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 …
NEW DELHI: A full-fledged probe into the incident of radioactive material being found in the scrap at Mayapuri in west Delhi earlier this month is under way. The scrap apparently came from abroad, Minister of State for Atomic Energy Prithiviraj Chavan told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
The government on Tuesday admitted its helplessness in providing adequate compensation to victims of radiation exposure in Mayapuri market in the absence of a specific law backing compensation to victims of radioactive accidents. Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan told the Rajya Sabha that such a law …
Days after several persons were hospitalised after exposure to radioactive waste at a West Delhi scrap market, it emerges that the only data available with the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) is almost three years old. And even that is alarming: 5,300 tonnes of hazardous waste was generated in the …
Minister of state for science & technology Prithviraj Chavan was clearly on the backfoot when he admitted in the Rajya Sabha that the Cobalt 60 detected in a west Delhi scrap market had been brought in undetected from abroad. This deadly consignment was found in Delhi
Babu K Peter KOCHI: The Central Government has directed all the major ports in the country to install advanced radioactive material detectors to prevent shipment and smuggling of hazardous materials into the country. Installation of radioactive material detectors and X-ray machines for scanning containers was a major recommendation made by …
A team of scientists April 19: A team of scientists from Atomic Energy Regulatory Board will carry out deradiation in Mayapuri scrap market to make it safe for the residents.
To check the knowledge of doctors, a study at the premier medical institute AIIMS revealed that doctors who regularly subject patients to X-rays and CT scans are themselves ignorant of the harmful effects of radiation exposure. The study was conducted amongst 100 senior and junior resident doctors at AIIMS and …
Bindu Shajan Perappadan NEW DELHI: Several illegal dumping sites across the Capital have been found to have hazardous waste hexavalent chromium, long-term exposure to which is known to cause lung, kidney, stomach and skin problems, according to the last survey conducted by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee. The Committee looked …
New Delhi: The radioactive waste, identified as cobalt-60, found in the Mayapuri scrap market last week could have come from more than one source, claims the report submitted by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board to Delhi Police. The report, however, did not specify where the radioactive waste might have come …
After the recent failure of the authorities, including the police, to detect entry of the harmful Cobalt 60 into the national Capital which resulted in injury to seven people, the Delhi police has finally decided to procure sophisticated radiation detection devices to track radioactive materials and avoid such a tragedy …
Was Carrying Cobalt-60 Pin Given To Him By First Victim New Delhi: Eight days after six people landed in hospital with severe health complications following exposure to radioactive radiation in Mayapuri junk market, another scrap dealer has been admitted at Max Hospital in Pitampura with similar symptoms. Ajay Jain, who …
With another victim from Mayapuri being hospitalised with Cobalt-60 exposure, the government has asked the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to carry out a detailed mapping of all scrap markets in Delhi. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta and attended by DPCC …
The Delhi gov ernment on Friday directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to submit a report on the scrap dealers dealing with hazardous material and the sources from where they get the scrap within two weeks. Delhi chief secretary Rakesh Mehta on Friday held a high-level meeting attended by officials …
After having been caught unprepared during the radioactive Cobalt-60 exposure incident in the city that has affected eight people till now, the Delhi police has now decided to procure sophisticated devices to monitor radiation.
Ajay Jain got exposed to radiation after he unwittingly kept a Cobalt-60 pin in a purse in the back pocket of his pant One more case of Cobalt-60 radiation exposure has come to light, taking the total number of affected persons in the Mayapuri scrap market episode to eight. In …
After the recent radiation leak at the Mayapuri scrap market, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has written to the Delhi government asking it to install radiation detection equipment at all seven borders of the Capital. The letter to the government got the nod of the Corporation members during the …
Bindu Shajan Perappadan NEW DELHI: The waste imported to the Capital will have to go through a tighter sieve now with the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) having decided to seek the Customs Department's intervention to ensure that radioactive waste does not find its way into the public domain again …
But Says All Preventive Steps Have Been Taken And Radiation Levels Are Receding The Mayapuri radiation scare refuses to die down. Even as experts from BARC claimed that no
PREETI KARMYOGI NEW DELHI A team of experts scanned over 800 shops in Mayapuri scrap market in West Delhi where 10 sources of Cobalt-60 have been recovered in the recent past, leaving seven exposed to radiation. Member of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and former Bhabha Atomic Research Centre director …
The standing committee of the MCD on Thursday passed a resolution suggesting installation of radiation detecting devices on all the border points to prevent radioactive substances from entering the city. The resolution was moved by BJP councillor Meera Agarwal, who said that radioactive scrap entering the city was a serious …
