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HAZARDOUS WASTE: The discovery has exposed many faults in our waste disposal administration.

HAZARDOUS WASTE: The discovery has exposed many faults in our waste disposal administration.

Bangalore hospital in dock for dumping foetuses

Seven foetuses found dumped on the roadside have raised a a huge outcry in Bangalore. Though this was not an instance of foeticide, it has brought to light grave issues of hospital waste being unscientifically dumped.

SLOW DEATH: A majority of the inhabitants in Jharia suffer from TB, asbestosis & cancer due to exposure to toxic waste.

Miners die, coal lobby mints money

Life is a ghastly sight in Jharia coalfields. People here live over burning surfaces, inhale toxic gases and still survive...

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/miners-die-coal-lobby-mints-money/43047-3.html

AIMLESS SURFING: Computer users waste up to 2 days a month surfing for things they don

Internet surfing kills 2 days per month

Computer users waste up to two days a month surfing in cyberspace for things they don't need, says one survey.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/internet-surfing-kills-2-days-per-month/38214-11.html

GREEN TEAM: It

Women make filthy TN town sparkle

When residents remove the rot from the system, a once-filthy suburb of Chennai can also become a sparkling town.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/women-make-filthy-tn-town-sparkle/38088-3.html

DUMPING SITE: Leveling of the landfill had just begun at the site when locals forced work to stop.

Waste disposal a grave issue in K'taka

Karnataka's industries have nowhere to dump their waste Work on a landfill was stopped after villagers protested.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/waste-disposal-a-grave-issue-in-ktaka/37263-3.html

HEAL THE WORLD: Earthworms can guzzle lots of scrap food, quietly doing their bit to save the world.

Worms do their bit to save the world

Cape Town's Mount Nelson hotel has its own worm farm to help slash waste and and tackle climate change.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/worms-do-their-bit-to-save-the-world/17701-11.html

DETECTING A PROBLEM: A worker checks drums containing nuclear waste at a Nuclear Power Plant. (Photo: AP)

Nuclear waste looms as challenge in Asia

The growing piles of nuclear waste in Asia could pollute the environment, warn environmentalist.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/nuclear-waste-looms-as-challenge-in-asia/15195-11.html

E-WASTE: In the absence of laws, e-waste poses a big problem in Bangalore.

IT Bane: Bangalore fast becoming e-wasteland

Unless better ways are found to eliminate electronic scrap, Bangalore, India's IT hub may soon turn into a cyber wasteland.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/it-bane-bangalore-fast-becoming-ewasteland/7546-3.html

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