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22nd Jan 2011 - New Kerala
Madurai, Jan 22 : The improper and ineffective plastics waste management system adopted currently in India has led to the plight of litter and plastics have been targeted as a sole element responsible for it, Union Minister of Chemicals and F...
27th Dec 2010 - Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Mayor K. Chandrika will convene a meeting of contractors, coastal wards' councillors and Kerala Water Authority (KWA) officials early next month in a bid to expedite work on the Muttathara Sewage Treatment Plant project. ...
23rd Dec 2010 - Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
In a drinking water catastrophe, two people have been dead and 17 are ill due to drinking the polluted water in Valagunda Scheduled Tribes Haadi. Aftermath of the situation has brought a mourning atmosphere in the Haadi with 22 house...
24th Dec 2010 - Express Buzz
CHENNAI: Companies manufacturing water purifiers in India have failed to adhere to international standards, thus putting the health of consumers at risk, reveals a study. Addressing a press conference to mark the launch of a book, 'S...
14th Dec 2010 - Down To Earth
Residents say the project will contaminate drinking water; pollution board gives clean chit Residents of Kuthambakkam village in Thiruvallur district, 30 km west of Chennai, have started an online campaign against the state’s p...
24th Dec 2010 - The Times Of India
Facing flak for going the extra mile on emission targets and international scrutiny at the Cancun United Nations climate change conference, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said he was trying to do a balancing act. "My effort...
20th Dec 2010 - letsrecycle
Changes to the data reporting system for waste electrical equipment reprocessors that could increase the amount of material that counts towards WEEE recycling figures have been published by the UK's environment agencies. The new guid...
27th Feb 2009 - Go Green Mechanisms News
World Water Dayis an initative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development(UNCED) in Rio De Janeiro. The UN Secretrary General says:"Every 20 seconds, a child dies as a result of the abysmal sanitation co...
17th Jul 2010 - The Hindu
TIRUCHI: With the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests releasing Rs. 90 lakh as first instalment for the establishment of Elephant Rehabilitation and Rescue Centre near Tiruchi, estimates are being prepared to carry out various works proposed t...
04th Mar 2007 - http://enews.toxicslink.org/feature-view.php?id=4
The mismanagement of solid waste in urban areas poses a grave threat to public health and the quality of life of people living in those areas. Up to now there has been no comprehensive policy in India that deals with the whole cycle of waste ...