Not so fair: Gabon, Jamaica & Sri Lanka launch $14-mn project to eliminate mercury use in skin-lighteners
Mercury can endanger the nervous, digestive and immune systems, lungs and kidneys and may be fatal
Dredging of river near Chernobyl could spell disaster for 28 million in Ukraine
Pripyat river is being drained as part of the E40 inland navigation project to connect the Baltic and Black Seas
How Bt brinjal hurt the farmers of Bangladesh
New report says three-fourth of farmers who took up cultivation abandoned it in the next rounds
'Bollywood stars could act in the romances around nuclear contamination'
So says Brazilian environmental journalist Norbert Suchanek who is travelling with his film festival across the world. One of its kind, the …
Pesticides in our food
There is never any end to learning. And so, surprises. We have learnt, over 20 years, that environmental governance in India is lackadaisical. …
I know the havoc that genetically modified crops can wreak
Indians are killing the future of the coming generations by welcoming GMOs in Indian food and environment
Microplastics, microbeads: What you did not know about self-care products
Bureau of Indian Standards in 2017 proposed a ban on raw materials not recognised safe for use in cosmetics from 2020. The status of the ban is&…
Water quality deteriorating in Kochi, reveals audit
Only 24 per cent households implement water conservation measures like reuse and recycling
Report highlights use of non-approved pesticides in food items in India
Even as studies point out the use of these pesticides in food commodities, coordination gaps between concerned deparments have not been addressed
Rogue GM crops wreak havoc
Monsanto’s unauthorised GM wheat in the US has spooked the world, but contamination is widespread
Poisoned Punjab: Mystery illnesses haunt this Fazilka hamlet dependent on canal water
Down To Earth ground report finds around 30 cancer deaths in 12 years in Burj Mohar in Fazilka district
Food standards save lives, say FAO and WHO on World Food Safety Day
An estimated 600 million or almost 1 in 10 people worldwide fall ill after eating contaminated food; 420,000 die every year
Residue standards for organic food is a step in the right direction:CSE
FSSAI's new regulations for residue standards to certify food as organic is in alignment with international best practices
Over 140 nations adopt Minamata Convention to phase out mercury
Agreement has weak controls on mercury emissions from major sources like coal-fired power plants
Presence of mercury in birds near thermal power plants in Maharashtra paves way for modern analysis
Fly ash generated by TPPs is one of the ways mercury is released into the environment. Fly ash is usually disposed in ash ponds in the form of …
India’s Minamata
Singrauli, the powerhouse of India with massive coal reserves and many thermal power plants, should have been prosperous. But it is poor and …
Budget 2013: a missed opportunity
Finance minister's mool mantra—inclusive and sustainable development—may end up being empty words
As told to Parliament (December 13, 2022): 130 sq km of forest land set to be diverted in Great Nicobar Island
Mitigation measures have been proposed for the ‘sustainable development’ projects
Most Indians drinking adulterated milk, finds FSSAI survey
70 per cent milk samples collected across the country by food safety authority did not conform to standards
Sri Lankan army opens fire on people protesting against MNC for contaminating their water; three killed
12 villages in Gampha district were demanding closure of Hayleys' subsidiary, Dipped Products
Groundwater contamination around Union Carbide factory is now officially confirmed
Indian Institute of Toxicology Research says the contaminant levels are not a public health concern because drinking water is supplied by …
Delhi groundwater, a deadly cocktail: CGWB report
Inadequate sewage treatment and disposal in the national capital territory is contaminating city’s groundwater
Ensure piped water supply to residents near Union Carbide plant: monitoring committee to Bhopal municipality
Non-profits present high court committee with documents on extent of water and soil contamination
Promises broken, justice delayed
Bhopal gas tragedy survivors continue to suffer as court cases are delayed and government promises prove hollow
India denies GMO contamination in basmati
EU had sought clarification after finding genetically modified organisms in the exported rice