This paper mill in Punjab is causing cancer, loss of vision
Residents allege that the Kuantum pulp and paper mill in Saila Khurd, the only industry in the block for 30 years, is responsible for their …
Budget allows 100 per cent FDI in marketing of locally produced, manufactured foods
According to the finance minister, the move would benefit farmers, give impetus to the food processing industry and create vast employment …
Bad business all round
Neither the market regulator nor the Supreme Court has been able to bring crooked businessmen to book
It's whales today, but it could be you tomorrow
Industrial pollution along Canada's southeastern coast and its fatal results form the theme of BBC's Death on the St Lawrence.
The efficient way of looking at waste disposal
Urban waste will cease to be a problem if it is treated as a resource rather than refuse from consumption, which requires disposal.
Integrated development essential for India
Impact of Urbanisation and Industrialisation on Rural Society Edited by PS Lamba and S S Solanki . Publisher: Wiley Eastern Limited, Delhi . …
Pollution fears cloud future of cement plants
The announcement that more cement factories will be set up in the state has unleashed a controversy. Units already operational have not …
Asthma victims: added cause for anxiety
Pollution is leading to a higher incidence of asthma, and studies show that a commonly used treatment may increase the risk of death from the disease
South gains words but loses its genes
While the North has made no commitment to reduce its emissions,, the South commits itself to protect the world's biodiversity
Big tobacco replies
UK tobacco companies will challenge a government report suggesting a ban on tobacco advertising
Greening the industry
The Centre for Science and Environment ( CSE) releases the environmental rating of the pulp and paper sector. Participants laud CSE efforts …
Survival in a chemical dustbin
Residents sleep with doors and windows shut tight. Dangerous gases are released at night in Dombivli
Power of the people
As megacities across the world boom, simple pleasures of life like fresh air and clean water have been lost. Initially, governments tried to …
Shut down!
Forced by the Supreme Court, authorities crack down on industries that pollute the Yamuna river. Over 200 units are sealed; 900 more face closure
Stopping dead in tracks
Lack of a coherent environmental policy is the main drawback of Hero Puch. It badly needs to shift gears to address green concerns
Power play
In 1999, Spencer Abraham tried to close down the US department of energy. Thanks to George W Bush, he now heads it
Taken for a ride
Once again, the government has dithered from introducing clean technologies. The Union budget fails to provide a clear roadmap to promote …
'Oxfam’s used clothing trade in Africa opened employment, cut waste'
Second-hand clothing business has changed peoples’ lives for the better — they get a fair wage, steady employment, health care and …
Sugarcane farmers caught in a maze of brotherhood of brokers
Sugar barons enjoy political proximity with all ruling parties and switch political loyalties just to stay in power
Is ‘chocapocalypse’ looming? Why we need to understand what’s at stake
Even though developed markets are at the forefront of chocolate indulgence, future growth opportunities could be elsewhere
Only 30% of tropical timber products in EU market are sustainable
Sustainable timber sourcing can protect over 5 million hectares of tropical forest, says a new report on sustainability of Europe’s timber …
India’s sugar output increases in December despite low production in several states
Substantial increase in sugar production in Uttar Pradesh compensated production decline in Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Peatlands of Indonesia: in conversation with Myrna A Safitri
Indonesian peatlands are being burnt for palm oil and paper industries. Last year at the COP 21 in Paris though, Indonesian President Widodo …
Record number of environmental activists killed in 2015
Mining companies, land-grabbers and even state forces have stepped up attacks against activists and indigenous people standing up for their right …
David Manely on the Fallout of Dipping Oil Prices
David Manely is an economic analyst with Natural Resource Governance Institute, United Kingdom