Deadly mixture

United we stand

UNITED NATIONS

Wipro in net

Charged with illegal e-waste disposal

In Court

Reality check

Not this one

Norwegian ship with asbestos refused entry into Bangladesh

Pesticides leading cause of poisoning in India: Study

The second-most common cause of poisoning was miscellaneous agents, followed by drugs, venoms and corrosives

Why multiple committees for reviewing pesticide ban, SC asks government

The apex court sought the reason for appointing several committees when the initial panel had already recommended the banning of 27 pesticides

From bricks to black dust

As traditional coal-run brick kilns in Kaithal turn polluters, moves are afloat to shift them out of villages

Should free trade include toxic dumping?

Many European nations have banned the free passage of toxic waste between borders, despite the common-market concept.

At Alang again

This time it's an Iranian ship

Good, bad or worse?

Researchers are not sure if aliminium is a friend or foe

UNITED NATIONS

Auction for wastes

A Commission appointed by the Supreme Court recommends the auctioning of hazardous wastes

FOLLOW UP

Kept at bay

Global call to manage nitrogen

Science is a disqualifier

Pollution control boards remain hot seats for babus

Foreign concern

India can't care about hazardous imports; the world must

In court

Chemical apocalypse

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

Pest attacks on rise across India, yet no discussion on spurious pesticides

As allegedly fake pesticides prove ineffective in controlling pests, farmers resort to indiscriminate spraying

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 …

A fitting reply from the South

Towards a Green World Anil Agarwal and Sunita Narain Publisher: Centre for Science and Environment Price: Rs 350 (hardcover); Rs 200 (paperback)