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: The Green Chemistry Network Centre (GCNC) of Delhi University has claimed to have developed a solution for chromium pollution from tanneries. In a recently concluded workshop on sustainability and water quality, the DU team presented a polymer (chemical compound made of many interlinked molecules) that can absorb chromium, …
District Panchayat Convenes Emergency Meet Today Kochi: The district panchayat has convened an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the growing complaints of sewage and septic waste being dumped in the outskirts of the city. Most of these complaints are from Perumbavoor, Kunnathunadu and Muvattupuzha, which have turned a dumpyard …
Local activists in Pithampur, have expressed serious concern over state government's move to incinerate toxic waste from Union Carbide factory, Bhopal at the Pithampur-based TSDF facility of Ramky Enviro group. They have threatened to intensify their stir against the government decision. Lok Maitri, a local NGO, that had been opposing …
Madhya Pradesh government has on Monday agreed to conduct trial run to dispose toxic wastes dumped at Union Carbide factory premises, Bhopal at the TSDF facility operated by Ramky Enviro Engineers at Pithampur. Union government presented a schedule in the Supreme Court and the state government would submit a timeline …
A protest march was taken out in Okhla in South Delhi on Sunday against the release of toxic emissions from a waste treatment plant run by a private company. The protestors alleged that the company was responsible for release of dangerous emissions near their houses in violation of Supreme Court …
PCB has confirmed fluoride emission in some villages: activist Taking exception to damage of crops allegedly by toxic gas emanating from Hindalco Industries Limited at Hirakud in Sambalpur district, National Human Rights Commission has asked State Pollution Control Board to curb the menace. Akhand, an activist of India Media Centre, …
Wondering what to do with your old gadgets like mobile phones, laptops or those old generation computers? If selling is not an option you can recycle them in an eco-friendly manner with the help of Chintan, a non-profit organisation that works for the cause of environment. All you need to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ramubhai Kariyabhai Patel & Ors V/s Union of India & Ors. dated 20/12/2013 regarding monitoring and control over the activities of the Industrial Units in the GIDC area and the stock of hazardous wastes and toxic waste spillage from the …
Oslo : China and other emerging economies have overtaken Western nations in dumping old electronic goods, from TVs to cellphones, and will lead a projected 33% surge in the amount of waste from 2012 to 2017, a UN-backed alliance said on Sunday. The report, the first to map electronic waste …
An average American generated 29.8kg of hitech trash in 2012 — six times higher than China’s per capita figure of 5.4kg. The UN’s first e-waste world map released on Saturday says that almost 48.9 million metric tons of used electrical and electronic products was produced last year — an average …
Kerala government has been given one month time to submit a reply to the Supreme Court in a case pertaining to pollution caused by plywood manufacturing units in Vengola panchayat in Ernakulam district. The case was taken up by the apex court two days ago after it received a report …
The spread of harmful algal blooms and marine pollution are a serious threat to the fishery resources of the Indian Ocean RIM countries. The expansion of these algal blooms in the past 25 years is responsible for losses to the tune of $100 million a year in the region, N.R. …
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta announced measures on Tuesday to try to combat a fresh rubbish emergency in the area around the southern city of Naples where organized crime and widespread abuse have created a chronic environmental crisis. The so-called "terra dei fuochi", the "fire country" between Naples and nearby …
About Rs 4 crore earmarked for safe disposal of toxic waste lying at Union Carbide site in Bhopal was not utilised by Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB), an audit report has said. The state government has allocated Rs 2 crore during 2009-10 to the MPPCB for common treatment facility …
It was on the night of Dec 2-3, 1984, that a toxic gas leak from the Union Carbide Corporation's pesticide plant in the Madhya Pradesh capital killed and maimed thousands of people. Nearly three decades later, victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy are still fighting for justice. The victims have …
Plasma pyrolysis is one of the technologies which could be opted for disposal of plastic waste. In Plasma pyrolysis, high temperature is produced using plasma torch in oxygen starved environment to destroy plastic waste efficiently and in an ecofriendly manner. To find out its performance, CPCB sponsored a project titled …
Ignoring serious environmental concerns by agencies, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) is dumping tons of pollutants dredged from Hussainsagar in an abandoned stone quarry near thickly-populated Bachupally area. The HMDA had zeroed in on the five-acre site for dumping the waste, but the AP Pollution Control Board flatly refused …
More than a lakh litre of sewage and waste water flow into the Upper Lake every day. Besides, chemical oxygen demand (COD) increases sharply after idols' immersion at three immersion ghats in the city, pointing to rampant pollution of the lake. These shocking statistics were part of the final report …
Blacksmith Institute and Green Cross Switzerland have published the 2013 report of the world's worst polluted places, The Top Ten Toxic Threats: Cleanup, Progress, and Ongoing Challenges. The report presents a new list of the top ten polluted places and provides updates on sites previously published by Blacksmith and Green …
Before lighting up a bomb or sparkler this diwali, think of the harmful metals and chemicals that go into the making of firecrackers to emit bright, colourful and shimmering lights and a booming sound. Since substances in crackers are toxic, the waste generated poses severe threat to environment. According to …
