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Maharashtra, pollution board differ on Dow plant

Chemical units on notice

EU defends groundwater purity law

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Toxic waste kept for safe disposal in Bharuch catches fire

Authorities clueless Carcinogen NP in a large number of products in India.

Protest against plant near Tanzania's Lake Natron

EU bill will bring 30,000 chemicals under the scanner

Dow Chemical to help Bhopal gas tragedy victims

In Court

EU's REACH regulation evokes controversy

BHOPAL: the bad dream continues

Bhopal is a metaphor for disaster, industrial and human. It has been the object of much speculation and typically endless litigation. A case …

The gas game

Fluorocarbons, which created a hole in the ozone layer, have generated intense global debates. But these have been more about business than …

UN conference calls for global action to save people from toxic chemicals

Delegates agreed though that the key 2020 goal for sound chemical management could not be met by that year

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

NGT orders joint inspection of Tughlakabad container depot after chemical leak

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

The real weed

The WHO says it causes cancer and studies link it to many diseases. Countries have been struggling to ban or restrict its use. But a new movement …

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

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 …

UN Environment Assembly: World will miss the target on chemical uses

Developing countries emerging as the biggest users of chemicals; production set to double by 2030

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

Traces of banned bisphenol A found in baby bottles

The toxic chemical is known to mimic a hormone that activates progression of cancer and interferes with development of the reproductive system

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

The newly developed membrane has good thermal and chemical stabilities

Lethal landscape

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