Press Release

New Delhi 21 Nov. 2003 : At the Rotterdam Convention meeting currently underway in Geneva (17-21 November), Canada and Russia led a revolt of asbestos producing countries against the inclusion of chrysotile asbestos (white asbestos) on the international list of chemicals subject to trade controls, despite scientific findings that this substance is harmful for human health and the environment, and in spite of the clear obligation, under the treaty, for such a listing.

Delhi, 22 March, 2001: Hindustan Lever, which had earlier denied charges leveled by citizen groups in Kodaikanal against its thermometer factory of illegal mercury waste dumping, has admitted that the mercury-containing glass wastes, now ascertained to be 5.3 tonnes, lying at the Munjikal

New Delhi, 30 November 2001: Delhi based environmental groups today criticised the Delhi government's "approval in principle" to set up a 1000 tonnes per day waste-to-energy plant in Delhi to generate 25 megawatt of electricity.

New Delhi, 13th July, 2001 – The exploding garbage problem is giving nightmares to the denizens and the government agencies of the capital city alike. Living in Delhi is like living on a waste dump. In the year 2000, out of 8,203 metric tonnes of garbage generated everyday, only 4885 metric tonnes got collected and disposed. With the present capacity of the civic bodies limited to handling only the above quantum of solid waste, the 40% gap in generation and collection is estimated to increase by 44% in the current year.