Toxic Wastes

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Futala lake pollution, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 05/06/2025

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 …

Record radiation readings near Fukushima contaminated water tanks

Radiation readings around tanks holding contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have spiked by more than a fifth to their highest levels, Japan's nuclear regulator said, heightening concerns about the clean-up of the worst atomic disaster in almost three decades. Radiation hotspots have spread to three holding areas …

Japan earmarks £300m+ for Fukushima cleanup

Tokyo unveils measures to decontaminate toxic water at nuclear power plant as Tepco struggles to prevent leaks into Pacific Japan's government is to spend almost $500m (£320m) in an attempt to contain leaks and decontaminate highly toxic water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The measures come as the …

New radiation spike found near Fukushima nuclear plant water tanks

Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, said on Monday that a patrol of workers had found a new area of high radiation near tanks used to store contaminated water. The latest revelation in a statement by Tokyo Electric late on Monday comes a day …

Toxics result in mass mortality of fish

Another case of fish mortality, mainly consisting of grey mullets surfaced within Karachi Port extending between Bab Island and Chinna Creek. This is the second such case in the month of August 2013, in which a huge quantity fish have died. This mortality was attributed to pollution brought in by …

Fresh radiation concerns at Fukushima plant

Workers scanning for further leaks at the Fukushima nuclear site have discovered pockets of high radiation close to some tanks holding contaminated water, signalling another possible setback in efforts to wind down the disaster-hit facility. Tuesday’s disclosure of a leak of roughly 300 tons of highly radioactive water from a …

Cleaning up the thousand lakes trail

After a 6-day campaign, the team returned with 30 sacks of trash Tourism: A team of 20 tourist guides and officials of the Bhutan Tourism corporation limited (BTCL) returned to Chamgang in Thimphu with 30 sacks of garbage collected from the six-day Dagala trekking route in Thimphu dzongkhag. The team …

Tannery relocation by 2016, Barua says

Tannery relocation by 2016, Barua saysThe government intends to complete the relocation of the hazardous tanneries from Hazaribagh to Savar by 2016, now that the dispute over who would bear the lion’s share of the project cost has finally been resolved. “I hope the tanneries will now speed up the …

Taiwan says nuclear plant may have leaked toxic water

A nuclear power plant in Taiwan may have been leaking radioactive water for three years, according to a report published by the government's watchdog, adding to uncertainty over the fate of a new fourth nuclear power plant. The First Nuclear Power Plant, located at Shihmen in a remote northern coastal …

Fukushima N-plant spews out 300 tonnes of toxic water a day

Highly radioactive water from Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is pouring out at a rate of 300 tonnes a day, officials said on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered the government to step in and help in the clean-up. The admission indicates that two and a half years after …

PCSIR to probe mass fish deaths

Samples of the fish that died in huge numbers in the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) area on Monday would be tested at the Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) and the marine fisheries department’s laboratory. This was stated by the director general of marine fisheries department, Shaukat Hussain, …

PCSIR to probe mass fish deaths

KARACHI, Aug 6: Samples of the fish that died in huge numbers in the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) area on Monday would be tested at the Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) and the marine fisheries department’s laboratory. This was stated by the director general of marine fisheries …

Mass fish deaths blamed on toxic waste

Tonnes of fish were found dead floating on a large Karachi Port Trust area on Monday morning. People were seen collecting the dead fish mainly comprising mullets (called boi in local parlance), in the Karachi harbour, Manora channel and Chinna Creek early morning. A large quantity of fish was reportedly …

Mass marine mortality : Malir, Lyari effluent brings dead fish ashore

While the recent torrential monsoon rains led to the death of about 50 people in different incidents of electrocution and drowning in the city, it has also brought disaster for the marine life along Karachi coast. The local fishermen and citizens found thousands of dead fish of different sizes floating …

Carbide plant still poses threat

Three decades after the gas leak disaster, the abandoned Union Carbide plant still continues to pose a serious threat to the people of Bhopal as almost every study done so far to measure the impact of the toxic waste lying dumped both inside and outside the factory premises has established …

UCIL site contamination a threat

Madhya Pradesh government had asked Hyderabad-based Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) to focus on dismantling of abandoned Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, claimed Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) representative, here on Thursday. "The terms of reference given by the state government to IICT asked the institute to focus …

Adani's ship recycling project faces opposition from villagers

Adani Group's proposed new ship recycling facility within the Adani Port and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) in Kutch has faced opposition from villagers during an environment public hearing held on July 30 in Tunda village of Mundra taluka. Villagers from Navinal village have submitted their opposition during the public hearing …

Bhopal tragedy: Decision to summon Dow Chemicals a big step, says Amnesty

Terming court's decision to summon Dow Chemicals in the Bhopal gas tragedy case as an "important step", Amnesty International today demanded that the company must acknowledge its responsibility towards the survivors of the 1984 industrial disaster. A district court here yesterday directed the authorities concerned to send summons to the …

Investor Interest in E-waste Startups Surges on New Norms

Cos gain from rules that mandate producers & bulk consumers to dispose used gadgets Numerous companies that recycle electronic waste are seeing a spurt in growth and drawing investor interest after new rules placing the onus on producers and bulk consumers for the safe disposal of used gadgets came into …

Toxic radiation again in groundwater: Tepco

Toxic radioactive substances were detected again in groundwater at the Fukushima nuclear plant, its Japanese operator said on Sunday. Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) said tests showed that tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, was present at levels 10 times the permitted rate. “From test samples on July 5... we …

Civic body to clean Sabarmati riverbed

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will conduct a thorough bio-remediation of the Sabarmati riverfront in the coming months. This process involves cleansing the river of biological and chemical wastes including that on the riverbed using environment friendly methods. The process has become necessary as the river will soon host an …

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