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IPL booster to 'no polythene' campaign
CUTTACK: Even as Cuttack goes gung ho over hosting IPL on March 19 and 21, the matches at Barabati stadium could well set tone to the “Say no to polythene” campaign initiated in the millennium city. The civic administration
has asked the stadium and IPL authorities to prohibit use of polythene and hazardous plastic materials during the matches. The contentious items include
- Date:
- 15/03/2010
- Source:
- New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
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Crude spill hit crops in Sivasagar
At least 6.5 hectares of paddy and other crops have been affected in Sivasagar district due to leakage of pipelines.
- Date:
- 12/03/2010
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- Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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Clean-up standards for toxic mercury leak relaxed
Move provokes outcry from residents of Kodaikanal
“More than 100 kg of mercury will still be left in the soil”
“This is a test case that will set precedents for safe levels of mercury”
- Date:
- 09/03/2010
- Source:
- Hindu (Chennai)
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Hazardous waste seized at TN port
Customs officials have seized about 500 tonnes of hazardous waste, which arrived at Tuticorin port in Tamil Nadu from Greece and Reunion Island, a territory controlled by Greece and France.
- Date:
- 08/03/2010
- Source:
- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Coordinated efforts help in e-waste management
Efficient handling:S. Kannan, Commissioner, Customs and Central Excise, speaking at a confrence in Tiruchi on Thursday. —
- Date:
- 05/03/2010
- Source:
- Hindu (Chennai)
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Shutters down for polluting units, says HC
Hundreds of polluting industrial units in Delhi are set to close shop as the Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought strict compliance of the Supreme Court ruling on closure of such units in the M C Mehta case.
The move would start with polluting units in Nangloi village, and the High Court gave the Delhi government four weeks for the clean-up act.
- Date:
- 04/03/2010
- Source:
- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Tests reveal heavy metal content in Holi colours
Mumbai Most Holi colours sold in the city contain heavy metals like lead, mercury and cadmium, which are hazardous even in traces. A reality check was done by this newspaper on five colours with the help of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) at its Navi Mumbai lab.
- Date:
- 04/03/2010
- Source:
- Indian Express (Mumbai)
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Shipbreaking: clampdown in Asia will send it to Africa
Ingvild Jenssen from the NGO Platform on Shipbreaking explains how tougher regulations simply relocated the shipbreaking industry, and how the public can help stop the trade.
- Date:
- Mar 2010
- Source:
- Ecologist
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Workshop to deal with hazardous chemicals
KOCHI: The Bharat Petroleum Ltd, Kochi Refinery, in association with Kerala state Fire and Rescue Services, will conduct a two-day workshop for firemen on scientific methods to deal with hazardous chemical emergencies, which will be inaugurated by Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan at the BPCL Kochi Refinery Learning Centre on Saturday.
- Date:
- 26/02/2010
- Source:
- New Indian Express (Kochi)
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Three polluting saree units get closure notice
LUCKNOW: Three units engaged in dyeing and printing of the famous Banarasi saree in Varanasi came under the hammer of UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) on Tuesday evening. The board served a closure notice to the units for discharging untreated effluent in the sewer which ultimately drained into the Ganga.
- Date:
- 24/02/2010
- Source:
- Times of India (Lucknow)
