Polluted justice

Dyeing it green

ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY: SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL IMPERATIVES S B Chandalia and R Rajagopal Publisher: Sevak …

A cocktail of chemicals

...that's what New Bombay residents seem to be consuming daily, with thousands of chemical industries and lakhs of vehicles burping out …

War and ecology

NATO strikes on chemical plants and refineries around Belgrade could lead to an ecological disaster, warn Serb officials

Bytes

Not quite the light side

In the dock

Global call to manage nitrogen

Deadly omission

The chemical that caused 400 schoolchildren in Delhi to be hospitalised is not considered hazardous by the government

Green standards put india in the red

Several Western nations have decided to stipulate high environmental standards for the goods they import. The step demands the substitution of …

Hoechst mishaps trigger tighter controls

In the wake of a spate of accidents at a leading chemical manufacturer, German authorities are reviewing safety procedures in the industry.

Blood on its hands

Industry in Asia's largest chemical unit zone is like a terrorist outfit, devastating the atmosphere and, reportedly, killing people

Chemical apocalypse

...And the government's knee-jerk reaction to a TRMS-NEERI study of hazards in the chemicals industry

Another year, another ritual

Ban boom

SHUT DOWN

POLLUTER PAYS

Health in Peril

SHIFT CHEMICAL STOREHOUSES

SOUTH AFRICA

Split profits

Applying small quantities of fertilisers repeatedly gives a better crop yield than a single large dose

Death on its agenda

An expert team report exposes highly dangerous pollution inflicted by a chemical plant on the environment of Sayala in Gujarat

Occupational hazard

At a Gujarat chemicals factory, workers have holes in their noses. Apathy of the owner is to blame

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

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