Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Narender Pratap Singh Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 17/07/2023. Narender Pratap Singh, Gram Pradhan, Bishada, block Bisrakh, tehsil Dadri, district Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh in his application before the National Green Tribunal complained about environmental pollution …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Kalyan Bansingh & Others Vs HIL Ltd. & Others regarding health effects suffered by the Applicant from asbestos as a result of having worked in the mine in Village Roro Hills West Singhbhum.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Environics Trust & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/08/2014 regarding asbestos mining operations especially in the states of Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa.
Following an industrial fire that broke out in Bnei Brak, the Environmental Protection Ministry on Sunday warned the public to avoid spending time outside enclosed buildings located within a 50-meter radius of HaYarkon 6 in the city. The warning came on Sunday afternoon due to the large amounts of asbestos …
After laying inactive for 11 years, the Stocamine site will close, with some of the waste being conveyed back to the surface. In just 90 seconds, the pit lift-car drops 550 metres, to the sound of screeching metal and creaking timber. Wearing helmets and head-lamps, an oxygen emergency kit slung …
Environmental impact statement and design report highlights risks of unexploded ordnance, asbestos and toxic materials Plans for a massive expansion of the Manus Island processing centre carry extreme risks of exposure to hazardous materials, asbestos and unexploded ordnance, as well as high risks of environmental and heritage damage. Detailed planning …
19.6 million people lack access to toilets in Nepal, with devastating consequences, in particular, for the well-being, health, education and empowerment of women and girls, reveals a report published on the World Toilet Day. Read more in this November 2013 edition of the Monthly Nepal State of the Environment Report …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board Vs M/s. Visakha Industries Ltd and another dated 26/11/2013 regarding industries located within 10 km radius of the lakes, Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/16_2012(THC)(App)(SZ)_26Nov2013_final_order.pdf
The Centre has lifted a moratorium on environment clearance for new industries in 'highly-polluting' Haldia and Asansol after "pollution controlling norms" were complied with, West Bengal Environment Minister Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar said here Thursday. The sectors that fell under the ban include oil and gas exploration, refineries, petrochemicals, power, coal …
Recently, the Joint Policy Committee (JPC) of the Societies of Epidemiology (SE), a consortium of national and international epidemiologic societies and organizations, released a statement calling for the global ban of asbestos use (JPC-SE 2012). This is not the first such call for an international ban (Collegium Ramazzini 2010), but …
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs, e.g., cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, neurological diseases) have been the commonest cause of death and disability globally for at least the last three decades. Even in sub-Saharan Africa, NCDs contribute a third of the disability-adjusted life year burden. However, research resources allocated to NCDs …
Bitter resistance against the cancer causing asbestos based plant of West Bengal based company Utkal Asbestos Limited (UAL) and the insensitivity of the government towards the fatal threat of asbestos fibers to villagers resulted in the blockade of 12 km stretch of Mahuwa-Hazipur Road in Bihar from 6 O’ clock …
International health activists have stepped up pressure on Thailand and other Asian countries to ban the use of asbestos. The Asian Ban Asbestos Network (Aban) issued a declaration at its meeting in Bangkok yesterday. The delegates, who came from many Asian countries including India, Bangladesh, Iran and Indonesia, agreed urgent …
It's time to economically value the greenhouse gas-trapping potential of mine waste and start making money from it, says mining engineer and geologist Michael Hitch of the University of British Columbia (UBC). Hitch studies the value of mine waste rock for its CO2-sequestration potential, or "SP." He says mining companies …
The 2012 World’s Worst Pollution Problems report sets out to quantify the human health impacts from major sources of hazardous pollution in low to middle-income countries. In particular the focus is on sites in the developing world where toxic pollution has occurred because of industrial activity. This evaluation of industries …
There are many ways to harm your respiratory system such as smoking or breathing in asbestos. For urbanites living in cities across Europe, merely living and breathing in the city can be bad. A new study released by the European Environment Agency (EEA) found that most residents of European cities …
Canada dropped its longtime opposition on Friday to the international listing of asbestos as a hazardous material, a designation intended to curb the use abroad of the fire-resistant substance, which can cause cancer and other illnesses. Canada had been the main opponent of such a listing, which would require exporters …
South Africa's leading gold miners are facing a potential lawsuit on behalf of thousands of workers who claim they contracted silicosis, a lung disease, through the companies' negligence. A South African lawyer filed the first papers on Tuesday against AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields and Harmony, in a preliminary step to …
RK Transport is considering appealing over a £100,000 fine it was ordered to pay in a prosecution case brought about by the Environment Agency. Earlier this month the company was found guilty of illegally disposing of hazardous materials including asbestos at a waste transfer station in Launceston, Cornwall. While RK …
Letter to Navin Kumar, Chief Secretary, Govt of Bihar from Medha Patkar on Utkal Asbestos Limited [UAL] in Vaishali, Bihar. Original Source: http://www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org/wp-content/uploads/Medha-Patkars-Letter-to-Chief-Secretary-Bihar.pdf
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday held that the government of India should think of prohibiting the import, manufacture and use of asbestos to prevent health hazards. “Asbestos, including the fibre and its products, is banned in all developed countries as it is known to be hazardous to health …
