Record number of chemicals reviewed by UN committee
The review is to list chemicals into the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions' annexes to push for a pollution-free planet
Today's profits, tomorrow's losses
Ecological economics attempts to evaluate the environmental and other external costs that a society pays to produce a commodity
No laughing matter
A large reservoir of nitrous oxide, a potential greenhouse gas, has been discovered near India's west coast
Toxic legacy
Nitrate pollution in California could affect 260,000 people
Death at sea
Pollutants are killing whales near Mexico
Poison in the air
From living in a mud house to a fixed roof, this Malawian farmer knows the value of climate-smart agriculture
Grace Manda from Malawi never thought a climate-resilient method of farming could help her build a fixed roof, send her kids to school, that too …
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
Dahej chemicals factory blast: Is it another case of negligence?
Chemical industries usually neglect the availability of skilled workforce and operate with untrained employees, despite knowing the …
NGT orders shut 15 chemical industrial units in Haryana for flouting norms
Experts express concern, point at state pollution control board for poor implementation
Union Budget 2020-2021 suggests balanced use of all kinds of fertilisers
Major reforms needed in fertiliser sector, govnt policies that promote urea
‘Solid, liquid waste may have overtaken fertilisers as the biggest source of N2O emissions’
Nandula Raghuram, chair of International Nitrogen Initiative, talks to DTE on the rise in nitrous oxide emissions, its repurcussions and …
Don't bite that apple!
The government's plans for boosting horticulture to earn foreign exchange do not take into account the hidden costs of deforestation, fertiliser …
Mothballing nitrogen
Some now ways of using fortilisers which will prevent nitrogen seepage into the water table
Drug delivery pioneer Robert Langer receives engineering ‘Nobel’
Nearly two billion lives have been touched by his inventions
Rotterdam Convention: no new agenda for pesticides at chemical review panel meet
Signals under-utilisation of the subsidiary body of Rotterdam Convention
Green Revolution’s hidden toll
Diabetes, obesity, malaria, Japanese Encephalitis and more
Fertilizer subsidy fuelling food shortage
Nano urea in field trials: Ingredients of fertiliser a mystery
The burden of subsidy on fertilisers has increased from Rs 80,000 crore to Rs 2 lakh crore since the Russia-Ukraine war
Fertiliser industry to make $57 billion in profits this year as farmers, govts grapple with the bill
Analysis finds 189 per cent increase in costs for the key imported fertilisers in 2021
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
Nano fertilisers: Parliamentary report suggests close audit of field trials to see long-term effects
An audit by Department of Fertilisers found 25-50% variation in saving nitrogen use after applying nano urea
Bhopal gas tragedy: SC dismisses Centre’s plea for additional compensation from Union Carbide
Government should use the Rs 50 crore lying with the Reserve Bank of India to settle further claims, SC ordered
Victims of Bhopal gas tragedy continue to suffer damage in their DNA: new study
An increase in chromosomal aberrations was seen even in those who were not exposed or moderately exposed to the gas, shows the study
Pesticides, food additives and scientific lies
Calculated Risks: The toxicity and human health risks of chemicals in our environment Joseph V Rodricks . Publisher: Cambridge University Press, …