Dow Chemical International Pvt Ltd on Tuesday inaugurated a water purification plant at Kadodara village near Dahej in Bharuch district of Gujarat, providing almost 3,000 people with a long-term sustainable clean drinking water solution.

Calcutta, May 21: Left partners today nudged the government to be

Chemicals producers and governments agreed on Friday to step up efforts to push for greater safety in chemicals from lead in paint to microscopic substances.

But non-governmental organisations (NGOs) said unless the industry and governments come up with more money, agreed targets for cleaning up chemicals by 2020 were unlikely to be met.

Vijesh Kamath, Bangalore, DH News Service:

The spate of hooch tragedies in the State has prompted the Government to regulate the use and sale of methanol.

Experts and officials from some 150 countries started talks on Monday on banning production of nine chemicals considered potentially dangerous but still used in farming and for other commercial purposes.

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