KARUR: Farmers and residents affected by industrial pollution bitterly complained about their plight when the members of the Tamil Nadu Assembly Committee on Public Sector Undertakings came visiting their localities in the district.

Who granted approval for the construction of concrete piles erected in the middle of the river Mandovi which is providing anchorage to the casino vessel

NASHIK: A bus carrying 14 workers of a company at Rasegaon was burnt on Saturday evening while it was on its way to the factory. No death has been reported, but some workers were injured. A case has been registered at Dindori police station.

Hyderabad, Nov. 24: The rising pollution level is taking a heavy toll on the heritage structures and historical artefacts in the state. In the old city area, near Charminar, sulphur dioxide levels have increased from 5.2 to 5.4 micrograms per metre cube and nitrogen oxide levels from 34 to 36.3 micrograms per metre cube.

More than eight lakh villagers in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh are affected by flourosis even as the government has yet to chart out a strategy to combat the problem, says V K Rakesh Reddy
h amshala Swami can barely stand. He can only sit or lie on his back and that too only with the help of his father.

Shillong: The Indigenous People of Jaintia Hills Organisation has demanded closure of CMCL (Star Cement), located at Lumshnong, Jaintia Hills district in view of the threat posed by pollutants emerging from the plant to the people and the nearby Kotsati-Umlawan Cave.

Pilgrims putting broken coconut pieces into the `homakundam

Land based pollution is increasing at an alarming rate in Sri Lanka and it stands at 90 per cent in comparison to the international level of 40 per cent, Marine Pollution Prevention Authority (MPPA) Chairman M. A. R. Kularatne said.
Waste material washed into the sea from the land has been the main cause of marine pollution, he said.

China cut its emissions of water pollution and acid rain-causing sulphur dioxide in the first half of this year, as Beijing closed dirty power plants and the global economic crisis hit heavy industry, state media said on Tuesday.

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Detailed samples show presence of heavy metals

CHENNAI: Groundwater within a 5-km area around the Perungudi solid waste dumping yard is contaminated beyond acceptable limits, a research done by IIT-Madras shows.