Drug firms, PCB lock horns over pollution
The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board has leveled allegations of pollution against various bulk drug units manufacturing drugs in excess of the permitted quantities. The charges also include phar
Eggshell disposal dilemma for AP
Andhra Pradesh is one of the top three states in India in egg production. Despite this, it is still clueless about the eco-friendly disposal methods of eggshells. As such, with eggs being used in heav
High-rises, garbage heating up City: Experts
High-rise buildings and mismanagement of solid waste in the city are two factors adding to greenhouse gases, increasing the local temperature and pollution in the city. Experts who presented different
State tops South in hazardous waste
Andhra Pradesh tops the list among the southern states in generating incinerable hazardous waste, around 31,659 metric tonnes annually. The dubious distinction is accorded by the latest report of mini
Methods galore, so are mosquito bites in Kochi
The monsoons are nearly here but there is no sign of the innovative measures, which corporation officials claimed to have up their sleeves to tackle the mosquito menace that worsens with the floodin
Pesticides worsening water contamination
Increasing use of pesticides and herbicides in agriculture is playing havoc with the farming community apart from resulting in increased levels of water contamination.
A recent epidemiological study
US ship crew cleans Mudichur lake
It was a different outing for the 42 marines of the US Navy who landed up in Chennai.
What started as a fun activity turned into a full-fledged civic exercise along with volunteers of Enviromentalist
Testing water purity can be big headache
With the rise in incidents of water-borne coming close on the heels of a child’s death, the treat of water contamination looms large over the city.
It is natural thus, for Bengalureans to worry abo
Snack packs are non-recyclable
The shining metal-coated packs used to store food products, which we use and discard every day, come with an environmental problem since they cannot be recycled, say experts.
While composite material
Rubbish chokes Sharadanagar
Residents of Sharadanagar say they are tired of the stink of rubbish that originates from colonies in the vicinity but ends up dumped in their locality.
Reason: there are only two garbage bins for ne