Dumping live ammo

Ghaziabad blast is the tip of a hazardous import iceberg

West's waste

Amongst footloose workers

Reminiscences from a visit to Alang about 10 years back

News snippets

Sunscreen, soda...voila

How India can face the tidal wave of marine plastic

The problem of marine plastic pollution can — and must — be tackled from various perspectives. This article discusses some …

Hundreds of fish species, including many that humans eat, are consuming plastic

There is a need for studies analysing how frequently plastics transfer from fish to humans and their potential effects on the human body

Basel Ban Amendment becomes law

Croatia became the 97th country to ratify the ban, which was adopted by the parties to the Basel Convention in 1995, to protect human health and …

Chinese ban causes re-routing of plastic waste imports to Asia

More plastic waste is now making its way to Southeast Asia even as many countries are mooting plastic bans

Even bottled water can have microplastics

Tap water from around the world was contaminated with microplastics, showed a recent study. India came third on the list

Scavenging off toxic metals

Using microorganisms to treat pollutants is a cheap eco-friendly way of disposing waste, which is fast catching on.

Laying India to waste

Greenpeace sounds a red alert about toxic waste imports into India at workshops across the country

Tirade against toxins

There is no safe disposal of tonnes of hazardous wastes imported to India, observes the Supreme Court

Deep in the Woods

When it comes to management of forests in the US, the timber industry and environmentalists have traditionally been at loggerheads. Whoever wins, …

Single window dumpyard

India wants global waste. So it gets what it wants  

The crippling effects of TCE

tce is a nonflammable, colourless liquid. It is mainly used to remove grease from metal parts. Worldwide almost 80-90 per cent of this chemical …

Blue Lady contained radioactive waste

Chemical cowboys

World Earth Day 2024: Global network presents solutions for cutting down plastic use in food chain

Slow Food Earth Markets around the world suggest steps undertaken by it to reduce plastics in their food systems

Plastic, the forever pollutant

From production to usage to disposal, it is a threat to those who come in its contact 

Let’s beat plastic pollution

Single-use plastics are still available; no data on how much of it a company generates

Second move

TOXIC LEGACY

Deadly mixture

Listing the wastes