Southern California chemical tank at risk of exploding as 50,000 residents are ordered to evacuateA damaged chemical tank in Southern California shows a potential crack, possibly reducing explosion risk. However, 50,000 residents remain ...
25 May, 2026, 07.06 AM IST
Fatal gas leak at Palghar pharma unit: Four company officials booked for culpable homicideA nitrogen gas leak at Medley Pharma in Maharashtra's Palghar district resulted in the death of four workers and injuries to two others. Po...
22 Aug, 2025, 11.35 AM IST
Four dead, two critical following nitrogen gas leak at a pharma company near MumbaiA tragic incident at Medley Pharma in Maharashtra's Palghar district resulted in the death of four workers and serious injury to two others...
21 Aug, 2025, 08.32 PM IST
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...
03 Jul, 2025, 04.47 PM IST
Louisiana Nitrogen Gas Execution: Everything you may want to knowLouisiana plans to execute Jessie Hoffman Jr. using nitrogen gas, marking its first execution since 2010. Hoffman's lawyers sought to halt ...
19 Mar, 2025, 02.58 AM IST
Cooking with gas stoves could cause Asthma, says study. How to avoid the risksCooking with gas or propane stoves can release harmful pollutants like nitrogen dioxide (NO2), increasing the risk of respiratory problems,...
17 Oct, 2024, 06.31 PM IST
Is helium the hidden villain behind space missions?NASA astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner will remain on the International Space Station for months due to a faulty propulsion system with ...
11 Sep, 2024, 07.10 PM IST
Illinois: Semitruck carrying hazardous ammonia overturns, evacuation ordered for residents; Know what happenedTo safeguard the lives of those in harm's way, authorities ordered an evacuation within an approximate one-mile radius around the crash sit...
30 Sep, 2023, 11.54 PM IST
Gas Stove ban: Here’s an explainer to controversial ‘hidden hazard’US Consumer Product Safety Commission head labels it as “a hidden hazard.”
02 Feb, 2023, 12.54 AM IST
Asthma study sparks debate about safety of cooking with gasThe authors of the study said their findings suggested that around 650,000 US children would not have developed asthma if their homes had e...
12 Jan, 2023, 12.10 PM IST
Andhra govt brings out new safety guidelines to check industrial accidentsMadireddy Pratap, Director General of AP Disaster Response and Fire Services (DRFS), said the new guidelines issued under the AP Fire Servi...
03 Oct, 2022, 12.04 PM IST
Shipping project explores ways to cut methane emissions from industryScientists have warned that countries must make rapid reductions in methane, a far more potent greenhouse gas (GHG) than carbon dioxide, to...
06 Sep, 2022, 09.16 AM IST
Maharashtra: Death toll in chemical unit explosion mounts to 13At least 100 workers were present in the chemical factory, Rumit Chemsynth Pvt Ltd, in Waghadi village in Shirpur.
31 Aug, 2019, 04.09 PM IST
- Act against conventional pollution, cell tower radiation, experts exhort
On World Environment Day, TOI assesses the impact of various sources of pollution on our health and surroundings
05 Jun, 2013, 05.25 AM IST
- TEPCO to compensate people affected by N-crisis in Fukushima
Japanese government today ordered the embattled operator of radiation-leaking Fukushima nuclear plant to urgently pay USD 12,000 in provisi...
15 Apr, 2011, 04.15 PM IST
- Gas leak at Dr Reddy's unit claims two lives
The USFDA-approved facility, located in Bollaram in Medak district on the outskirts of Hyderabad, manufactures active pharmaceutical ingred...
23 Dec, 2010, 01.47 AM IST
- Another day, another gas leak
Another leakage of industrial gas affected 25 people in West Bengal.
16 Jul, 2010, 03.49 AM IST