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Turn greenwashing machines off: Timarpur Okhla waste-to-energy plant faces scrutiny over toxic emissionsA New York Times investigation reveals that the Timarpur Okhla Waste Management Plant in Delhi is emitting dangerous levels of pollutants, ...- Chemicals in consumer products may cause common tumours in women: StudyPrievious epidemiological studies have consistently indicated an association between phthalate exposure and uterine fibroid growth, but thi...
- Bio sanitary pad among sustainability challenge winnersNew Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Biodegradable sanitary napkins and a 'beeswax cloth wrap' to replace silver foil were the two winning novel utili...
- DNA diversity helps some fish tolerate toxic levels of pollutionLondon, Dec 10 (IANS) Some groups killifish are up to 8,000 times more resistant than others to highly toxic industrial pollutants such as ...
- Environment ministry releases new Bio-medical waste management rulesThe Environment ministry today released the new Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 which will bring in a wider and more comprehensive...
- Bhopal gas tragedy: NGOs cry foul over 'secret' waste disposalNGOs have raised health concerns over alleged 'secret' transfer of toxic waste for disposal from the factory to Pithampur in MP's Dhar dist...
- Sea of trash pollutes water, air in DelhiPeople living close to some of Delhi’s landfills are routinely exposed to extremely polluted air and those drinking groundwater from the ar...
- Cancer-causing benzene not part of air quality indexWith benzene levels found to be way higher than the safe standard in many parts of Delhi and possibly other cities, it's shocking that the ...
- Public interest litigation against Delhi's waste plant sent to National Green TribunalThe Delhi high court has sent a PIL seeking closure of a waste-to-energy plant near a residential colony in the capital, to the National Gr...
- HC sends PIL against waste-to-energy plant to green tribunalA bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain cited a verdict of the SC which had said the courts would desist from hearing mat...
- Sunday ET: Why poisons are so popular with mystery writers and spiesThere are no loud bangs or messy blood that would draw attention. And if done with patience there might not be a trace of evidence. Here's ...
- India's e-waste output jumps 8 times in 7 yearsIndia's output of e-waste has jumped by eight times in the past seven years and the open yet illegal incineration of massive quantities of ...
- NEERI worried on pollution, health hazards due to shipbreakingThe National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) has expressed deep concern over health and environmental hazards caused d...
- Traders oppose DGFT notification on guar gum exportsTraders have opposed a government rule that makes it mandatory for them to obtain quality certification from Hyderabad-based Vimta Labs for...
- Australian state government to probe Agent Orange claimsThe government of Australia's Queensland state on Sunday said it will investigate claims that chemical weapons such as Agent Orange were te...
- EU plans curbs on chemicals, goodsAdding to the woes of exporters who are in a soup over rupee appreciation, the European Union, the single-largest market for Indian goods, ...
- HC admits PIL against Tata's titanium dioxide projectThe Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has admitted a public interest litigation seeking to restrain the government from clearing Tata ...
- Germany suspects contamination in flour from IndiaGerman authorities said on Tuesday that they had launched a massive hunt for food products that may have been contaminated with carcinogeni...
- Chem cos take on the 'dirty dozen'Domestic chemical industry may have to adhere to stringent international norms for producing, exporting or using hazardous chemicals such a...
- Organic pollutants being promotedIndia subsidises and promotes production of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) throughout the country, allege environmentalists, even as ...
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