil), which will set up its unit at Mahuvej village …
it is heartening to note that in the present decade, the intellectuals and academicians of the nation are not pontificating and publishing in just the realm of abstract theory but are directly linking their expertise and studies to the very real situations and problems faced by people. Ghanshyam Shah is …
IT is now a year since the infamous Surat outbreak, which focussed the world's attention on the state of India's health conditions. It damaged India's reputation and made many Indians feel ashamed. Our neighbours, of course, took every possible opportunity, with or without any scientific basis, to rub India's face …
Much before the spread of the plague there were warnings. Why did the country's health machinery fail to activate itself? Why did government agencies fail to coordinate after the outbreak? The situation could have been tackled since India has the capability in terms of scientists and laboratories. The whole thing …
EVERY day, Surat's 220 synthetic textile processing units and 15 dyestuff manufacturers release more than 35 million litres of largely untreated effluents into drains and creeks around the city. Surat is one of India's biggest synthetic textile centres, with a capacity to manufacture 10 million metres of fabric a day. …
