Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Centre and various stakeholders to file their submissions on a proposal that there should be a complete prohibition on the use of plastic packaging in food and pharmaceutical formulations of any kind. "It appears that none of the concerned ministries are prepared to …
GHAZIABAD: A district-level committee in Ghaziabad shut down 30 industrial units in Loni on Thursday after they were found operating from residential areas. Majority of the industries were pit furnace units or units extracting lead from spent dry cells. The UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) in Ghaziabad said the units …
Nagpur: The residents of Pension Nagar, behind Police Line Takli, are facing problems due to dumping of construction material in an open plot amid the residential area. The practice is turning out to be an environment hazard for residents. According to them, heaps of material including sand, gravel and cement, …
CHENNAI: After the activists, it is now the turn of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to put pressure on Unilever for the pollution caused by its now-shut thermometer factory in Kodaikanal. Following the decision taken during its recent meeting on May 28, the Scientific Experts Committee (SEC) formed …
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has made a mockery of environmental norms by discreetly sanctioning the handling of coal on Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) land, the consent for which expired last September. MPCB, which was hearing a petition against coal handling on port land, issued its 'consent to …
The study investigated exposure to individual environmental chemicals and selected mixtures in relation to the presence of antinuclear antibodies (ANA), a widely used biomarker of autoimmunity, in a representative sample of the U.S. population. Original Source
Another toxic aspect of the pollution caused by the mountains of imported coal dumped on port trust land in Sewri is signalled by smoke billowing out of the heaps. "This is a clear case of spontaneous combustion," said environmentalist Sumaira Abdulali, who visited the spot with TOI. Burning ash collected …
Even as the Punjab government has asked all the deputy commissioners and local bodies to strictly implement the Punjab Plastic Bags (Manufacture, Usage and Disposal) Control Act from May 1, 2011, no efforts have been made to follow the instructions here. The sub-divisional town has emerged as a hub for …
The National Green Tribunal today pulled up the government for failing to come up with a study on plastic packaging of products and generation of such municipal waste, saying the people should know whether its use is harmful. "Plastic has been a controversial subject for years now. Somebody has to …
KOLKATA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), on Monday, directed the Bakreswar Thermal Power Project (BkTPP) to show cause why it should not be penalized for polluting the Chandrabhaga and Bakreswar Rivers in Birbhum. The NGT's Eastern Zone bench was hearing a petition by environment activist Subhas Datta against damage caused …
The underlying goal of this book is to facilitate and stimulate sharing of information on these phenomena and to provide an interdisciplinary framework for bringing about improved environmental conditions in Sindh. The book offers methods to identify environmental and climate change priority problems; analyzes interventions to address such problems; establishes …
That’s the target for the next 5 years, but given the constraints the State-run miner operates under, is this achievable? Or even necessary? A billion tonnes in the next five years is the target that Coal India Ltd (CIL) is working towards. Is the target ambitious? What are the obstacles …
HARIDWAR: Implementing the ban on use of plastic in the twin cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh is proving to an uphill task for the civic authorities. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) had imposed the ban on July 2. Residents have not taken the matter seriously and are resisting attempts to …
There is no decisive data or evidence so far to show that radiations from mobile phones or towers have adverse health or environmental effects in India, a top BSNL official here said. "There is no conclusive study, data or evidences about the bad health or ecological effects of radiation from …
Though the use and sale of polythene is officially banned in Sivasagar, these are openly used by fruit and vegetable vendors, fish and meat sellers and grocers and sweet sellers. Despite the ban imposed by the Sivasagar district administration, illegal use of polythene bags goes uncontrolled in almost every shop …
Srinaga: With most brick kilns in the Kashmir Valley not implementing the measures specified for minimizing pollution levels, the areas where they operate are virtually facing an environmental catastrophe, affected citizens and at least one prominent doctor have said. Like other areas in the vicinity of these brick kilns, their …
The economic value of unconventional natural gas resources has stimulated rapid globalization of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. However, natural radioactivity found in the large volumes of “produced fluids” generated by these technologies is emerging as an international environmental health concern. Current assessments of the radioactivity concentration in liquid wastes …
VISAKHAPATNAM: Mining in the dune sand along the coastal belt of Andhra Pradesh has raised many eyebrows. While the coast boasts of being rich in mineral deposits, especially Ilmenite (ore of Titanium), environmentalists believe human intervention and construction activities have resulted in vanishing sand dunes and depleting beach sand. Black …
KOLKATA: The state land and land reforms department has issued guidelines for regularization and operation of all existing and new brick kilns in the state to prevent illegal operation of brick kilns in agriculture land. The authorities have come up with regulatory, location and operational guidelines for all brick kiln …
Girls' and women's health is in transition and, although some aspects of it have improved substantially in the past few decades, there are still important unmet needs. Population ageing and transformations in the social determinants of health have increased the coexistence of disease burdens related to reproductive health, nutrition, and …
