Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
once bitten, twice shy. Well, that cannot be said for authorities of India's anti-malaria programme whose strategy to counter this deadly disease does not seem to have worked. Consider this: there has been an increase of 2.31 per cent in the number of malaria cases this year. Bihar, Orissa and …
by an 11-6 vote, a us Senate panel has approved a bill banning the addition in petrol of the fuel additive called mtbe (for methyl tertiary butyl ether), which is carcinogenic and pollutes groundwater. mtbe , added to petrol after the early 1980s, instead of lead for cleaner burning of …
activists of Greenpeace, the international pressure group, have raised concerns about toxic sludge being dumped in the Mediterranean sea near Selaata, off the Lebanese coast. The sludge, dumped by the Lebanese Chemical Company (lcc), has destroyed most of the area's sea life. Greenpeace has urged the Lebanese environment ministry to …
More than half the population of Bangladesh is facing a threat of arsenic poisoning from drinking contaminated water. Health experts are terming it as "the largest mass poisoning in world history.' According to Allan Smith, epidemiology professor at the Berkeley-based University of California, around 125 million Bangladeshis are exposed to …
levels of radiation emitted from mobile phones will be notified by cellular phone companies from the year 2001. This move comes in the wake of similar action taken in Europe. Recently worldwide concerns have been raised about the radiation emitted by cellular phones, which according to researchers can cause cancer. …
EACH year, millions of tonnes of toxic aerosols from Asia travel across to the Pacific Ocean, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of California at Davis (UCD), usa. According to them, these previously undetected toxic pollutants, which are a result of increased industrialisation in the region, …
it takes two giant leaps to have an effective law. One leap to legislate. Another to enforce. In the case of regulating recycling of lead acid batteries, India has taken the first step. The government, on May 25, 2000, notified the draft of the Battery (Management and Handling) Rules under …
All sections of the population are at risk of exposure, however, most cases of lead poisoning go undetected because at lower but still harmful levels only a small per centage who suffer from lead poisoning display obvious symptoms. Except at very high levels, lead poisoning is difficult to diagnose without …
That eating Jamun ( Syzygium cumini ) is good for diabetics is well known. Now, a study by the Institute of Home Economics, University of Delhi, has confirmed this
if you have prostate cancer, could puffing a cigarette or breathing diesel fumes behind a bus make your cancer spread faster? That's a question researchers Paul F Lindholm and Andre Balla of the Medical College of Wisconsin, usa, are trying to answer. Their preliminary research suggests that aggressive prostate cancer …
In view of the increasing noise pollution in the name of religion, the Supreme Court (SC) has passed an order against the use of loudspeakers and drums for religious purposes. "Activities which disturb elderly persons, students or children cannot be permitted' and a pollution free environment is a natural right …
at least 22 people have died in eastern Uttar Pradesh ( up ) in the past two months because of Japanese encephalitis, which is commonly known as brain fever. A mosquito borne, viral disease, it is prevalent in water logged areas of the state having poor sanitation. Despite the disease …
rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has asked the Union government to verify newspaper reports according to which the government is planning to bury nuclear waste in Thar desert. Down To Earth (Vol 9, No 3) had reported that plans are afoot to dump radioactive waste at Sanawada village near Pokran. …
safe disposal of the medical waste generated by hospitals, nursing homes and diagnostic centres is very much high on the agenda of Delhi government. A meeting was held under the aegis of A K Walia, Delhi's environment and health minister to deal with problems caused due to improper disposal of …
the agitation against Meta Strips United factory at Sancoale, Goa, has intensified with the Anti-Meta Strips Citizens Action Committee ( amcac ) issuing an ultimatum to the government for closing down the controversial project. amcac has decided to launch a
Leptospirosis, a bacterial disease, has killed 42 people of 389 cases reported in different parts of the country. The disease has reached epidemic proportions in many parts of Mumbai, Gujarat and Delhi. "We are not geared up for disaster management,' says Vinay Aggarwal, honorary joint secretary, Indian Medical Association. With …
