Letters

Letters

Is Arctic rush worth it?

With Shell's proposed oil exploration in the Chukchi Sea, we revisit the potential impact of exploring oil, natural gas, minerals and fish …

Mobile app shows users the hazards of e-waste

Consumer demand for the 'next big thing' and ready supply by electronic companies are the primary causes behind e-waste generation

Accidental toxic spill in Colorado river continues to spread

Authorities deny any threat to fish and other wildlife 

CBI can seek Anderson’s extradition

Delhi court gives permission. But is CBI ready?

Hill of death

More than 200 people in 14 villages near Roro hill in Jharkhand are dying slowly because of an abandoned asbestos mine

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Research finds toxins in fracking fluid and wastewater

Out of the 240 chemicals analysed, 157 were associated with either developmental or reproductive toxicity

42 rivers have extremely high concentration of neurotoxic heavy metals

Ganga was found to be polluted with five heavy metals, namely chromium, copper, nickel, lead and iron

Green technique can convert plaster of Paris waste into useful products

Scientists from Pune and Mumbai use hazardous medical waste to make ammonium sulphate and calcium bicarbonate

'Tsunami of e-waste' to hit the world soon, warns new UN report

The sheer volume of production, lack of recycling and poor abiding of laws means that the globe could be in for a doomsday scenario, it notes

Trash-fired power plants wasted in India

Controversy mars India's ambitious target of generating 800 MW of energy by burning waste. Ironically, the country does not even generate …

Particulate matter from cigarettes, mosquito coils makes indoor air toxic

A study reveals that aluminum, chromium and tin are higher in mosquito coil smoke, and copper, zinc, manganese, nickel and lead are higher in …

DoIT to provide subsidies for recycling e-wastes

SC committee on toxic waste in midst of a storm

New membrane to help remove oil, dyes from industrial waste water

The membrane, developed by team from IIT-G, using graphene oxide, cotton fibre and dopamine removed around 98 per cent of oil from the water

Simply Put: Santa in a sinking world

Poison, unlimited: India's chemicals industry remains dangerously

India has failed to come up with effective legislations for its chemical industry even 35 years after the Bhopal tragedy

Sanitation workers on COVID-19 front lines: How to save the warriors?

Several incidents in the last few months have shone spotlight on abysmal conditions under which sanitation workers function — without …

As told to Parliament (February 10, 2022): India investing in nuclear power to provide clean electricity

All that was discussed in the House through the day