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 …
Nearly five years after a Group of Ministers recommended a mandatory 10 per cent blending of ethanol in petrol as vehicle fuel, the implementation of the idea remains in the doldrums. Reason: none of the ministries consulted agrees with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s proposal regarding ethanol-blended petrol …
Maheshbhai Patel is busy attending to customers in his small grocery shop in Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation estate in Vapi, Gujarat. Although the stench coming from the nearby chemical industries is choking me, Patel, who was born in this town, breathes normally. It has become a way of life, he …
Days after the US mandated that the drinks containing a certain level of carcinogens will have to bear a cancer warning, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked its scientific panel to study the content of the beverages in India to see if the same warning …
A gang on Wednesday allegedly threatened and abused a group of activists and farmers campaigning against chemical industries causing pollution in the Cauvery, in hamlets around Gonur village at Mettur. The activists have been campaigning since August 13 to urge the residents of Gonur, where the chemical factories are located, …
Five non-government organisations representing victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster on Monday described the latest decision taken at the meeting of Group of Ministers to send 350 tonnes of hazardous waste from the abandoned Union Carbide pesticide plant to Germany for safe disposal was a vindication of their long-standing …
The Supreme Court has washed its hands off monitoring the relief and rehabilitation schemes for the Bhopal gas victims, asking the Madhya Pradesh High Court early this week to keep an eye henceforth on them. Pointing out irretrievable damage to health and environment for generations from avoidable disasters caused by …
It wants health booklets and smart cards issued to patients To ensure proper implementation of the relief and rehabilitation programme and regular health care facilities for the Bhopal gas leak victims, the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that all medical records of patients be computerised and health booklets and smart …
New Delhi: The Prime Minister’s Office has denied information on the Bhopal gas tragedy, Dow Chemicals and the London Olympic Games sponsorship issue under the RTI Act on the strange ground that a “third party” whose interests are involved in the case has advised that revealing the documents would harm …
To protect the Periyar, the lifeline of the state, and maintain its strength and beauty, a river authority should be formed, said E P Yasodharan, chairman, Environment Cell, constituted by the Standing Council of Trade Unions (SCTU). He was presenting the environmental report released at a conference on ‘Periyar Protection …
PCB claims ‘zero’ discharge from factories SAMBA: Eight buffaloes were killed while four others fell ill after they consumed poisonous water from a nallah coming from SIDCO Industrial complex Samba to Basantar river this afternoon. The members of the Gujjar community whose cattle were grazing near river Basantar came to …
Businesses are failing to realise the commercial advantages to be gained from adapting to climate change, according to a new Defra report seen exclusively by edie before its publication on Friday. Companies in some sectors were found to accept the idea that the climate is changing and that clients want …
AHMEDABAD: Officials of Gujarat Pollution control Board (GPCB) issued immediate closure notice to Spectrum Dyes and Chemicals located at Baleswar of Palsana taluka of Surat District some 20 km off Surat city. This action was taken after the unit management was found guilty of releasing untreated Chemical water directly in …
Abandoned Carbide factory continues to leach toxic chemicals into groundwater Even as the world prepares to witness the London Olympics starting Friday, victims and survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy have decided to pre-empt the organisers by holding a “Bhopal Special Olympics” here on Thursday. Five survivor organisations, led by …
Five organisations of the survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster have planned to jointly organise ‘Bhopal Special Olympics’ on July 26, a day ahead of the London Olympics, in protest against the sponsorship of London Olympics by Dow Chemicals, the present owners of Union Carbide Ltd. Talking to media persons …
The Bombay high court has directed the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to implement the recommendations made by the National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) regarding the lack of management of the dumping ground at Turbhe, leading to massive inconvenience to the public residing around it. A division bench of …
Vapi: Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has issued a show cause notice to Vapi Waste and Effluent Management Co. Pvt. Ltd (VWEMCL) for not implementing the precautionary steps required ahead of the monsoon at the common solid waste management site. Huge quantity of industrial sludge on Tuesday had spread into …
The Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) not to permit manufacturing units within 750 metres of a river from September 1 if existing facilities are not maintained for discharge of effluents. Under the rules, facilities such as pipelines or Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) are required …
United Phosphorus, Excel Crop Care and Sandhya Organics Chemical have challenged CCI's findings before COMPAT The Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) has issued notices to fair trade regulator CCI on the pleas of three companies challenging its order imposing penalty of Rs 317.91 crore on the aluminium phosphide tablet manufacturers. Aluminium …
A committee of corporators has recommended that the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation levy hefty penalties on industries that are releasing their sewage into the storm water drain network of the civic body. The committee members inspected industrial areas in and around Sanathnagar, Fateh-nagar, Deen Dayal Nagar, Ferozguda, Navjeevan Nagar and …
KOLKATA, 4 JULY: The state government has given permission to private parties for setting up three "environment friendly" projects on the Nayachar river island in East Midnapore, which was originally acquired for establishing a chemical hub, industries minister Partha Chatterjee said in the Assembly today. The three projects are the …
