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 …
THRISSUR: Residents of Cheruvathery near Avinissery began an indefinite strike in front of district collectorate on Wednesday seeking action against a gold jewellery manufacturing unit here alleging that the acidic effluent from the company had polluted the wells in the neighbourhood. "We approached the pollution control board, the district collector, …
A snow-covered former U.S. army base in Greenland — dubbed “a city under ice” — could leak pollutants into the environment as the climate changes, raising difficult questions over who is responsible for clean-up. In 1959, U.S. army engineers began constructing a futuristic project in northwestern Greenland that might as …
Hundreds of Vietnamese fishermen traveled to a small provincial court on Monday to sue one of the country's biggest investors for compensation over an accident at its $10.6-billion steel plant, activists and a court official said. Tens of millions of fish died in April, in one of Vietnam's biggest environmental …
The facilities were charged with violating the Minamata Convention on mercury as it couldn’t safely dispose of CFLs containing mercury The National Green Tribunal has directed Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to consider upgradation of treatment, storage and disposal facilities (TSDFs) in the country after a plea alleged that TSDFs …
The presence of harmful chemicals and toxic paints in the idols, environmentalists point out, poses a major threat to aquatic life. As the 10-day Ganesh festival draws closer to its grand culmination, the immersion of Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols in the city’s water bodies has become a major point …
In a bid to prevent health risks resulting from exposure to electronic junk, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has set up five e-waste collection centres in its areas. It has also initiated a door-to-door pickup service, which is being offered free of cost. The collection centres have come up …
Environmental advocate website, Wikigreen released a video that gives in-depth insights about the highs and lows of antifouling. According to the video release entited "Toxic Time Bomb" sent to Nature World News, antifouling is found on the ship hullsthat will help ships to go faster by keeping these ships free …
A Vietnamese government minister said it’s now safe to swim at most beaches in four central provinces where massive fish deaths occurred more than four months ago because of toxic chemicals released by a Taiwanese steel company. The online newspaper VnExpress quoted Environment Minister Tran Hong Ha as telling a …
In a significant green push before demitting office, Wayanad district collector Keshvendra Kumar imposed a complete ban on use and sale of plastic carry bags, disposable plastic, thermocol plates and plastic serving glasses in the district from October 2 onwards. The order issued by the collector said that apart from …
Locals say slag damaged fields & reduced farm produce; demand compensation PONDA: Officials of the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) Tuesday inspected the toxic slag dumped atop a hill near the Kundaim Industrial Estate, by three steel plants operating there. According to the locals, the toxic slag is washed …
The portion of the Greenland ice sheet covering the Cold War–era US military base known as Camp Century — also known as “the city under the ice” — could start to melt by the end of the century, according to new research from CIRES (a partnership between NOAA and the …
Plans to set fire to coal under the seabed at up to 19 sites around the UK would cause significant climate pollution, groundwater contamination and toxic waste, according to a report by environmentalists. The UK government’s Coal Authority has granted licences for underground coal gasification (UCG) covering more than 1,500 …
Without even realising, you could be exposing yourself to plastic laden with harmful flame retardants. A recent study by Toxics Link, an environmental NGO, has discovered that around 300 tonnes of plastic with toxic brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are added to the plastic recycling stream everyday in India. The research …
Environment experts in the capital feel that the NGT order banning diesel vehicles 15 years or older will cause more harm than good as the current number of end-of-life vehicle (ELV) units are not adequate to support the scrapping load. Around 1.8 lakh vehicles would be scrapped at the 3,200 …
The government on Tuesday further scaled down areas in Fukushima Prefecture subject to evacuation orders since the March 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex, enabling the return of more than 10,000 residents to the city of Minamisoma. Following the move, the city will become mostly habitable except for …
Researchers in Kolkata have discovered what may be a hidden trigger for Down's syndrome, which could prove crucial in the global fight against the debilitating genetic disorder. Parents' exposure to arsenic increases the chance of foetus developing the extra chromosome that causes this incurable disease, they say. The study was …
One of the biggest environmental disasters to hit Vietnam was caused by a unit of a Taiwanese conglomerate leaking toxic waste into the sea, the Hanoi government said on Thursday, ending months of mystery and rare public outrage. Formosa Ha Tinh Steel, a subsidiary of Formosa Plastics, has promised $500 …
Like dinosaur bones, the fossils of our modern era — CDs and DVDs — are often piled in forgotten heaps and buried underground. But these rounded relics are made of polycarbonates, a common plastic that decomposes in landfills and leaches toxic chemicals into groundwater. Scientists in IBM Corp.’s research division …
It can be toxic and hazardous to health. Yet, only a fraction of India's e-waste is recycled, making the country its fifth largest generator in the world. Better awareness and proper implementation of e-waste norms alone can address the issue, experts maintain. A series of studies led by Assocham reveal …
Nishant Jain explains his initiative to other students Jain started his research into the matter in February last year, and came up with potential solutions – including collecting batteries instead of dumping them. For the last nine months, students of the Podar International School have been collecting disposable batteries in …
