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Microplastics in India’s agriculture: A growing problem demanding urgent actionA new roadmap by NAAS emphasises national monitoring, improved waste management, and biodegradable alternatives to combat the growing crisi...
NHRC notice to Health Ministry, FSSAI on 'widespread reuse of cooking oil'The National Human Rights Commission has taken note of widespread reuse of cooking oil. Concerns were raised about public health risks and ...
A silent crisis is brewing in India. And it could hit millions by 2050A study by IISER Bhopal warns that dams and reservoirs in India have lost nearly half their storage due to sedimentation, cutting power gen...
Bhopal metro's priority corridor may be ready for transport by October: CM YadavMadhya Pradesh is gearing up for the launch of the Bhopal Metro. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inspected the project and anticipates the Subha...
19 tonnes of soil containing Union Carbide waste incinerated four decades after Bhopal gas tragedyAuthorities incinerated around 19 tonnes of contaminated soil from the Bhopal Union Carbide factory. The incineration took place at a facil...
Madhya Pradesh completes safe disposal of 337 tonnes of Bhopal gas tragedy wasteThe Union Carbide factory waste in Bhopal is now ashes. All 337 tonnes of waste have been incinerated at a Pithampur disposal plant. This m...
Four decades later, Bhopal burns again and this time, it’s Tarapur breathing the poisonForty years after Bhopal suffered the worst industrial tragedy in modern times, the inhabitants of Tarapur village are exposed to the fumes...
Bhopal gas tragedy: Incineration of Union Carbide factory waste begins on trial basisThe trial incineration of 10 tonnes of waste from Bhopal's Union Carbide plant started in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, and will take 72 hours...
Bhopal Gas Tragedy: 40 years on, trial process of burning Union Carbide factory waste beginsThe trial incineration of 10 tonnes of waste from the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy has begun in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh under tight security. ...
High Court grants 6 weeks to MP govt to act on Union Carbide waste disposal as per safety normsThe Madhya Pradesh High Court gave six weeks to the state government for the safe disposal of Union Carbide factory waste. It directed the ...
Union Carbide waste disposal: Protests rock Pithampur, two attempt self-immolationTwo men attempted self-immolation amid protests in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, against the disposal of 337 tonnes of Union Carbide hazardous...
Once shunned, areas near Bhopal gas tragedy site now seeing real estate boomThe Union Carbide factory site of the 1984 gas tragedy in Bhopal has seen residential and commercial development over the years. Groundwate...
Here's all you should know about National Pollution Control DayEvery year, around 7 million people die in India due to air pollution, with indoor air pollution killing 4 million. It is believed that nin...
Centre's push to ease environmental regulations for speedy clearances sparks a rowThe government is proposing to reduce public participation, exempt some projects from rigorous appraisal and legalize others that are opera...
- Green tribunal member pleads for awareness
There is a need for more awareness about the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in states like Gujarat and Maharashtra, where development is tak...
- Adoption of new technologies to ensure farm growth: Experts
The country needs to adopt new farm technologies to ensure farmers reap benefits such as higher productivity, experts said today.
- Ghosts return to haunt Indo-US nuke deal
Given the gravity of the Fukushima crisis, India must review its nuclear-power policy to ensure that long-term risks of nuke accidents are ...
Bhopal lapse: Seek systemic solutionsBusiness community, govt, civic agencies and judiciary should all overhaul systems to ensure Bhopal was the last blunder of its kind.
- Bhopal 25 years on: Trapped in a wasteland
Nothing much seems to have changed here. For Dow Chemicals, Bhopal’s a closed chapter. But survivors are marking time to an almost-forgotte...
- ICC asks WB to replicate its ERRIS model
The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has approached the West Bengal government to replicate its Environmental Risk Reporting and Informatio...