Sweet residues
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Tan it green
International pressure and indigenous ingenuity notwithstanding, the Tamil Nadu leather industry is reluctant to cure itself of its callousness
The see-saw approach
The Central Public Works Department has banned the use of wood in its construction projects, ignoring the fact that the substitutes are more …
Copper unit comes a cropper
Sterlite Industries' proposed copper smelting unit and jetty are a threat to the well-being of the people of Ratnagiri. A recent report on the …
MNCs allergic to Third World ills
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Hoechst mishaps trigger tighter controls
In the wake of a spate of accidents at a leading chemical manufacturer, German authorities are reviewing safety procedures in the industry.
Blood on its hands
Industry in Asia's largest chemical unit zone is like a terrorist outfit, devastating the atmosphere and, reportedly, killing people
Chemical apocalypse
...And the government's knee-jerk reaction to a TRMS-NEERI study of hazards in the chemicals industry
Fighting to break free
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Taking a short cut
A new method of drug development which expedites the lengthy process of scanning thousands of possible combinations, could lower drug prices …
Getting away with pollution
The recent exercise of expanding the list of polluting industries has come under flak as industries already on the list get away with defaulting
Hi-tech exchange
Indian industries have created a forum where technological research organisations can come face to face with the world of commerce
Where reducing waste improved quality
A simple waste minimisation technique at an electroplating plant in Delhi improved the quality of its plating and saved the unit Rs 60,000 annually.
Spirited ruin of a village
Effluents from a liquor factory in Banka district spell doom for many villages around the unit and also pollute the Ganga.
Tonic for the industry, trial for the patients
Industry pundits predict that greater decentralisation for the drug sector will raise production to three times the present level in less than a …
Eco Mark marks time
The fate of the only Indian product to be accorded environmental clearance hangs in the balance
Towards greener pastures
Irrespective of the costs incurred, corporate planning would do well to take into account the setting up of an effective pollution control mechanism
Lend me your ears
Hitachi, the Japanese electronics corporation is admirably manipulating the wonders of science for the much ignored field of telecom for the deaf.…
Natural is in
Synthetics are no longer coveted as natural fibres are being used for making everything from cars to tennis rackets
Hear, hear!
The industry begrudges being left in the dark about the Cabinet's decision to form an environment appellate authority competent to tackle …
Prodigal sons
Industry is wasting the environment. But the courts and the civil society will have none of it
The US pulls up Toyota
Federal government seeks us $60 billion fine for faulty emission control systems
Y2K, and all that
Though India woke up late to the millennium bug, most large organisations seem on course to fix the problem
Expressly defending white asbestos
The asbestos cement industry is back on the sly with its misinformation campaign. On July 15, 2003, The Indian Express and The Financial Express …
Scriptform: E-mail for the masses?
Bangalore-based hp Labs, one of the 7 r&d global subsidiaries of Hewlett Packard, USA, has developed 'Scriptform', a low-cost prototype device …