Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
The Kerala high court has sought the views of state government and the Kerala state pollution control board while hearing a petition challenging the setting up of chemical industries in Edayar industrial area. The petitioner alleged that new chemical industries have been given permission to operate in violation of the …
KOLKATA: The Eastern Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) to close down three units in Ganganagar in North 24-Parganas that were operating without the pollution watchdog's clearance. Electricity to these three units has already been disconnected. The three units …
BEIJING - Three chemical factories found illegally dumping wastewater into city sewage systems and the sea have had their cases turned over to police. After being investigated and fined by the local environment authorities,the three factories in Lianyungang city in East China's Jiangsu Province will now be probed for possible …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Raghunath S/o Rakhamji Lokhane Vs MPWPB & Ors dated 24/09/2014 regarding ground water pollution in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), Industrial Area, Waluj, Aurangabad.
Statistics and Monitoring Division of the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals has endeavored to bring out its publication “Chemicals & Petrochemicals Statistics at a Glance” from 2007. This has been made possible with inputs by various Ministries and Departments of the Government of India and concerned manufacturing units in Chemical …
The sub-surface water in and around the SIPCOT Industrial Estate here has become heavily polluted. It is unfit for consumption and poses serious health hazards, including cancer, to the residents. This came to light when tests were conducted by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on the water samples collected …
DuPont will pay a $1.85 million penalty to resolve allegations that the global chemical company did not properly disclose the risks of using one of its herbicides, leading to widespread damage to tree species through several U.S. states. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ordered DuPont to stop selling the …
YICHUAN - Thirty-three people have been poinsoned by ammonia gas leaked from a local chemical plant in this capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, local authorities said on Monday. The accident occured on Saturday afternoon in the Jiemeifengyou Chemical Plant in Ningdong Energy and Chemical production base in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Reva Valley Environment Protection Society Vs. Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation & Others dated 01/09/2014 regarding environment pollution particularly water pollution resulting from the industrial discharge in the District Jhagadia, Gujarat.
An explosion ripped through a chemical plant in East China's Changzhou city on Thursday evening. No casualties have been reported so far following the blast, which occurred at 7:50 pm after a fire started at around 6 pm in the chemical plant of Yanjin Shihua Co., Ltd. in Luoxi Township …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Parminder Singh Vs Punjab PCB & Others dated 31/07/2014 regarding soil and water pollution caused by a chemical industry.
Chemical giant Orica has been hit with more than $750,000 in penalties for a series of pollution incidents, including the 2011 leakage of toxic hexavalent chromium near Newcastle. The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) said the total sum handed down by the land and environment court on Monday was the “highest …
Ninety-two children in Central China's Hunan province have excessive levels of lead in their blood, following a lead poisoning scandal exposed last month, local authorities said Wednesday. A chemical plant in Dapu Township of Hengdong County was closed down in mid-June over suspicion that it caused lead poisoning to hundreds …
Chemical wastes are being transported by tankers and illegally dumped in the city water bodies and other remote areas. Some residents have complained about noxious smells coming from nullahs that flow along residential areas in Vashi and Koparkhairane. Regional officer, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), Y Sontakke said, "The foul …
Armed With Health Dept Report, Ganganagar Locals Start Campaign Against Illegal Factories Kolkata: A TOI report on the health hazards faced by the people of Ganganagar Katakhal area owing to mushrooming chemical units had prompted the state health department to conduct a survey. The study, which found an alarming rise …
The Fifth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the most up-to-date, comprehensive and relevant analysis of our changing climate. Climate change impacts on the extractives and primary industries sectors are wide ranging and may affect aspects of exploration, extraction, and production of industrial commodities. This briefing …
Xiong Demin could not have foreseen that the mine he worked at for 32 years would leave his home village poisoned and hundreds of residents, including himself and his wife, stricken with cancer. The 71-year-old retired mechanic and his wife, Wen Jin'e, both suffer from cancer, which they blame on …
The state government had leased about 80 acres of land to the company for setting up of its plant Caustic soda manufacturer Jayashree Chemicals Ltd, an S K Bangur Group firm, has courted trouble as the Ganjam district administration has issued a showcause notice to the company for allegedly sub-leasing …
Engineering team preparing detailed action plan based on report The Nitta Gelatin India Limited (NGIL) in Kathikkudam, which has been in the eye of a storm over the pollution of Chalakkudy river, is contemplating steps to implement the recommendations by the National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to improve the …
The Ministry of Environmental Protection has issued fines to 19 enterprises totaling 410 million yuan ($65.9 million) for not using required desulfurization facilities. Most of the companies are coal-fired power stations, which release toxic sulfur dioxide into the air. Some iron and steel companies and enterprises in the chemical industry …
