In the dumps

Despite international regulations and campaigning by environmentalists, hazardous waste continues to be dumped in India

Rich nations can’t dump toxic waste on poor nations

178 nations agree to enforce Basel Ban Amendment

Basel final day: Rich nations can’t dump toxic waste on poor nations

178 nations agree to enforce Basel Ban Amendment

Indecent proposal

In urging free import of zinc ash, which is often contaminated, Planning Commission member G Thimmiah has shown scant respect for the environment

Coming out of coma

A decline in its funds and erosion in its mandate have made the United Nations Environment Programme virtually ineffective. Bharat H Desai looks …

International dump yard

Ship breaking thrives in South Asia because of weak laws

Drawing the waste-line

The national committee to look into the management of hazardous wastes met for the first time in New Delhi

Toxic ships

Retiring ships to be regulated by hazardous wastes treaty

Kept at bay

Cautious waste disposal

Tokyo

Use me

How industrialised countries tried to make Africa the biggest dumping destination

Keeping E-Waste at bay

China imposes restrictions on electronic junk imports

Slipping through

Late reaction to toxic oil imports by state Pollution Control Board (Read full article)

‘Handling toxic waste is a matter of science, not administration’

Whether it is the dismantling of toxics laden ship from the US, Oriental Nicety, or the clean up of the 350 tonnes of waste lying at the defunct …

Dealing with waste

On the 10th anniversary of the Basel Convention, member states reiterate the need to minimise the generation of hazardous waste

US shipping out 'spoils' of terror

Rubble from World Trade Center arrives in India to a hostile reception by environmentalists

Mercurial gift

India is all set to receive a deadly cargo from USA

Green signals from cellphone companies

Manufacturers sign declaration at the Sixth Conference of Parties (CoP-6) to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of …

Trading the environment

What's on the agenda of WTO's Trade and Environment Committee

SC allows dismantling of Exxon Valdez at Alang

Prohibits future entry of ships for ship-breaking if they violate Basel Convention

US ship, Oriental Nicety, enters Indian waters despite Supreme Court restriction

Gujarat Maritime Board says court registrar gave it go ahead

Supreme Court reserves verdict on Exxon Valdez for July 30

'Gujarat authorities violated apex court order banning entry of ship into Indian waters'

Supreme Court asks government to ban import of toxic waste

Seeks changes in hazardous waste rules so that it complies with provisions of the Basel Convention

Misguided shot

The Basel convention guidelines to manage plastic waste miss the point: reducing plastics is the real solution