The killer mines
Open cast mining activity in Rajasthan has played havoc with the environment and is killing workers slowly
Open cast mining activity in Rajasthan has played havoc with the environment and is killing workers slowly
14/11/1997
A team of researchers from the Delhi-based Centre for Biochemical Technology (CBT) has recently formulated an Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (Elisa) -- an immune-based test kit -- for the early
Indian scientists contest the UNEP report on the aerosol-caused Asian brown cloud
29/11/2002
Do you feel too run down at the end of your workday? Welcome to the sick building syndrome (sbs). Ill-ventilated and badly planned workplaces are causing office-workers physical problems such as
14/04/2003
NEWS FOR smokers gets worse and worse. According to earlier studies, about one-fourth the number of regular smokers were expected to die of tobacco-related diseases. Latest estimates put the figure
29/06/1992
<font class="UCASE"><b>phosphorous pentoxide:</b></font> Severe eye and skin injury and chemical burns to the respiratory track, if inhaled<br> <br><font class="UCASE"><b>aromatic alcohol (also known as phenol):</b></font> It's a poisonous chemical that is corrosive in nature and readily seeps through the skin and causes burns<br> <br><font class="UCASE">vinyl alcohol and magnesium hydroxide:</font> Cause eye irritation with nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea<br>
a long-running court battle in Japan over air pollution from highway traffic ended in December 2000, with an out of court settlement. The Japanese government and the Hanshin Expressway Public
Mild asthma gets better at higher altitudes
Industries spew poison unchecked in Chhattisgarh
Industries spew poison unchecked in Chhattisgarh
Hair pollution hits Karnataka