Topic: toxic waste
Pollute oceans and it’ll come back at us like it did in Andhra, Telangana: Manpreet Badal
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.
1 in 3 kids worldwide have high lead levels, says study, around 27 crore Indians affected
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.
This Kanpur village drinks neon green water & lives near a toxic waste dump as big as CP
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.
33 years on, India unable to clean toxic waste from world’s worst industrial disaster
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.
On Camera
YourTurn
Forget Gyanvapi for a moment, Varanasi needs justice for a recent carnage: 2006 IM bombings
The real victim of the Varanasi bombing investigation has been the idea of justice. It's more lethal than any bombs the Indian Mujahideen planted.
Tata in acquisition talks with as many as 5 brands, to bolster position in consumer goods sector
The conglomerate will likely face stiff competition in the sector from existing global giants such as Unilever, as well as Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries.
Defence
China building ‘bigger, broader’ 2nd bridge at Pangong Tso that can carry armoured columns
China's People's Liberation Army aims for multiple routes to counter any possible operations by the Indian forces on the southern banks of the Pangong Tso in the future.
How Congress is like the Ambassador & why Indian politics needs a brand new set of wheels
Like the car, nothing the party has done to reinvent itself has worked. Only way forward is to offer something looking towards the future, not in image of glorious past.