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 …
The Blue Lady touched Indian shores in the first week of July. The 38,000-tonne ocean-liner's year-long search for a breaking yard has been dogged with controversies, with groups such as the Ban Asbestos Network of India claiming that "it contains 1,200 tonnes of asbestos and unknown quantities of other toxins'. …
kandla mishap: 15 labourers were killed on June 29, 2006, at the Kandla port in Gujarat, when a Cyprus flag ship M V Pontonostos collided with the Anchor Handling Barge. The accident occurred in the navigational channel, where the ship hit the barge, which had 25 labourers on it. The …
Victims of asbestos exposure have welcomed a recent amendment to a compensation law in Victoria, Australia. The earlier law said people who were not at work when they were exposed to asbestos had a cap on claims for lost earnings. But now asbestos victims are exempt from that legislation. "Lots …
The largest ever settlement for pollution caused by asbestos was made on May 10, 2006, when the world's largest producer of insulation products agreed to a payout. Owen Corning announced a us $5.2 billion agreement to settle all present and future claims on asbestos damage and to protect itself from …
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 …
there is a popular saying in Hindi. Loosely translated it means regard the guest as god's incarnate. Most times we do not take such sayings seriously. But sometimes we do, even if there are disastrous consequences. India has played welcome hosts to hazardous wastes of all kind. In the latest …
the Bangladesh government has banned the decommissioned Norwegian cruise liner, S S Norway, from entering its shores after receiving information that it was carrying 1,250 tonnes of asbestos. The ban came after the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (bela) threatened legal action if the ship was allowed into Bangladesh's territorial waters. …
How hazardous is dismantling a decommissioned ship? It does have dangerous substances like asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) and spent oil. Who should be allowed to engage in shipbreaking? What rules exist to ensure the safety of labour involved in dismantling ships and the environment? A brief recap is essential for …
Although the media is focused on the health impact of asbestos on the workers who would dismantle Le Clemenceau, here is the bigger picture: India imported Rs 22.7 crore and Rs 32.8 crore worth of fabricated asbestos fibres and asbestos friction materials in 2003-04 and 2004-05, respectively. The occupational health …
Regardless of the amount of hazardous asbestos contained in Le Clemenceau, India imports thousands of tonnes of asbestos and asbestos products every year. Asbestos is imported to India in three categories: • Articles of asbestos cement; • Fabricated asbestos fibres; and • Friction material and articles thereof with a basis …
Le Clemenceau is undoubtedly big. It has dominated more than its fair share of media space. But it does deserve it. Not because of its scale or the fact that it is carrying asbestos, whether in its cargo or its structure. But that the Le Clemenceau's fate will set a …
November 16, 2005, saw the Alpine valley of Susa grinding to a halt to protest a proposed high-speed railway line from Turin in Italy to the French city of Lyon. The main concern of the valley community is pollution from the construction. The valley is already choked with a motorway, …
bacco off the shelf: Thailand has taken a strong step against tobacco sales in the country. They ordered vendors in September to remove all cigarettes from display or risk a US $50,000 fine. Activists say cigarette packets are also effectively an advertisement and so should be hidden from view. sa …
"it is high time that the Indian government and corporates learn something from their Japanese counterparts,' says Ban Asbestos Network of India, a coalition of civil society groups. Japan announced on July 9, 2005, that it will totally ban asbestos use by 2008. The move followed data disclosure by many …
Asbestos crimes: In an exemplary verdict in the US, seven present and former executives of WR Grace & Company, an asbestos firm, were recently indicted for a 26-year conspiracy. They were charged with hiding from the company's workers, their families and other people the fact that the vermiculite mined in …
Any doubts about the priorities of US president George W Bush should exist no more. On January 7, 2004, Bush called upon the US Congress to curb asbestos litigation. These lawsuits, claiming compensation against damage by asbestos usage, harm the business of many companies and the country's economy, he said. …
The year 2005 heralded the complete ban on asbestos, a mineral fibre used in building construction, across the EU. A five-year phase-out period permitted under a directive of the European Commission ended on January 1, 2005. According to a written procedure signed on July 26, 1999, the introduction of new …
In view of the global and national evidence of the increasing death toll of asbestos workers, Indian trade unions, labour and environmental groups have demanded a boycott of all asbestos products and an immediate phase-out of white asbestos. The appeal was made at "The National Conference on Workers' Plight and …
only for the needy: A heart drug could soon become the world's first medicine to be used for a specific ethnic group. The drug, manufactured by US-based pharmaceutical company NitroMed, was abandoned in the 1980s after unimpressive results of a trial. But the findings hinted at differences between white and …
with the global movement against asbestos gaining momentum, India could hardly remain unaffected. The Supreme Court issued notices to the Union government and all states and union territories on July 12, 2004, asking them to clear their position regarding the import, manufacture and use of the mineral fibre. Only a …
