Animal sentinels of poisonous conditions for people have been used for a long time. From the 19th century and well into the 20th century coal miners sent canaries into mining shafts to check if the air was safe to breathe.

New Delhi: In another twist to the tale of the infamous toxic-laden Platinum II ship, the Gujarat government has claimed that the ship anchored near Alang for months now is a wreck and would need to be disposed of before monsoon sets in.

The pollution level in 10 major industrial hubs in the country, including Ludhiana in Punjab, Ghaziabad and Singrauli in Uttar Pradesh and Bhiwadi in Rajasthan, have reached a

New Delhi: Amid rising concern about public health in industrial towns, the Centre has put on hold the expansion of 43 industrial clusters, including five in Maharashtra, that have reached alarming and critical levels of pollution.

ROURKELA: Hearing a petition filed against the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), the Supreme Court in a recent order took the management to task and snubbed the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) for not adequately utilising its statutory powers to check environmental pollution.

New Delhi: In the 25th year of the world

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A day before the Bhopal gas tragedy completes 25 years, the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) claimed that chemicals dumped in the Union Carbide plant continue to contaminate land and groundwater.

Disgruntled Nuclear Scientist May Have Poisoned Water Cooler

The Atomic Energy Commission on Sunday confirmed a TOI report that drinking water was contaminated with radioactive material at the Kaiga atomic plant in Karnataka, calling it an

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In a major exercise, all toys

Nitin Sethi | TNN

New Delhi: The Union environment and forest ministry team sent to assess the toxic material on-board the controversial ship Platinum II, anchored in Indian waters near Alang for ship-breaking, has confirmed the vessel contains tonnes of toxins.