Industrial Pollution

Punjab grapples with fallout of grave ecological disaster as leak from sugar factory kills thousands of fishes in Beas river

In what could be Punjab’s worst environmental disaster in recent history, a leak from a sugar factory in Gurdaspur has contaminated the Beas river water.

Delhi HC raps authorities, says city wouldn't have been polluted if authorities 'kept their eyes open'

The Delhi High Court has rapped authorities in the city saying had kept their eyes open, the national capital would not have become a "polluting city".

NGT's reluctance to hold big pharma accountable for polluting Telangana waters unfortunate; body is simply passing the buck

There will be another case, a few more committees, a couple more in-depth studies until the water pollution crisis in Telangana's Patenchuru area turn as toxic as Delhi's air

CBI registers case against unidentified New Delhi officials after toxins from illegal units lead to two deaths

The CBI has registered a case in connection with toxins released by illegal industrial units in North East Delhi residential areas which purportedly claimed the lives of two people

Rise of the hashtag: What the 'Kodaikanal won't' saga tells us about media outrage

HUL’s thermometer factory at Kodaikanal was by no means the only noteworthy instance of an ecological issue which pitted underprivileged people against large industries or corporate houses.

Odd-even formula: Despite high court nod, legal challenge persists over AAP govt’s decision

While posting the case to 6 January, the court had asked the petitioners that if the government’s guidelines failed to address their grievances they could move the vacation bench even before the scheduled hearing.

Ten killed in gas poisoning at stainless steel company in China

At least 10 people have been killed in a gas poisoning incident in China's Shandong province. The incident happened on Sunday at a stainless steel company.

Beijing suffers from heavy smog once again, yellow alert issued

The highly polluted fog is back again to haunt the Chinese capital as the government issued a yellow alert for air pollution for the next three days advising residents to take a number of precautions.