Cuddalore, 17 September 2008: TNPCB today ordered Aria Chemicals from engaging in any activity in their proposed plant site until they receive formal permissions to commence construction. This step was taken by the TNCPB after numerous community complaints of illegal construction at the site. Officials of the TNPCB visited the site on 11 September 2008 […]
Cuddalore, 5 November 2008: At least 50 workers from Tagros Chemicals have gone on a 4-day long hunger fast from yesterday demanding higher bonus and formal recognition to their staff Union. According to the sources the workers resorted to this step of hunger fast after their past few months of negotiations with the company […]
Cuddalore, 22 October 2008: Tantech Agro Chemicals is back at its act of poisoning the SIPCOT Area while the TNPCB is mutely watching from the sidelines. Tantech’s closure order was revoked on October 4 this year on the condition that it should ensure that all the consent conditions are implemented by 2nd December 2008 […]
Industry-specific emission standards Environmental Standards The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has developed National Standards for Effluents and Emission under the statutory powers of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. These standards have been approved and notified by the Government of […]
Mettur, 28 September 2008: There was a massive gas leak of HCFC 22 (Hydrogenated Chloroflouro Carbon 22) from Chemplast Plant I, manufacturing Chloroflouro Carbons this evening at 5.30 p.m. The leak lasted more than an hour. People experienced severe nose and eyes burning, and a bitter, bilious taste in their mouths, inducing them to spit […]
Cuddalore, 19 September 2008: Pioneer Jelice India conceded to the workers demand and accepted to recognize the CITU Union within the factory thus leading to the end of the 69-day long struggle of the agitating workers. This is a definite victory for the workers and sets the process of negotiation on other demands in motion. […]
Kariakal, 1 August 2008: Mahathma Gandhi said that backbone of India is villages and agriculture and he insisted that they should be protected. But India today is moving away from what the Father of Nation told us. Villagers are turned into Industrial Estates and agriculture is becoming obsolete. People who depend upon agriculture are driven […]