Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
PARADIP: The Orissa High Court has issued a stay order on the directive of State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) for closure of Paradeep Phosphates Ltd (PPL). Recently, the SPCB had slapped a closure notice on PPL for violating pollution control norms. Locals had alleged that PPL plant had been discharging …
Sajimon P S: HOW many cell phones have you used till today? Know where all those old phones you sold have gone? Any idea what happened to the lead, the plastic and the antimony in those phones you happily got rid of ? The bad news is that they are …
Bangalore, DHNS: Children under the age of six are more vulnerable to lead poisoning. Developing children are sensitive to even small amounts of lead, which reduces learning ability, causes brain damage, hyperactive behaviour, neurological problems, attention deficit disorders, major organ failure or even death. Schoolchildren and especially infants, occupationally exposed …
Bloomberg / Shanghai/hong Kong October 03, 2008, 0:27 IST China, embroiled in the tainted milk scandal that has killed four babies, said 15 more companies were found to have contaminated products as it widens a crackdown to allay food-safety concerns that have led to global bans. About 31 batches of …
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's food safety watchdog said the level of melamine in Cadbury products was safe, after the multinational sweet maker recalled 11 of its China-made chocolates. Cadbury recalled the product lines from Taiwan, Australia and Hong Kong after they found traces of the industrial chemical, which has led …
India has had a very long history of recycling, which has continued to be practiced in an informal set up mostly by urban poor. From paper, old bottles, plastics, clothes to old machineries- all are seen as potential income source and have been reused and recycled to earn revenue. Ewaste …
Biomedical waste in India is a serious health and environmental hazard. Despite having a separate legislation for last ten years to handle this kind of waste, it is surprising to note that most medical facilities have failed to manage their waste in a safe and environmentally sound manner. The article …
This paper presents a detailed computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based approach for modeling thermal destruction of hazardous wastes in a circulating fluidized bed (CFB)incinerator. The model is based on Eular-Lagrangian approach in which gas phase (continuous phase) is treated in a Eularian reference frame, whereas the waste particulate (dispersed phase) …
For the urban poor in developing countries, informal waste recycling is a common way to earn income. There are few reliable estimates of the number of people engaged in waste picking or of its economic and environmental impact. Yet studies suggest that when organized and supported, waste picking can spur …
This fact sheet intends to describe some of the potential dangers associated with household hazardous wastes (HHW), as well as to provide information about how to property manage and prevent the generation of HHW.
Agartala, Sept 29: Tripura (Central) University students have raised voice both against the varsity authorities and Tripura State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) for their alleged inaction over pollution of the water body in the campus while demanding immediate action from the State Government.The students alleged that hazardous chemicals and solid …
nsg India gets into nuclear family On September 6, the 45-member nuclear suppliers group (nsg) lifted its 16-year-old embargo on nuclear commerce with India. The tough negotiations in Vienna went down to the wire after China, which had sounded positive in the run-up to the nsg meeting took a different …
Bs Reporter / New Delhi September 26, 2008, 0:27 IST 25 countries have restricted Chinese dairy products. India on Thursday banned the import of Chinese milk and milk- related products, which have been found to be contaminated with toxic chemicals.
