Why Ganga Action Plan is a pipe dream

A US ban on kangaroo leather would be an animal welfare disaster — and a missed farming opportunity

Weakening the industry will result in more kangaroo suffering, not less.

Getting the tan right

Removing chromium from effluent of leather units

Tangible shift

Bioprocessing - the Indian leather industry braces itself for an environmental facelift

Making CETPs work

The pollution commons

CETPs: in fashion

Kolkata tanners unhappy with new relocation site

The dirty dozens

California lifts kangaroo goods ban

Can faith heal?

Billed as the largest gathering of humanity in recorded history, Maha Kumbh has commenced in Allahabad. Over the next few weeks, pilgrims will …

The return of leather weather

THE WORLD'S LEATHER AND LEATEHR PRODUCTS INDUSTRY: A STUDY OF PRODUCTION, TRADE PATTERNS AND FUTURE TRENDS by Robert H Ballance, Ghislain Robyn …

De-hairing hide without polluting

Clarizyme is a new biodegradedable enzyme produced by the Central Leather Research Institute in Madras as a replacement for substances used in …

Artisans the untold story

Despair and devastation stare India's artisans in their face, as resource crunch, modern civilisation and government apathy combine in an …

Tan it green

International pressure and indigenous ingenuity notwithstanding, the Tamil Nadu leather industry is reluctant to cure itself of its callousness

Artisans the untold story

Despair and devastation stare India's artisans in their face, as resource crunch, modern civilisation and government apathy combine in an …

Court curbs Ganga polluters in Bihar, Bengal

Sugar and paper mills in Bihar and tanneries in West Bengal have been penalised by the Supreme Court for continuing to discharge untreated waste …

Simmering

Pottery units, papad -makers, leather workers, furniture makers, even dance bars: Dharavi is a bustling economy now threatened by builder-driven …

More dirt on GAP

The much-hyped sewage treatment plants installed in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, under the Ganga Action Plan are proving to be ineffective. A report …

Tanned Order

Authorities and the leather industry owners in Tamil Nadu dodge court orders, while a few individuals raise voices to save their ecosystems from …

Cattle can no longer be traded for the purposes of slaughter: Centre

Sale of cattle for slaughter at animal markets banned; now cattle can only be sold for ‘agricultural purposes’  

Neither voluntary nor compliant

India's first ever Charter on Corporate Responsibility for Environmental Protection, unveiled amid much hype on March 13 in New Delhi, has turned …

Have technology, will survive

A green agenda based on the paradigm of pollution prevention can rescue the small-scale industry

Mere plans

Government proposes. Industry disposes. Programmes for cleaning up have very largely gone by the wayside

The small big polluter

Resource crunch and poor regulatory processes have made small-scale industries the pariahs of India's environment