April 30, 2015 By Colin Todhunter Global Research, Scientists in India and the UK recently joined together to express solidarity with ex-employees and local residents exposed to toxic levels of mercury in Kodaikanal, India. Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) is a subsidiary of the Anglo-Dutch multinational Unilever and is being held responsible for dumping toxic mercury […]
May 04, 2015 S.V. Krishna Chaitanya Deccan Chronicle Protesters stage a demonstration in front of the closed HUL thermometer factory in Kodaikanal. Chennai: The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever, which owns 67 per cent stake in Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), still lives in denial about allegations of mercury poisoning in Kodaikanal. Replying to […]
May 17, 2015 S.V. Krishna Chaitanya Deccan Chronicle Four days back, R. Ganeshan (39), who worked in HUL from 1991-93, is suspected to have died of mercury poisoning Chennai: There seems to be no end to the despair of victims of alleged mercury poisoning in Kodaikanal, where Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) operated a […]
29th March 2015 Express News Service Smoke billows out of the cooling towers of the power company, near Chidambaram on Saturday | Express CHIDAMBARAM: A major fire broke out at the IL & FS power plant in Karikuppam near Chidambaram on Saturday resulting in loss of property worth several crores of rupees. However, there were […]
March 29, 2015 Staff Reporter The Hindu The burning cooling tower belonging to IL&FS thermal power plant at Karikuppam near Parangipettai in Cuddalore district on Saturday. Photo: Special Arrangement CUDDALORE: A major fire broke out in a cooling tower of a thermal power plant at Karikuppam near Parangipettai in Cuddalore district on Saturday. […]
March 3, 2015 G. Jagannath Deccan Chronicle Chennai: Residents of North Chennai up the ante against proposed thermal plant in Ennore as Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board gears up for a public hearing tomorrow. Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board will be holding a public hearning on Thursday in connection with the proposal of Tangedco to […]
March 6, 2015 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The Hindu Residents at the public hearing conducted by TNPCB on the proposed expansion of the North Chennai Thermal Power Station at Vallur near Chennai. Photo: M. Moorthy CHENNAI: Residents of several villages, fishermen of north Chennai and environmentalists vehemently opposed the setting up of Stage III in the North […]