E-waste dumping in developing countries: from Europe to Ghana Editor’s note: please look at our earlier post ‘Eco-scope, Electronic Waste (e-waste): Hazard of Modern Life’ by Prof Ashok Kumar Ghosh [http://wp.me/p14ArU-2Wn] for a comprehensive assessment of the global e-waste issue.   Ghana:  according to reports in the international press, an investigation has revealed that a leading waste and recycling company from UK has links with the growing underground trade in e-waste. Campaigners against such practices have found evidence that broken television sets from the firm’s... 

Ban plastic gutka pouches within two days: Supreme Court annoyed by government delays Here is some heartening news for the cleanliness and environment conscious in our cities and villages! Whether a gutka user or not, have you been bothered by these little plastic pouches thrown along roads and lanes, around pan shops, and well, right in front of your office or home? These pouches are not quite as sizeable as the polythene bags, which is perhaps why the users casually drop them wherever they are. Which is why too, these empty pouches flattened by vehicles make a mosaic like pattern all over... 

India examines cost of mining more closely Environmental impact assessments have halted projects in sensitive areas  - Julien Bouissou  Citing the need to protect the environment and local residents, Indian courts and government bodies have started blocking or even cancelling a growing number of industrial projects. Last month the high court in Madras ordered the closure of a copper smelter operated by the London-listed mining conglomerate Vedanta, to protect “mother nature” from “unabated air and water pollution”. In August, the environment ministry prevented Vedanta...