Water Pollution

Report filed by TNPCB on Puzhal lake pollution, Tamil Nadu, 27/10/2020

Report filed on behalf of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board in application No. 224 of 2017. The matter related to dumping of biomedical waste at Puzhal lake.

Judgement Date: 
27/10/2020
Tags:
Lake Pollution, Tamil Nadu, Waste Disposal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Drug Industry
Industry

Report on the accident at M/s Sainor Life Sciences, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 26/10/2020

Report of the Joint Committee in the matter of Original Application No. 106/2020 submitted to the National Green Tribunal in compliance to the NGT order of July 6, 2020. The matter related to the accident which occurred at M/s Sainor Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. at Visakhapatnam on June 29, 2020.

Judgement Date: 
26/10/2020
Tags:
Drug Industry, Industrial Disasters, Vishakhapatnam (D), Andhra Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Occupational Safety
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Siflon Drugs, Rachanapalli, district Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, 14/10/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Secretary, St. Mark Educational Institution Society Group of Institution Vs State of Andhra Pradesh dated 14/10/2020.

Grievance in this application was that M/s Siflon Drugs was emitting foul odour and causing air pollution at Bellary Road, Rachanapalli, district Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The polluting activity needed to be regulated in the interest of environment and public health.

Judgement Date: 
14/10/2020
Tags:
Drug Industry, Industrial Pollution, Anantapur (D), Andhra Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Air Pollution, Health Effects
Wildlife

Smoke and Mirrors: China’s complicity in the global illegal pangolin trade

The extent to which the Chinese Government supports the continued use of pangolins, the world’s most trafficked mammal, is revealed in a new EIA report.Four months ago, Chinese State media reported that pangolin scales had been removed from traditional medicines – but research has found it is still business as usual.

Publication Date: 
13/10/2020
Environmental Investigation Agency
Tags:
China, Wildlife Trade, Medicines, Drug Industry
Industry

Joint inspection report on gas leakage from Teva API, Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, 11/08/2020

Joint inspection report of Teva API India Pvt. Ltd., Gajraula, Amroha, Uttar Pradesh as per the National Green Tribunal order of 18/06/2020 - carried out by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) on August 11, 2020.

Incidents of gas leak took place on June 7, 2020 and June 10, 2020 from Teva API. The unit is engaged in the production of bulk drugs and intermediates.

Judgement Date: 
11/08/2020
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Drug Industry, Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Industrial Disasters
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of drug industry waste into Sirsa and Satluj, Himachal Pradesh, 22/07/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Veterans Forum for Transparency in Public Life Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 22/07/2020. Prayer in this application was to direct remedial action against discharge of waste in common effluent treatment plant (CETP) at Baddi by Acme Life Sciences, Nalagarh and Helio Pharmaceuticals at Solan to prevent pollution of rivers Sirsa and Satluj.

Judgement Date: 
22/07/2020
Tags:
Drug Industry, Industrial Pollution, River Pollution, Waste Disposal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Himachal Pradesh, Solan (D), Industrial Waste, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)
Industry

Report on gas leakage at Sainor Life Sciences, JN Pharma City, Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 05/07/2020

Status report by the District Collector Vishakapatnam district on leakage of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) vapors at M/s. Sainor Life Sciences Private Limited, JN Pharma City, Thanam village, Parawada mandal on June 29, 2020. Two persons died due to inhalation of H2S gas, which was released while transferring 'mother liquor of stage-III of Benzimidazole into SSR-107'.

Judgement Date: 
05/07/2020
Tags:
Industrial Disasters, Drug Industry, Vishakhapatnam (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Occupational Safety, Andhra Pradesh
Health

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Production: Insights from the World Economic Forum’s Global Network of Advanced Manufacturing Hubs

While powerful mega trends like global trade tensions, climate change, new technology innovations, and the current COVID-19 crisis impact all parts of the globe, the reality of those impacts – and therefore the necessary responses to them – are inherently driven by unique regional characteristics and the regional enabling environments.

Publication Date: 
04/06/2020
World Economic Forum
Tags:
Global, Coronavirus, Respiratory Diseases, Health Care, Drug Industry
Health

Review of Policies and Strategies for the Pharmaceutical Production Sector in Africa

Africa faces significant challenges in accessing high-quality pharmaceuticals, exacerbating a continued high burden of disease. The availability of essential drugs in the public sector across the continent has been reported to be less than 60 per cent. One factor contributing to this shortfall is Africa’s heavy reliance on imported medicines.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2020
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Tags:
Africa, Health Care, Drug Industry, Cameroon, Morocco, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa
Health

Question raised in Lok Sabha on impact of Coronavirus on Chinese Supplies, 11/03/2020

The Corona Virus outbreak in China has led to restrictions on movement of people and business activities in many provinces of China, in order to control the spread of virus.

Publication Date: 
11/03/2020
Lok Sabha
Tags:
India, China, Coronavirus, Automobiles, Drug Industry, Electronics Industry

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