Self-control for EU chemical industry

The regulations governing the European Union's chemical industry are set to undergo a drastic change, with special emphasis being laid on self-…

Fine print hassles

Chemical manufacturers shaken by India's signing POPs convention

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Membrane made out of clay and tea waste can clean toxic effluents

The newly developed membrane has good thermal and chemical stabilities

Loose bones

Fluoride contaminated cripples many in villages near Lahore

Ecoproposals

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Pollution Pvt. Ltd.

A polluting industrial unit in Gujarat continues to operate, despite the state Pollution Control Board issuing notices to shut it down

Costly cleanup

Factory workers engaged in cleaning bomb factories in the US may be exposed to radiation

Badlapur gas leak: Locals reported breathlessness, situation under control

The cause of the leakage is believed to be overheating, according to media reports; no casualties reported

Science and Technology - Briefs

Veil against toxicity

Chemicals available in Europe would now be tested and labelled for their adverse impacts

Scientists synthesise cannabis like products in lab

The developed chemicals' commercial use is limited since it is difficult to procure sufficient quantities of marine sources for their isolation

Green chemistry is key to reducing waste and improving sustainability

Green chemistry prioritises safety, improving energy efficiency and, most importantly, minimising toxic waste from the very beginning

Stinking for two decades

Industrial effluent is contaminating Gujarat villages, but the authorities have not nailed the culprits

Clear as air

The grim picture of a lung scarred by pollution is of no shock value today. An ailing populace continues to throw up a phlegm of protests. To …

Lethal landscape

India has 134 contaminated hazardous sites and another 192 'probable' contaminated hazardous sites, which includes seven sites around the …

United Phosphorus loses 22-year-old defamation case against Sanctuary Asia

The magazine had reported on how UPL's chemcial and pesticide units were worsening pollution scenario in Vapi

NGT orders joint inspection of Tughlakabad container depot after chemical leak

The green court has also ordered assessment of the impacts of the leak 

Unchecked

Industry flouts weak regulations at will

Unsettling

What the Centre and the state government did to rehabilitate victims

Serving the symptom

The government still does not know what still afflicts people in Bhopal

Foul Debris

The UCIL plant is still a health hazard

Sodium chromate fears drive activists to oppose planned factory in Nalgonda village

Hazardous nature of the chromate ore processing residue is not mentioned in the draft EIA report

Surprise discovery for Indian scientists: nanosheets can also act as chemical reagents

Team from IIT Gandhinagar discovers that boron-rich nanosheets are chemical reagents too, with potential applications in energy storage devices …