TROUBLE AT ALANG
Graveyard of ships struggles to survive

World's largest ship-breaking yard at Alang is crumbling as the EU Commission and the Supreme Court are now putting pressure to get them to create modern environmentally friendly facilities. If they do not do it, the graveyard of ships will die says Ramesh Menon.

#Labour Issues #Environment #GUJARAT
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
How badly designed and unsafe
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS : How badly designed and unsafe

The 30th and 5th anniversaries this year of the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear power plant accidents respectively are the right occasions to examine India’s record in this sector, writes Darryl D’Monte.

#Energy #Environment #Government
NUCLEAR DANGER
What Chernobyl and Fukushima remind us

On the 30th anniversary of the catastrophic nuclear accident in Chernobyl, one can ignore the lessons – as well as those of the Fukushima plant, only at our peril, writes Darryl D’Monte.

#Environment
RISK FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS
The poisons we play with everyday
RISK FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS : The poisons we play with everyday

From the paints in our homes to the discarded CFL tubes, the sources of toxic chemicals that pose a serious threat to our health and safety are omnipresent. Darryl D’Monte highlights why it is imperative for India to move faster and more determinedly in tackling this problem.

#Environmental Regulation #Environment
ODD-EVEN FORMULA
With road rationing, Delhi fights air pollution

Delhi has been experimenting with its odd-even formula to curb the movement of private vehicles. With no visible change in the pollution levels, much more action may be needed.

#Cities #Public Health #Transport #Environment
PACKAGING & THE ENVIRONMENT
Not everyone wants a plastic-free future!
PACKAGING & THE ENVIRONMENT : Not everyone wants a plastic-free future!

A petition filed by an NGO before the NGT seeks a phasing out of the use of plastic bottles and multi-layered plastic packaging, but there is a strong opposition to the proposal from a significant section of stakeholders belonging to the industry. Devanik Saha reports.

#Waste #Economy #Environment
PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD
Coal energy and pollution: Can communities fight the threat?

A recent workshop in Karnataka focused on the health impact of coal-based power plants and other industrial pollutants and shared inputs on how to empower local communities to combat the same. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports.

#Energy #Public Health #Health
AIR POLLUTION IMPACT
A jaundiced view of the Taj
AIR POLLUTION IMPACT : A jaundiced view of the Taj

The pernicious threat of pollution looms large over India’s most celebrated heritage structure and one of its most prominent emblems, the Taj Mahal, for decades now. Darryl D’Monte shares the findings of a recent study indicating that the ravages of pollution continue unabated.

#Environment #UTTAR PRADESH
VEHICULAR AIR POLLUTION
Will banning older vehicles clean the air in Delhi?

Is modernisation of transport the sole answer to air pollution problems in Delhi? In view of the NGT's proposed ban on older vehicles in Delhi, Sarath Guttikunda draws attention to several problems that need to be addressed for cleaner air in the NCR.

#Environment Opinions #Transport #Urban Environment #Environment
AIR QUALITY INDEX
How much do you know about the air you are breathing?

Red, yellow and green are not just about traffic lights any more. Colour coding the air quality in cities is a critical step towards dissemination of pollution data among citizens. But does India’s air quality index satisfy all the necessary conditions for optimal use? Sarath Guttikunda has more.

#Urban Environment #Environment #Government
NEW INITIATIVE
Defining, celebrating and protecting our rivers

India Rivers Week held in November 2014 was a first-of-its-kind gathering in New Delhi, which celebrated rivers and those trying to protect them, while charting out a road map to mitigate the threats they confront. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports on the proceedings.

#Water #Environment #Government
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
When kitchen smoke can kill
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION : When kitchen smoke can kill

It has been widely established that the health impact of indoor air pollution, caused often by solid fuels for household cooking, far outweighs the hazards of outdoor pollution. Arpana HS quotes data from the Census and findings from a recent paper to show why India needs to tackle this on priority.

#Energy #Women's Health #Health
EYE ON PARIS 2015
Should India tone down its moralistic stance in Paris climate talks?

Could India’s inflexible and rather aggressive attitude in global climate negotiations jeopardise its domestic mitigation of the real threats from climate change? Darryl D’Monte summarises the key take-aways from a TISS conference that dwelled upon this and related issues.

#Climate #Environment
GANGA WATERWAY
Reviving the Ganga, at the cost of its ecology!

The Rs 6300-crore plans for development of the Ganga waterway from Allahabad to Haldia should be undertaken only after meticulous examination of its impact on various elements of river ecology. Debadityo Sinha explains why.

#Biodiversity #Water #Environment
ELECTIONS IN KERALA
Will the Western Ghats decide Kerala’s mandate?

The controversy over the Gadgil and Kasturirangan reports on ecological preservation in the Western Ghats has brought about a churn in politics in Kerala. P N Venugopal wonders if this will determine the decisions of the electorate in the Lok Sabha elections.

#Elections #Mining #Government #KERALA

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