Now that incineration of toxic chemical waste from Bhopal gas tragedy site is complete, final step is burial of residual ash in landfill inside incineration facility in Pithampur.
337 metric tons of waste, left after gas leak which killed over 5,000 people, were carried in 12 containers for incineration at the Pithampur plant Thursday.
Scientists found high concentrations of toxins such as mercury and arsenic from ammunition polluting the ground in soil samples taken from Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine.
We don't seem to have learnt the lesson from cyclones Ockhi and Amphan and continue to dump toxic wastes in the Indian Ocean. Our punishment this time could be severe.
The study published by UNICEF in collaboration with New York-based Pure Earth says that exposure to lead is responsible for nearly 1.5 per cent of annual global deaths.
The groundwater in Khan Chandpur and surrounding villages is contaminated with a carcinogenic heavy metal, thanks to 45,000 tonnes of toxic waste dumped nearby.
With polls next year, MP govt is concerned about political and public backlash, wants central bodies to issue tender for Bhopal Gas Tragedy waste disposal.
Since the region beyond NJ 9842 did not have any military presence and had not seen any action neither side contemplated that it would become a bone of contention in the future.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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