Industrial Disasters

What it takes to clean a river

It is the tale of two European rivers. The Rhine and the Danube. No river system in the world has a density of industrial agglomerations comparable to that of the Rhine. The river connects the economies of some of the richest countries, while the Danube l

Publication Date:

30/12/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20001231

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution Control, River Pollution, Danube, Rhine, Riverine Ecology, Waste Disposal, Industrial Disasters, International Cooperation, Public Participation, Europe, Sustainable Development

India

The Blue Danube

An international convention for protection of the Danube hopes to restore the river s ecosystem

Publication Date:

30/12/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20001231

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution Control, River Pollution, Danube, Rhine, Riverine Ecology, Waste Disposal, Industrial Disasters, International Cooperation, Public Participation, Europe, Sustainable Development

Agriculture

Punished for good

the European Commission ( ec ) has decided to file a case against Germany, Luxembourg, Ireland, Belgium, Portugal and Austria in the European Court of Justice. ec would be doing so

Publication Date:

14/11/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Hazardous Products, Industrial Disasters, Legislation, Environment Court, European Union (EU)

Forests

RELOCATING INDUSTRIES

The Supreme Court has directed the urban development ministry, the Delhi government, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to explain within seven days why

Publication Date:

29/09/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Urban Development, Industrial Disasters

Health

Gas victims to file 1,00,000 petitions in SC

Publication Date:

30/11/1999

Source: Free Press (Indore)

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Industrial Disasters

Health

Minn. pipeline catches fire, kills 2 workers

Publication Date:

30/11/1999

Source: USA Today (US)

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Industrial Disasters

Mining

vacancy for a FALL GUY

A narrow escape from the fate of a scapegoat also called an accidental director

Publication Date:

14/11/1999

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

8

Issue:

19991115

pp:

0

Tags:

Occupational Safety, Industrial Disasters, Delhi

Environment

UNITED NATIONS

The Bangladesh government along with the United Nations Environ

Publication Date:

14/09/1999

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Compensation, Industrial Disasters, Petrochemical Industry, UNEP, Bangladesh

India

Disaster watch

industrial disasters continue to claim human lives in India. Since the Bhopal tragedy, India has witnessed over 119 industrial disasters that have claimed over 3,000 lives across the

Publication Date:

14/04/1998

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Industrial Disasters, India, Statistics

Environment