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 …
Mumbai Port Trust authorities were warned at least thrice about the untreated hazardous cargo, the Department of Explosives told agencies investigating the chlorine leak in Sewri. The officers of the explosives department were the first set of officials to be questioned by the investigating team of Mumbai Police in the …
Satish Shile Bangalore, July 21, DHNS The Jawahar Bal Bhavan in Cubbon Park is all set to get the status of first lead-free Bal Bhavan in the country. eco-friendly: Nearly 60 per cent of play equipment in Bal Bhavan have been coated with lead-free paint.As much as 60 per cent …
New Delhi: While people might be depending blindly on water purifiers for safe drinking water, they cannot be too sure that they are getting what the company promised. In a study on storage-based water purifiers carried out by NGO Healthy You Foundation, none of the seven major brands that were …
Three top institutions gave a clean chit to HLL on the health angle of mercury leak at its Kodai plant without examining victims, says Gokul Chandrasekar EVEN while the Madras High C o u r t w a s h e a r i n g t h e prayers …
RUBY Martine (80) walks to the graveyard every Wednesday to offer flowers at the grave of her son Christopher Martine, who worked at the Hindustan Lever Limited's (HLL) erstwhile mercury plant in Kodaikanal. Christopher died in 1997 due to kidney failure at the age of 33 and his mother claims …
PALIYA tribes living in and around Kodaikanal a re a l l e g e d ly f a c i n g health problems attributable to mercury pollution, according to an NGO working with tribals in the region. However, no study has been conducted till date to validate these …
Mumbai: The Maharashtra E Waste Association (MEWA) which conducted a seminar to discuss the draft E-Waste (Handling and Management) Rules, 2010, on Friday, has asked that the rules be made simpler with clear guidelines on the process of disposing of e-waste. E-waste is electric or electronic waste which needs to …
K. Balchand A detailed report on storage and handling of dangerous goods sought Ports have been directed to submit the report by July 21 NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday directed authorities of all major ports to immediately dispose of dangerous and hazardous goods lying in the premises for more …
HALDIA, 13 JULY: Many industries which deal with hazardous chemicals and highly inflammable articles in Haldia have not yet been able to launch their own risk management system in order to prevent any industrial or chemical disaster. Apart from some major industrial units like Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Haldia Petrochemicals …
KOLKATA, 12 JULY: The state pollution control board strictures on operation of gold smelting units in the Bowbazaar area has done little to stop the practice that is not only harmful for the environment, but also a health hazard for the workers. While the toxic metal, cadmium, is used unabated …
Fruit growers and sellers are experimenting and evolving techniques for inducing ripening in unripe fruits. There are serious concerns about the safety of some of them Use of chemicals in fruit ripening Chiranjit Parmar Bananas induced to ripen with calcium carbide There are two kinds of fruits. One are those …
Dilip Kumar Jha / Mumbai July 09, 2010, 0:48 IST India is unlikely to be impacted by the new melamine and aflatoxin limit set by the UN Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), a body run jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations and the World Health …
Bindu Shajan Perappadan NEW DELHI: Toxic lead was found in 54 samples of children's jewellery collected from different markets of the Capital including Old Delhi, Janpath, Lajpat Nagarand Sadar Bazar. According to a new report titled
The maximum amount of melamine allowed in powdered infant formula is 1 mg/kg and the amount of the chemical allowed in other foods and animal feed is 2.5 mg/kg, according to the new ruling from the United Nations
A slender bangle with dangling silver balls, a piece of jewellery with dolphins on it, a tiny turquoise ring: all pretty, and tainted with lead. Pink may be pretty, and rings may be cool, but a new study by NGO Toxics Link has found high levels of lead present in …
New Delhi: The pretty earrings you pick up from the roadside stall or the innocuous charm bracelet sold at Janpath might actually be very dangerous. A Toxics Link report on artificial jewellery, specially for children, reported that all the samples tested by the NGO were found to contain very high …
An earring or bracelet which you buy for your child may pose a health hazard for your loved one, with a new study claiming that artificial jewellery found in Delhi
David Leigh, Rob Evans and Mona Mahmood Lead dust harmed children's IQ. The chemical was outlawed in West 10 years ago. Tetra ethyl lead (TEL) is a killer chemical, nowadays banned in the west for use in car fuel. The colourless, oily liquid is so toxic that workers went mad …
