Do Indian paint companies continue to produce and market their toxics leaded paints to the neighboring countries, even as they phase it out in India? This latest report by Toxics Link shows exactly this. Its a collaborative effort by Toxics Link, India, CEPHED, Nepal and ESDO, Bangladesh.
This report estimates the usage of Mercury (Hg) containing thermometers and sphygmomanometer in urban (government and private) and rural healthcare (community Health Centre, Primary Health Centre and Sub-centre) settings in India taking into account the “Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS)” recommended usage of these products in heathcare facilities.
Considering the facts, the Presidents Secretariat called Toxics Link for the facilitation of community based solid waste management in Rashtrapati Bhawan. Toxics Link with the support of President Secretariat initiated the decentralized solid waste management following the concept of ‘Zero Waste Management’.
A two Judge bench of the Indian Supreme Court of India, on 20th July,
2010, quashed[1] the criminal defamation case against 11 activists
initiated by the Crop Care Federation (formerly Pesticides Associations
of India, a consortium of pesticide manufacturing companies).
E-waste Rules, 2010 is a very important regulation issued by Ministry of Environment & Forest as it integrates the most progressive principle of Extended Producer Responsibility. The Draft Rules, though, need to look closely at the guiding objective and formulate and mandate measures based on that.
'Half Life' is a first comprehensive study analysis on the issue of nuclear waste in India, researched and published by Toxics Link with support from the Heinrich Boll Foundation. Owing to current imperatives of 'clean' energy in the climate change scenario, nuclear energy is being re-evaluated globally. India has had a long nuclear power program and it has had a very successful track record.
Paints in general are differentiated into decorative or architectural paints and industrial paints. Lead is used in paints mainly as colouring agents. Lead is also used to make paints more durable and corrosion resistant. Lead based paint in older houses has long been associated with elevated blood lead in children residing within them.
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries, GOI, has declared 2008-09 as Food safety and Quality Year. Food safety implies absence or safe levels of various of kinds of contaminants. Sources of food contamination include harmful chemicals, heavy metals, pesticides, preservatives, colouring agents, additives, adulterants etc.
With the growing population, urbanisation and demand for consumer goods, both quantity and quality of urban solid waste has changed significantly. This is causing serious environment problems.
This fact sheet intends to describe some of the potential dangers associated with household hazardous wastes (HHW), as well as to provide information about how to property manage and prevent the generation of HHW.
