The ship-breaking industry is booming, but official India is only half-concerned about the many hazards. (Editorial)

Focus on making water fit for drinking

The dyeing industry in Ludhiana, which is responsible for polluting the Buddha Nullah, has been asked to come out with clean hands on its discharge levels, besides working to the extent of making treated water fit for human consumption.

Like previous years this year also the Central Pollution Control Board conducted environmental air and noise pollution monitoring at three different places in the city. According to preliminary reports there was considerable reduction in dust particles in the air after bursting of crackers during Diwali. There was reduction in noise pollution also during the festival.

NEW DELHI: Delhi government's much celebrated anti-cracker campaign which saw chief minister Sheila Dikshit exhorting Delhiites not to pollute the environment seems to have ended in a whimper this Diwali. Delhiites didn't only have a blast, but they also had a sparkling Diwali an indication that both noise and air pollution levels in certain parts of the capital exceeded expected limits.

NEW DELHI: The concerted campaign against use of firecrackers in the Capital produced mixed results this Diwali. While noise levels at some locations in the city was higher, the air pollution level was generally found to be lower compared with last Diwali owing to favourable meteorological conditions.

New Delhi: It

MUMBAI: From the Ghatkopar-Mankhurd link road, the bio-medical waste treatment plant of the municipal corporation looks like an innocuous small factory with its chimney spewing gentle, white fumes.

Delhi is pulling out all stops to make the city cleaner and greener before the Commonwealth Games. But one factor is constantly overlooked: the city

The biodegradable polymers could be an alternative to the conventional plastic materials. These polymers being biodegradable can be disposed in safe and ecologically sound manner, through disposal processes (waste management) like

Hazardous Waste generated by the industries can cause environmental pollution and adverse health effects if not handled and managed properly.

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