The blind Court
This is a story of justice denied. On February 13, 1996, the Supreme Court, the highest seat of justice in the country, ruled that five units …
The chemistry of living death
THE world's biggest industrial disaster has been rendered today its most trivial. Criminal corporate culpability and governmental concern for its …
No entry to Dutch plant
Pakistan's environmentalists say no to dumping of obsolete and hazardous technology by the West
Not in my backyard
Delhi, reduced to a gas chamber due to the proliferation of highly polluting industries, now requires the social and political will to enforce an …
Developing burden
A research paper brings out the dangers of increasing use of private capital in the developing countries
Lethal landscape
India has 134 contaminated hazardous sites and another 192 'probable' contaminated hazardous sites, which includes seven sites around the …
UN gives MNCs a clean chit
A recent United Nations report absolves multinationals of the environmentalists' charge of shifting ecologically harmful industries to the South. …
Justice remains mirage for Bhopal gas victims
Nearly eight years after the Bhopal gas disaster, the legal battle over a settlement continues. But for the efforts of public interest agencies …
Defining moment
Even as the government goes about sealing industrial units in Delhi, confusion reigns over what's polluting
Sodium cyanide 'possibly stored' in Tianjin warehouse, say experts
The Chinese State Council has rolled out a nationwide inspection of businesses using dangerous chemicals
British TV crucifies India's nuclear programme
Using cloak-and-dagger techniques and with help from willing critics, a British television crew does a hatchet job on India's nuclear programme.
Centre proposes amendments to Shipbreaking Code 2013 for safe recycling
Toxic ships entering Indian waters expose vulnerabilities in country’s maritime and environmental security
Sealed fate
The de-sealing drive of the Delhi government is yet to take-off as a bureaucratic maze greets factory owners
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
A mountain to climb
Cash-strapped Uttaranchal embarks on industrialisation. However, its policies are frightfully blind to green issues
Master plan for anarchy
The judgement to relocate polluting factories in Delhi leaves several questions unanswered. Will the powers-who-be work to turn good intentions …
Filtering out foul smell
The Mercedes-Benz has developed biofilters to eliminate the bad odour emitted by metal foundries. The use of these filters shall replace the …
Talking in riddles
A recent protocol on compensation to victims of hazardous waste permits the generators to go scot-free
On the impacts of nanotechnology
Barry Castleman, an environmental consultant and expert on workplace health hazards, tells Arnab Pratim Dutta about nanotechnology's impacts
The crippling effects of TCE
tce is a nonflammable, colourless liquid. It is mainly used to remove grease from metal parts. Worldwide almost 80-90 per cent of this chemical …
‘I’m always in the opposition’
Lawyer and activist, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, who is spearheading the battle against the thriving shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, speaks to …
Living on the edge
Coastal South Asia is fragile and vulnerable to climate change impacts. Yet, governments are setting up industries, ports and promoting tourism …
Polluter firms blacklisted
Extending the pollution horizon
On deadly grounds
Polluting industries choke the ecosystem of a Nepal village
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