While bottles of mineral water are increasingly becoming a major cause of pollution, not much is being done about it.

PANJIM: A committee of the Goa Medical College consisting of officials formed a month ago, to coordinate the waste disposal in GMC met for the first time on Thursday to decide the effective disposal of bio-medical waste.

Speaking to Herald, Medical Superintendent of Goa Medical College Hospital, Dr Rajan Kunkolienkar said that the committee assessed the situation and requirements for effective bio-medical waste disposal.

District Administration has decided to implement mandatory restrictions on production, sales and usage of plastic containers strictly from August 15.

According to a release District Collector Vijay Pingale has revealed the plan at a meeting of officials convened to discuss the issue here recently. Dr. Pingale said that carry bags and containers used to pack food stuff, medicines and water should be manufactured in white colour or using permissible colourants and pigments as per ISO/ IS: 9833: 1981.

Following direction by the State Government to the Deputy Director of Mines (DDM), Joda, senior mining officer Samir Kumar Mishra has filed a case against Pattnaik Minerals Pvt Ltd (PMPL) in the Ba

KOLKATA: Concerned over the increasing generation of electronic waste (e-waste) in the city, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has taken up an initiative to conduct workshops amongst

Bhubaneswar: Expressing concern over huge fly ash generation, utilisation and disposal, chairman of the Department related Standing Committee MLA Prafulla Mallick today directed the Odisha State Po

KOLKATA, 3 AUG: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) today formed a 14-member committee to probe arsenic contamination.

Buildings will affect lives of wild animals, say environmentalists

The environmental organisations have demanded cancellation of the permission granted to KSS hotel and a resort company to convert the land in Survey No 344 and 216 in Channagondanahalli in Vasthare. They have also urged to cancel the permission granted to Ravi Ramu to build a resort after converting 3.20 acres of land in Survey No 34 at Baganeheddal in Avathi hobli in Mallandur Gram Panchayat limits

The Madras High Court on Thursday reserved orders on a batch of writ petitions for and against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) in Tirunelveli district.

A specially-constituted Division Bench, comprising Justices P. Jyothimani and M. Duraiswamy, reserved orders after the conclusion of arguments. In its written submissions before the court, the Fisherman Care of Old Pallavaram here alleged that the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) had not ubstantially fulfilled many of the conditions stipulated by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board while giving consent for establishing the plant.

PCB claims ‘zero’ discharge from factories

SAMBA: Eight buffaloes were killed while four others fell ill after they consumed poisonous water from a nallah coming from SIDCO Industrial complex Samba to Basantar river this afternoon. The members of the Gujjar community whose cattle were grazing near river Basantar came to know about the matter and rushed there. They found six animals dead and about half a dozen others writhing in pain on the ground. They lodged their strong protest and alleged that their cattle died after they drank polluted poisonous water coming from about twenty factories located in SIDCO complex Samba.