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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding large scale felling of toddy yielding palm trees in Bihar, 05/06/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …

Damaging chemicals found in toys globally: Study

There is presence of highly toxic flame retardants chemicals in children’s toys and related products made from recycled plastics generated from e-waste, said a global study. According to the study, chemical contaminants that can damage the nervous system and reduce intellectual capacity were found in Rubik’s Cubes – a puzzle …

Even your `clean' plastic may be laced with toxic elements

Without even realising, you could be exposing yourself to plastic laden with harmful flame retardants. A recent study by Toxics Link, an environmental NGO, has discovered that around 300 tonnes of plastic with toxic brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are added to the plastic recycling stream everyday in India. The research …

Mollar Bheri pollution turns toxic

KOLKATA: Mollar Bheri that has been the waste dumping site of tonnes of daily waste from Salt Lake, New Town and Rajarhat area for years has become a dangerous environmentally hazardous area, emitting dangerous toxic waste as revealed by a study conducted by Toxics Link, a Delhi based environment NGO. …

Toxic trinkets: an investigation of lead in childrens jewellery in India 2010

In a concerted effort to bring out information on toxic substances and their use in everyday products in the public domain, vis-

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