by ET | Feb 6, 2023 | News
Dust particles in Jamshedpur in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district and adjoining areas have a “heavy concentration of toxic metals” that, though not carcinogenic, pose a “high health risk”, especially for children. This came to light on Wednesday at a conference held...
by ET | Jan 31, 2023 | News
ROURKELA: Birmitrapur MLA Shankar Oram has urged Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Girish Chandra Murmu to conduct an audit of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) expenditure in Sundargarh district. Shankar had written a letter to Murmu in this regard on November 12...
by ET | Jan 28, 2023 | News
Common levels of traffic pollution can impair human brain function in only a matter of hours, according to a peer-reviewed finding, published in the journal Environmental Health. The study showed that just two hours of exposure to diesel exhaust can cause a decrease...
by ET | Jan 18, 2023 | News
In order to minimize and control the fugitive dust in mining areas, Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL), Ranchi (a consultancy subsidiary of Coal India Limited) has invented a “System and Method for Controlling Generation and Movement of...
by ET | Jan 13, 2023 | News
A Delhi-based NGO has started a project from the iron-ore-rich Saranda area in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum, to make tribal villagers aware of environment and mining laws. Members of Environics Trust as part of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) project on...
by ET | Jan 12, 2023 | News
Despite the Union government pumping in funds worth almost Rs 6,900 crore over four years to tackle air pollution in specific cities as part of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), there has been only a “marginal improvement” in air quality in the country’s most...
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