Sorting out the mess

An ecofriendly polymer solution can replace polluting salts used for dyeing

Firm action

No budging

Danger zone

Stranger in his land

One man in a hopeless struggle against an environmental criminal. It could be you tomorrow

On collision course

Never say dye

Malachite green: a carcinoge

MONEYMAKERS

Right blend

EU curbs on solvents

In court

In Short

Paints from potatoes

Colours of Nature

An organisation in Mumbai documents the presence of dyeing pigments in microbes and plants

Paints that prey

A compound used in paints could be responsible for dolphin deaths in US

Inaction discourages positive change in industry

DANGER zone

If no action is taken soon, a major ecological disaster is waiting to strike Panipat

A Sunrise industry

Natural dye business survives on exporters and the local carpet industry

No business drive

Research efforts on natural colours are not helping the traditional industry

Searching for Roots

India's wealth of flora and fauna provide a rainbow of natural dyes

Antifouling paints by Australian yacht clubs release toxic elements into Swan river

Home truths

The dirty dozens

Lungful of poison

South Asia