Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
VISAKHAPATNAM: The ear is one of the 'neglected,' least taken-care-of organs in the human body even though it plays a vital role in hearing and balancing the body's movements. ENT experts say that at least 15-20 per cent of the general population develop some kind of ear problems and that …
Municipalworkers stage a huge protest in front of the BBMP head office in the City on Tuesday. Sanitation workers in the City on Tuesday staged a protest in front of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike head office on Tuesday demanding that they be spared from segregating waste. Hundreds of contract …
Researchers have discovered a compound that can reverse environmental mercury (a heavy metal) poisoning by converting it from a highly toxic, volatile and soluble organic form (as a pollutant) into a comparatively safe, inert and stable form that renders it harmless and insoluble. The finding is published in an international …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sarav Shikshit Evam Berojgar Janhit Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 10/12/2015 regarding air and water pollution and consequent health hazards in and around the premises of Associate Cement Company Ltd. located near Barmana, District Bilaspur, State of …
Just like our body, our skin too needs a detox. Thanks to the fact that we are exposed to so many chemicals and toxic substances daily, our bodies and skin go through a lot of abuse affecting our health in a bad way. Our skin takes the brunt of it. …
DEHRADUN: A survey conducted by a city-based organization, SPECS (Society of Pollution and Environmental Conservation Scientists) from October 31 to November 8, has claimed that almost 90% of food items available in markets ahead of Diwali, was adulterated. Volunteers of the organization picked up samples of various food stuff like …
Hyderabad: Using the same polyethylene terephthalate or plastic bottles for storing and drinking water for a year or more is injurious to health. Experts said it leads to fungal infections, ulcers, skin diseases, hypersensitivity, indigestion, and liver dysfunction. Plastic bottles that are used for a long time accumulate a layer …
Air pollution in the city has touched 115 mcm mark. A review of city’s air with respect to car-free days showed that a day before the last car-free day, the pollution levels in four chosen areas was around 80 mcm, which reduced to 17 mcm on the car-free day, but …
NAVI MUMBAI: While the environment quality index (EQI) has improved in Navi Mumbai, it has become increasingly difficult to inhale clean air in the city. According to the NMMC Environment Status Report (ESR), the levels of particulate matter (PM10), PM2.5, carbon monoxide and methane in the air are beyond permissible …
Doctors Should Avoid Prescribing Them As They Create Resistance To Condition Use of antibiotics to treat acne can have serious consequences, new research suggests. In India, dermatologists often prescribe antibiotics of all sorts to treat skin diseases. High-end antibiotics like azithromycin (normally used to treat sore throat and respiratory infections) …
NAVI MUMBAI: In a determined fight to close polluting units at a quarry site in Turbhe, close to the dog center on the landfill site, NMMC has locked horns with the MPCB. The health department has shot off a letter to the regional officer, MPCB on Monday for immediate action. …
AHMEDABAD: The jawans of Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services have rescued several individuals from the Sabarmati river, but these jawans not only face hardships during operations but complain of rashes on the skin because of algae, pollutants or other material dumped in the river. One jawan says, "Usually, when we …
GUWAHATI: Researchers and experts, who gathered in the city on Wednesday for an awareness programme expressed concerns at the deteriorating condition of groundwater pollution. Urging the government to carry out proper studies and surveys, the researchers advocated the need for working together for a better tomorrow. "Despite heavy presence of …
Rapping the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for not collecting air samples in Chembur despite residents’ complaints of air pollution, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Board to pay Rs 20,000 to each of the applicants in the interim period. “The In-charge Regional Officer of MPCB did not collect …
Medical practitioners in Lagos have cited breathing problems, skin irritations and malnutrition as major effects of the incessant oil spill in the Niger Delta. Some of the doctors who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday said the petroleum spill contained dangerous concentrations of benzene and other …
Australians no longer believe a tan is something to aspire to, but too many still get sunburnt and put themselves at risk of potentially deadly skin cancers, the Cancer Council says. Almost 600,000 Victorians still get sunburnt on a typical summer weekend, many through incidental sun exposure, a survey released …
Around 30 million cases of skin cancer will be prevented by 2030, thanks to successful implementation of the Montreal Protocol and its amendments says this new report produced by the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) of the Montreal Protocol. The report details various effects of UV radiation on human health, …
Dumka: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has come forward to undertake the treatment of the Shivganga (holy pond) at Baidyanath Dham in line with the process adopted at the holy pond of the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The state government had earlier approached BARC. The institute had sent a team …
RANCHI: Many families in Pathalkudwa, a slum area, are living under constant fear of falling prey to skin diseases after high levels of arsenic were detected. Mohd. Kaleem, a resident of the area, went to a doctor for a check-up after developing a skin rash and losing 15 kg. He …
The city administration is planning to set up special healthcare centres in slum clusters and unauthorised colonies in the national capital to improve health facilities. According to a senior official, the city’s health department is contemplating setting up special healthcare centres in several JJ clusters and unauthorised colonies on a …
