The protection racket

Those were the days!

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Cutting back

Sub-standard fertilisers destroying farm land in Nepal

Unproductive augmentation

Good shot

Apex court committee penalises chemical plant

POPs goes the government

India's chemicals industry opposes the Stockholm convention. Greens demand ratification

PUNJAB: Ignorance is bliss

MAHARASHTRA: Waiting for a cow to die

GUJARAT: Turning a blind eye

Sex change

South Africa

Caustic-chlorine industry rated

Pledges to improve performance after poor scores

A shredded project

After the proposed Nylon 6,6 plant in Goa was discussed threadbare and opposed by many, the Greens succeeded in having the project shifted out

Sewage power

Mumbai's Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers recycles sewage to run the cooling towers of its plants

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

Pollution destroys crops

In a dirty state

Toxic waste: Who cares where it's dumped?

Self-reliance and export prospects have contributed to the rapid growth of the Indian chemical industry. But the distaff side of the boom is the …

Remedies

Government has to revise its policies. But it will have to learn from the civil society

Nine times unlucky

Plastic clothes

Discarded plastic is being recycled into clothes

A little piece of Greenpeace

Poison in the air

Bloody waters

The colour of water in more than 10 villages in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district is red. Despite severe strictures from the courts, the industry …