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 …
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, who is heading a Group of Ministers on the Bhopal gas tragedy, is unaware of the facts regarding extradition of then CEO of Union Carbide Corporation Warren Anderson. To a query in this regard, Chidambaram said Anderson is now about 90 and suffering from various …
Most of us often face a situation where the cellphone we use becomes obsolete thanks to a newer technology emerging. When we give in to this, how many of us really worry about what happens to the older gadget? More often than not, such electronic waste is thrown into dustbins. …
Alleging that the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the Bhopal gas tragedy had failed to keep the promises made to victims, victim organizations urged GoM chairperson and Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to present correct figures of death and injury to provide adequate compensation, and also to treat environmental remediation …
Shillong: The death of thousands of fish at Wah Lukha in Jaintia Hills and Ranikor river is directly linked mushrooming of cement plants and unscientific mining activities being carried out in the two districts of the state, says the KSU. “The rise in number of cement plants in Jaintia Hills …
THE Yamuna River is one of the holiest waterways in India. The ghats - the pilgrim-built stone steps at the water's edge - are reminders of the multitudes of worshippers who once came here to pray. But few come to the Yamuna River in Delhi now to bathe in the …
The Supreme Court has pulled up the Centre for not being serious about cleaning up the toxic waste lying around for the past 28 years at the defunct Union Carbide plant in Bhopal. At a special hearing by the Court's Vacation Bench on Monday, the Judges asked if the Government's …
The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined a Taiwanese-owned dyeing factory Tk 39 lakh in Bhaluka of Mymensingh on the charge of polluting the river Khiro. Mohammad Munir Chowdhury, director of DoE, handed down the penalty, said a press release. The Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) of the factory, Shepherd Yarn …
Bluefin tuna contaminated with radiation believed to be from Fukushima Daiichi turned up off the coast of California just five months after the Japanese nuclear plant suffered meltdown last March, US scientists said. Tiny amounts of caesium-137 and caesium-134 were detected in 15 bluefin caught near San Diego in August …
The apex court on Monday pulled up the Centre for not being serious on disposal of toxic waste lying in the defunct Union Carbide India Ltd plant, now represented by DOW Chemical Company, in Bhopal for the last 28 years and asked it to take a final decision on it …
Unhappy with the continuing inaction on the issue of disposal of 350 tonnes of toxic waste lying in the defunct Union Carbide India Ltd (UCIL) plant for the last 28 years, the SC on Monday pulled up the Centre, directing it to place before it the decision taken by the …
The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined a dyeing factory in Gazipur Tk 14 lakh for not setting up Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) even 21 months after the factory owner promised to set up the ETP. The DoE fined the owner of the factory, Ema Cintex Ltd, and also ordered …
A German development aid organisation said on Thursday it was in talks with the Indian government to dispose of 350 tonnes of toxic waste from the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster. “We are in discussions with the Indian government,” a spokesman for the government-run Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) said, adding …
The captain and the navigation officer of a container ship that smashed into a reef off a popular New Zealand holiday resort were jailed on Friday for causing the country's worst environmental disaster in decades. The two men, captain Mauro Balomaga and navigation officer Leonil Relon, both Filipino nationals, were …
A minister in Ivory Coast has been sacked over his alleged role in the disappearance of millions of dollars meant for victims of pollution. Adama Bictogo says he has not done anything wrong. The case relates to a 2006 incident in which thousands became ill after toxic waste was dumped …
Pretrial discussions began on Wednesday in a rare public interest lawsuit whose plaintiffs include non-governmental environmental organizations. The three plaintiffs — Friend of Nature, Chongqing Green Volunteers Union and the Qujing environmental protection bureau — exchanged evidence with Luliang Chemical Industry, the defendant, on Wednesday, said Chang Cheng, a program …
The representatives of five organisations of Bhopal gas survivors have urged the Group of Ministers on Bhopal to take a long term view while dealing with the issue of hazardous waste and toxic contamination. The GOM will meet on May 21 to discuss issue of disposal of 350MT of toxic …
A satellite sensor launched from a space centre in French Guyana is being used by the NSW Environment Protection Authority to track illegal dumping of ACT construction waste across the border. The Spot 5, launched a decade ago, is a three-tonne computer mapping device that takes a high-resolution photo every …
The representatives of five Bhopal gas survivor organisations on Sunday urged the Group of Ministers on Bhopal to take a long term view in dealing with the issue of hazardous waste and toxic contamination linked with the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster. The demand raised by the Bhopal gas survivors acquires …
KOCHI: Ending a long delay in setting up the bridge cum regulator project across the Periyar River at Pathalam and Purappillikkavu, the irrigation department has finally fixed the dates for opening tenders. The prequalification tenders for setting up the Pathalam bridge will be opened on Monday. At a time when …
