Sealing the tomb
A foam spray can be used to seal the hazardous debris at Chernobyl, Ukraine, and also to safely transport radioactive wastes
Road accidents keep rising, more so in low-income countries: WHO
India has curbed traffic crashes, but casualties remain high, says Global Satus Report on road safety
Focus shifts to N-plant revamp
Environmental issues took a backseat at the recent G-7 meet where the main concern was the business of revamping Soviet-built nuclear power plants
Nuclear madness
The closure of Chernobyl sends a clear message. Nuclear power is dangerous and unprofitable
Nuclear tank explodes in Siberian plant
A blast in a secret weapons factory in the off-limits city of Tomsk-7 shook western Siberia recently and revived memories of Chernobyl.
Road traffic injuries the second leading cause of death among children aged 5-14 years: WHO
Poverty increased risk of injury, violence; almost 90% of injury-related deaths in low & middle-income countries
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 7, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Track, the problem
As traffic increases on existing lines, accidents due to derailments reach alarming levels in the Indian Railways
Meghalaya coal mine mishap: A week on, no sign of trapped miners
Heavy rains, technical snags and unavailability of labour due to COVID-19 lockdown continues to hamper operations
BHP and Rio Tinto’s ‘mining messes’ must be held to account: Report
The two UK-based multinationals had mined in Brazil, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea and then left the scene without compensating for their …
Brazil environmental disaster: 9 killed, 300 missing after dam near iron mine bursts
The accident happened at the Feijao mine in the southeastern state of Minas Gerias; it is the second such incident in the same state in 3 years
Dumped in a pit
The 2014 National Green Tribunal ban has not only failed to contain rat-hole mining, but has also stopped the Meghalaya government from …
Stakeholders discuss measures to reduce elephant mortality from rail collisions at meet
Organised in mid-March, government agencies and conservation organisations at the meet also agreed to begin a series ‘focused workshops&…
10 killed in mine collapse in Jharkhand
Just two days after the state observed the 40th year of India's worst mining tragedy in Chasnala, a coal mine in Lalmatia collapsed trapping more …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 14, 2023)
'Rat-hole coal mining must be discontinued'
There is no such thing as environmentally acceptable and safe rat-hole coal mining
Chhattisgarh may have stopped Bailadila mining, but for how long?
Tribal protestors may have had the first round, but mining giants are sure to put pressure
World has failed to respond to accidents and diseases at work
In 2017, 2.7 million workers died from work-related injuries and diseases, up from 2.4 million workers in 2014. With a nearly 20 per cent rise in …
Maharashtra govt's apathy derails Matheran’s clean and green prospects
The hill station struggles to keep plastic, motor vehicles and ropeway out of its confines
Explosion at nuclear plant in northern France injures at least five
The explosion took place in the engine room of the plant owned by a French energy giant Électricité de France
Third railway line through Palamu Tiger Reserve threatens to increase human-elephant conflict
Expert says it’s a vital passage used for crossing by elephants coming from Baresarh in Latehar district to Betla National Park and back
CSE road safety audit: Delhi tops in road accident deaths; city most unsafe for cyclists, pedestrians
Delhi NGO releases assessment of road accidents and accident hot spots; puts forth an action plan
UN Africa panel flags vulnerability to road deaths
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa says Zimbabwe is the most unsafe, with highest road accident deaths at 34.7 per 100,000 people
Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, Fukushima: And now Zaporizhzhia?
There have been multiple reports of rocket attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant ever since Russia occupied it
Best road safety practices from around the world
Countries like India could take its cue from the policies, regulatory framework and institutional capacities developed by European nations, Japan …
