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Ludhiana: The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has constituted a committee to consider the use to pet coke as a fuel in the dyeing industry. The Federation of Dyeing Factories Association had sent a representation to the board in this regard.

Citing the Bhopal gas leak case, a prominent environmental organisation from Orissa on Wednesday demanded that compensation claims be filed against Tata Refractories for releasing poisonous chemicals outside their factory premises three years ago.

Micro plans on table to clean up Dhanbad air - Pollution control board preparing digital map to identify industrial units in district

Dhanbad, June 22: Scientists, environmentalists and owners of industrial units today sat together to work out ways to clean up the air of Dhanbad, the most polluted industrial hub of Jharkhand.

London: Even as it continued to grapple with mounting problems, embattled British energy major BP Plc on Monday revised expenses related to the Mexican Gulf oil disaster upwards to $2 billion.

Under pressure from the American administration to speed up efforts to contain the oil spill and compensate victims of the disastrous slick, BP had announced a $20-billion claims fund.

New Delhi: A fairer deal for victims has been worked out by the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Bhopal Gas Tragedy. It also tackled the issue of environmental clean-up. While a sum of Rs 300 crore will be set apart for the clean-up job, Rs 227 crore has been earmarked for upgrading seven hospitals including the Bhopal Memorial Trust hospital which was set up in the aftermath of the tragedy.