Shrinking stocks

Riot turn

Gangavaram agitation puts AP government in a fix

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 8, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Vizag gas leak: Govt report details short and long-term impact on nearby areas

The gas leak resulted in several impacts on the health of the people who lived in five villages located near the chemical plant managed by the&…

Vizag gas leak: Curtain calls on the accountability of LG Polymers

Lapses in managing styrene monomer gas in the plant and lack of timely emergency response measures led to the styrene gas leak

Vizag gas leak: Styrene levels 500 times more on May 8: CSE Analysis

Levels of three volatile organic compounds also high

Visakhapatnam pharmaceuticals ‘unit’ leaks gas; 2 dead, 4 injured

The city unit of Sainor Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, in Parwada area, reported a leak of benzimidazole gas at 11.30 pm

Cyclone Hudhud is landing near Visakhapatnam

Highest winds and rains blow as eyewall of cyclone hits Vizag

The pitch factor

Bullish turn: The return of the bullock to India’s farms

Post mechanisation, for the first time there is innovation in farm equipment to revive bullocks and aid small farmers

Vizag gas leak: Who is liable?

Centre for Science and Environment attributes accident to LG Polymers’ negligence, not adhering to safety protocol

Vizag gas leak: How styrene affects humans, animals

Exposure to 20 parts per million of styrene over eight years of working around styrene increases reaction time in subjects

Vizag gas leak puts spotlight on lack of safety precautions

Overheating, corrosion likely responsible for styrene gas leak

Visakhapatnam gas leak: LG Polymers neglected safety norms, finds govt probe

The company — owned by South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd — also ignored a warning sign in December last year, the report said

Industrial accidents: Time for Neyveli Lignite to take a call

Management should decide the fate of the old plant units immediately

Hudhud intensifies into a category 1 cyclone

Phailin had intensified rapidly from a category 1 cyclone on this day last year. Will Hudhud follow in its footsteps?

Vizag gas leak: 8 reported dead

The styrene gas leak occurred in LG Polymers India Pvt Ltd chemical factory

Hudhud causes devastation in Visakhapatnam

21 deaths confirmed, power supply disrupted

Why are lives so cheap in Indian steel plants?

Centre for Science and Environment report had highlighted poor safety conditions in steel plants. Two mishaps in a row at the Bhilai and …

Women strike back

India's first alliance of women affected by mining takes shape

Dahej chemicals factory blast: Is it another case of negligence?

Chemical industries usually neglect the availability of skilled workforce and operate with untrained employees, despite knowing the …

Andhra Pradesh puts Eastern Ghats bauxite mining project on hold

The bauxite deposits fall in tribal areas protected by the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution and have been opposed by tribal groups right from …

Hudhud: Modi announces Rs 1,000 crore interim aid for Andhra Pradesh

State assesses initial damage assessed at over Rs 43,000 crore, excluding crop damage

Tribal villages in Visakhapatnam may face landslides

Many of these villages in Eastern Ghats are neglected by administration and not priority areas when it comes to disaster management

Hudhud ravages Vizag, kills three in Andhra Pradesh

Evacuation of people to safer areas helped minimise casualty