The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam Coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.05.2025 dated 27/05/2025. The original application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled …
Report of the joint committee and action taken report in compliance of the National Green Tribunal in Original Application No. 744 of 2022 (Moharram Ali Vs State of Uttar Pradesh) and Original Application No. 277/2022 (Liyakat Ali & Others Vs State of UP). Two matters have been clubbed together in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published in the local daily “News18 India” dated 06.08.2020 titled “700 Tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate Stored in Chennai Safe, Eauction Done: Customer after Beirut Blast” dated 24/08/2020. The issue taken up in the present matter was safe storage …
Report filed on behalf of the Director, Industrial Safety and Health, Tamil Nadu in Original Application No. 173 of 2020. The report was filed after the NGT sought clarification on 700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in Customs bonded warehouse in Ponneri Road, Manali, Chennai. The ammonium nitrate was seized …
Report filed on behalf of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) in Original Application No. 173 of 2020. The matter relates to 700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in a custom bonded warehouse of M/s Sattva Container Freight Station (CFS) at Ponneri Road, Manali, Tiruvottriyur taluk, Chennai district. The …
Chemicals provide important benefits to society and play a vital role in the global economy, but they also carry risks for the environment and human health, with greater risks to vulnerable social groups. Chemicals can contaminate soil, air and water and can damage biodiversity, and human exposure to chemicals is …
While all pesticides can be dangerous when used in appropriately, highly hazardous pesticides are of particular concern due to the severe adverse effects they can cause to human health and the environment. Even though they constitute only a minor share of all authorized pesticides, they can cause the most harm. …
The government has announced that it would be moving to enforce a total ban on the manufacture, use or trading in plastic bags in mainland Tanzania. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told Parliament on Tuesday that the ban will come into force in June. Manufacturers and general traders dealing in the …
That was said by the minister for State in the Vice President's Office (Union and Environment), Mr January Makamba, during a question-and-answer session in Parliament today, April 8. He was responding to a question by Kaliua MP Magdalena Sakaya (CUF) who sought to know the government's strategies to end the …
TEHRAN (Tasnim) Scientists warned that potentially dangerous radiation being beamed into users' heads by Apple AirPods could pose a cancer risk. - Science news - As many as 250 experts have signed a United Nations and World Health Organization petition warning against the use of numerous wireless devices. Around 28 …
PAN International list of highly hazardous pesticides. The number of active ingredients on the PAN HHP List changes over time. The reasons for changes are mainly changes in classifications made by organisations referred to in this list such as WHO, EU, EPA or IARC. In 2010, for example, more pesticides …
Nainital: Uttarakhand high court (HC) while hearing a public interest litigation alleging improper disposal of untreated chemical waste by a private industrial unit in Haridwar directed the state pollution control board to “visit and inspect each and every industry situated in Uttarakhand to ensure that industrial effluent/waste is treated properly …
After plastic, the state government will crack down on electronic waste. Producers of electrical and electronic goods like television sets, computers and mobile phones will be directed to fulfil mandatory extended producer responsibility (EPR) by setting up comprehensive e-waste management and recycling systems. While ensuring scientific disposal of electronic waste, …
PATNA: People in city can now buy carbide-free mangoes and litchis from three Jeevika outlets here. Apart from its existing outlet at Income-Tax roundabout, Jeevika will open two more outlets selling mouthwatering mangoes and litchis – one near Patna zoo and another in front of Eco Park. The three outlets …
HYDERABAD: Reverberating the United Nation's awakening call to ditch plastic, Telangana, along with rest of India, on Tuesday marked World Environment Day with 'beat the plastic pollution' as its theme. However, with the city sitting on heaps of plastic waste, community and government efforts to 'beat the plastic pollution' seem …
The State government on Wednesday informed the Kerala High Court that the Kasaragod District Collector had already initiated steps for identifying the real victims of endosulfan and excluding the ineligible persons included on the list of beneficiaries of a compensation scheme meant for the victims. The government said it had …
AHMEDABAD: In India, an estimated 1.59 lakh workers are exposed to silica dust and are likely to suffer from silicosis. As the number of such cases increases, it has caught the public attention. These people work in the unorganized sector or in micro and small enterprises like stone crushing, cement, …
Pesticide Management Bill 2017 is not comprehensive enough to address the multitude of concerns about pesticides in India, according to toxicity watchdog Pesticide Action Network (PAN) India. Pesticide Management Bill 2017 is not comprehensive enough to address the multitude of concerns about pesticides in India, according to toxicity watchdog Pesticide …
Deaths of farmers and farm labourers caused by pesticide poisoning in Maharashtra might have grabbed public attention outside the state only last year after the Yavatmal incidents but the danger has been around for long. Casualty figures of Maharashtra, shared by the agriculture ministry in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, …
The National Green Tribunal today appointed an expert committee to study the harmful effects of antimony on environment after a plea sought a ban on the manufacture, use and import of solar panels containing the heavy metal. A bench of Justices Jawad Rahim and R S Rathore constituted a three-member …
