Burning problem

Safdarjung Hospital's incinerator spells trouble for those living in its vicinity

Fishy situation

Fish oil supplements in Europe extensively contaminated by dioxins

Better disposal mechanism for plastics

Another Alang in the making

Andhra Pradesh is in choppy waters over a proposed ship breaking yard at Vodarevu

Mighty sinner

Fine print hassles

Chemical manufacturers shaken by India's signing POPs convention

Households top Irish dioxin emitters' list

Ignorance is low IQ, cancer

PCBs, dioxins write the fate of people living near a dumpsite

Carry the burden

Of your waste, the government needs to tell the plastic industry. Other countries have done so. At times, to developing nations' detriment. …

Dow Chemical asked to clean up contaminated sites in the US

Immunisation's lethal leftovers

Immunisation is a double-edged sword -- providing a shield against diseases, at the same time generating waste that can be hazardous to health …

Karachi's garbage plans

Swamped

The convoluted laws of the country fail to tackle the menace caused by the exponentially growing and powerful plastic industry in India

Tamil Nadu minister backs Cauvery polluter

Medical waste incineration plant in Bihar’s Sone river bed faces public flak

The waste generated from 98 industrial units across Bihar will be transported to the proposed unit for burning, posing health risks to …

Deadly Dimensions

Diesel may be the most commercially viable fuel at present, but one that raises serious doubts on the future of urban health. Sundeep Salvi of …

In Short

Memories of Agent Orange

SC agrees to subsidise five waste-to-energy plants

Plastic shakeout

Centre proposes a ban on non-recyclable plastic. How prepared is India to implement it?

The new obesity

A growing number of people are unable to shed those extra pounds despite strict diet regimes and long hours of workout. Evidence shows that the …

Playing safe

Nations finally draft a treaty to combat the use of toxic chemicals like DDT and PCBs, which are known for their damning health effects

Bengaluru's burning issue

The city finally wakes up to waste management, but bumbles into incineration plants

Not a cakewalk

Bottlenecks and hassles confront the Indian organic producers

EU bans Indian guar gum