Labour pains
Birla Textile Mill in Himachal Pradesh is yet to pay dues to 2,300 workers. The unit was shifted from Delhi for causing pollution
Birla Textile Mill in Himachal Pradesh is yet to pay dues to 2,300 workers. The unit was shifted from Delhi for causing pollution
Rich or poor. The story is the same in every country. Those who respect water will always have a steady supply
THE INDIAN hotel industry churns out a composite mixture of paper, plastics, textiles, metal, glass and leftover food every day. Astonishingly, huge amounts of paper wastage is from sources such as
The Delhi High Court has stayed all punitive action against the pharmaceuticalcompanies regarding eight drugs. The orders came after a writ petition was filed by the Bulk Drug Manufacturers
With cheap and dirty diesel around the new CM cannot clean up Delhi's air
Is the Governor of Delhi in a state of shock?
India s economic growth has come at a terrible price. In two decades, while the GDP more than doubled, vehicular pollution increased eight times over and industrial pollution by four times. But policy makers have consistently underscored the cost of death
Emissions from two stroke vehicles and diesel have contributed to the eight fold rise in vehicular pollution in two decades
Industrial production threatens to shroud all economic development activities in layers of smog
...only stringent and serious measures can control further rise in pollution
The SC has stayed the export of three lions and three elephants by the zoo in Mumbai to the Yokohama zoo in Japan. The orders were given in response to a special leave petition (SLP) filed by
Some factories in Delhi are flouting a Supreme Court order to relocate polluting factories. Meanwhile, over 50,000 workers have been rendered jobless. Most have not been compensated
the National Zoological Park in Delhi may soon be granted autonomy. The Union ministry of forest and environment will soon form a committee which will look into the modalities of the process. "A
The Union and the Delhi governments pledge to tackle air pollution
The Delhi High Court has expressed strong displeasure over varying stands taken by authorities on the trade of human hair. The court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to carry out an
To understand the problem posed by diesel, it is necessary to understand the new information that has emerged over the last decade about its ill-effects. The first big finding come with air pollution experts discovering that diesel exhaust consists of 10-100 times more particles than petrol. More than that, experts soon began to realise that it is not the total quantity of particles that matters so much for public health as the size of the particles in vehicular exhaust. This monograph busted the myth that diesel is the fuel of the future and shows how harmful it is for the health.
The registration of non commercial diesel vehicles may soon be banned in Delhi
THE return of the dreaded dengue disease is leaving Delhi panic-stricken. Seven people have already died, and 107 have been admitted to various hospitals, according to the sources at the All India
THE rapidly deteriorating quality of groundwater in parts of Delhi is due to hazardous substances leached from landfill sites, according to Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA). The water is
A STUDY conducted by Shobhana Warrier, a professor at the Jamia Millia Isalmia, Delhi, notes that the workers in fish processing units are often made to work under pathetic conditions and live in