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Lead levels lethal in household paints

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Thu, 11/21/2013 - 11:23

Source :The Himalayan Times , New Delhi , November 20, 2013

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KATHMANDU: A new study released today demonstrates that most of paint companies in Nepal, including some major brands, sell paint for household use that contains unsafe levels of lead exceeding recognised worldwide standards.
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Lead concentration in 90 per cent of house paints cross acceptable standards: Study

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Thu, 11/21/2013 - 10:54

Source :Indian Express , New Delhi, Wed Nov 20 2013

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Lead concentration as high as 1,60,000 parts per million (ppm) was detected in a sample of 250 cans of oil-based (enamel) house paints, a study has found.
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Dangerous lead levels in paints in India: Study

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Thu, 11/21/2013 - 10:39

Source : News Track India ,New Delhi, Tue, 19 Nov 2013

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Dangerous lead levels in paints in India: Study

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Thu, 11/21/2013 - 10:31

Source :Business Standard, New Delhi ,November 19, 2013

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Most paint companies in India sell household paints containing unsafe levels of lead that affect the health of millions, says a new study released Tuesday.
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Yamuna is dying, must be saved without delay

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Thu, 10/31/2013 - 17:43

Source :Niti Central,October 31, 2013, New Delhi

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Yamuna is the lifeline of Delhi as about 70 per cent of city’s population and a bird sanctuary is dependent on it for its daily water needs.
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Waste Tech needs to look at big picture ,Toxics Link

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Mon, 10/21/2013 - 11:16

Source : LiveMinte E- Paper, Dated : 8-oct 2013 page#19

Less than 25% of the estimated 45 million tonnes of municipal solid waste generated in the country is being treated scientifically.

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India: turning waste into sustainable employment opportunities

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Tue, 09/17/2013 - 11:18

Source :Theguardian, Friday 13 September 2013 17.16 BST
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Ridge under threat from own guardians

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Wed, 09/11/2013 - 15:27

When it was formed in 1995, the Ridge Management Board (RMB) was given the sole responsibility of preserving ‘in its entirety’ Delhi’s Ridge — the green lungs of the capital.

But in the past two decades the scrub forest has become host to several temples, roads and illegal structures.

The problem lies in a major conflict of interest in the board whose head also happens to be Delhi’s chief secretary.
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What a waste!

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Tue, 09/10/2013 - 11:11

When India changes its urban waste management system, it matters. Ashoka Fellow Ravi Agarwal has spent the past two decades moving mountains… of rubbish. He is counting on the youth to give the final push.
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States fail to implement e-waste handling rules, says study

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Wed, 07/10/2013 - 10:40
Source :Business Standard , Published on July 9, 2013 .

Mr Ravi Agarwal, from Toxics Link has been quoted in the article.

Most of India's states have failed to implement e-waste rules in the country which came into being in 2011, according to a study released Tuesday.

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