Environmental Hazards

At least 115 decomposing bodies were found at an eco-friendly funeral home after a foul odor emanated from the facility.

Paper cups also contain some toxins that could be harmful for health, as well as environment. Read on for details.

The US government has proposed to raise the taxes on the electricity requirement for miners. The tax imposed on the electricity usage by crypto mining firms could now go as high as 30 percent of total cost of the electricity that was used to facilitate the mining process in the US.

The GOES-T spacecraft is the third in the latest series of advanced geostationary satellites, credited with revolutionising real-time weather forecasting, environmental monitoring, and hazard detections from space.

A fire broke out on Saturday on a cargo ship off the coast of British Columbia, causing containers carrying mining chemicals to expel toxic gas. The Canadian Coast Guard said it is working with the US Coast Guard to assess the situation.

The Delhi government will identify single-use plastic littering hotspots and the entry points of such items into water bodies and drains by October 31, according to a draft action plan for the elimination of environmentally hazardous products.

Of the 100 cities worldwide most vulnerable to environmental hazards all but one are in Asia, and four-fifths are in India or China, according to a risk assessment published Thursday.

The new Certificate course discusses natural hazards and disasters. It covers several hazards including geological, meteorological, environmental, physical, chemical and occupational.

The Assam Pollution Control Board (PCB)has issued a closure notice to the Oil India Limited to shut down all its wells in Baghjan - the site of the gas well fire accident. The pollution body, which did an initial probe into the environmental hazards of the incident, has said that the company has been operating these oil wells without "proper consen...

Noting that only 1.1 lakh of the 2.7 lakh healthcare facilities identified across the country are authorised under the biomedical waste management rules, the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday said serious efforts should be made to bridge this gap to avoid environmental hazards arising out of handling of COVID-19 disease.

For decades, plastic straws have been essential props for cocktail makers, smoothie lovers and fast food addicts. But that may be starting to change, thanks largely to vigorous environmental campaigning.

The Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, the epicentre of violent protests over environmental hazards, will not be reopened, a minister asserted today, on appeals from some religious leaders. "Sterlite plant will not be reopened. We've taken a firm stand. We don't care about the views of Ramdev and Sadhguru," said Tamil Nadu minister D Jayakum...

After a brief let-up, the pollution levels skyrocketed in Delhi today with the air quality becoming hazardous, which environmental agencies consider unfit for inhalation even by healthy people.

World Sight Day 2018: Due to today's lifestyle, diet, and the environmental hazards and conditions, the safety of your eyes is at big risk. A healthy diet is a must for long and good health of your eyes. Here are 5 foods that will help improve your eyesight.

China has publicly named more than 20 enterprises it says broke environmental rules during this week's outbreak of hazardous smog in the country's north, its latest attempt to bring lawbreaking firms to account by shaming them.

At least 115 decomposing bodies were found at an eco-friendly funeral home after a foul odor emanated from the facility.

Paper cups also contain some toxins that could be harmful for health, as well as environment. Read on for details.

The US government has proposed to raise the taxes on the electricity requirement for miners. The tax imposed on the electricity usage by crypto mining firms could now go as high as 30 percent of total cost of the electricity that was used to facilitate the mining process in the US.

The GOES-T spacecraft is the third in the latest series of advanced geostationary satellites, credited with revolutionising real-time weather forecasting, environmental monitoring, and hazard detections from space.

A fire broke out on Saturday on a cargo ship off the coast of British Columbia, causing containers carrying mining chemicals to expel toxic gas. The Canadian Coast Guard said it is working with the US Coast Guard to assess the situation.

The Delhi government will identify single-use plastic littering hotspots and the entry points of such items into water bodies and drains by October 31, according to a draft action plan for the elimination of environmentally hazardous products.

Of the 100 cities worldwide most vulnerable to environmental hazards all but one are in Asia, and four-fifths are in India or China, according to a risk assessment published Thursday.

The new Certificate course discusses natural hazards and disasters. It covers several hazards including geological, meteorological, environmental, physical, chemical and occupational.

The Assam Pollution Control Board (PCB)has issued a closure notice to the Oil India Limited to shut down all its wells in Baghjan - the site of the gas well fire accident. The pollution body, which did an initial probe into the environmental hazards of the incident, has said that the company has been operating these oil wells without "proper consen...

Noting that only 1.1 lakh of the 2.7 lakh healthcare facilities identified across the country are authorised under the biomedical waste management rules, the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday said serious efforts should be made to bridge this gap to avoid environmental hazards arising out of handling of COVID-19 disease.

For decades, plastic straws have been essential props for cocktail makers, smoothie lovers and fast food addicts. But that may be starting to change, thanks largely to vigorous environmental campaigning.

The Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, the epicentre of violent protests over environmental hazards, will not be reopened, a minister asserted today, on appeals from some religious leaders. "Sterlite plant will not be reopened. We've taken a firm stand. We don't care about the views of Ramdev and Sadhguru," said Tamil Nadu minister D Jayakum...

After a brief let-up, the pollution levels skyrocketed in Delhi today with the air quality becoming hazardous, which environmental agencies consider unfit for inhalation even by healthy people.

World Sight Day 2018: Due to today's lifestyle, diet, and the environmental hazards and conditions, the safety of your eyes is at big risk. A healthy diet is a must for long and good health of your eyes. Here are 5 foods that will help improve your eyesight.

China has publicly named more than 20 enterprises it says broke environmental rules during this week's outbreak of hazardous smog in the country's north, its latest attempt to bring lawbreaking firms to account by shaming them.