Air Pollution

 Gas chambers

Air pollution levels rise drastically in Asia; push health costs

Publication Date: 
29/09/2001
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Air Pollution, Health Effects, Emissions Trading, Fossil Fuels, Research, World Bank, Asia, Europe, India
Health

  Hungry for research

Child starvation could increase unless research is improved

Publication Date: 
29/09/2001
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Agricultural Research, Food Policy, Malnutrition, Starvation, Health, Children, World Bank, Africa, Asia, China, Global, Developing Countries, Food Security
Climate Change

 Mosquitos to roam as tigers

Vanishing coastlines may not be the only peril in a warming world; disease-carrying Asian tiger mosquitoes may find the hotter temperatures more to their liking and may show up in places they've

Publication Date: 
14/09/2001
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Climate Change, Global Warming, Environmental Science, Research, Asia, United States Of America (US)
India

 Cipla's bitter pill for MNCs

Several eyebrows have been raised over the Cipla offer to supply anti aids drugs at one third the current price to developing countries like South Africa. On March 7, 2001 Cipla Ltd of Mumbai, formally requested the South Afri

Publication Date: 
30/07/2001
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Health Effects, Development, Trade, Drugs, Drug Industry, Industry, Research, Patents, South Africa, Asia, India, Developing Countries

 Spreading message

Increasing water harvesting and water conservation is the only way to ensure food security

Publication Date: 
29/06/2001
Anil Agarwal
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Land Degradation, Agriculture, Animal Care, Water Resources, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Irrigation, Economic Development, Poverty, FAO, Africa, Asia, Switzerland, Cuba, India, Food Security, Rural Poverty
Air Pollution

 The black list

India fares the worst in a survey of Asia s polluted countries

Publication Date: 
29/06/2001
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Tags:
Environment, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Water Resources, Asia, China, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, India
Air Pollution

 UNITED NATIONS

More than 500,000 tonnes of obsolete pesticides are threatening the environment and the health of millions of people in almost all developing countries, warns the Food and Agriculture Organisation

Publication Date: 
14/06/2001
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Pesticides, Health Effects, UN, FAO, Africa, Asia, Europe, Developing Countries
Water Pollution

 At snail s pace

Exotic species bring slow death to native ones

Publication Date: 
14/06/2001
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Marine Research, Endangered Species, Environmental Science, Asia, Japan, Europe, United States Of America (US)
Environment

 Himalaya s human face

The magic of the Himalaya is heady. It has led many researchers and travelers to record their impression of this mountain range. Hima

Publication Date: 
30/05/2001
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Environment, Ecosystems, Mountains, Land Use, Ecology, Himalaya, Deforestation, Economy, Geology, Research, Asia, India, Environment Management, Land Degradation
Agriculture

 Old as the hills

Shifting agriculture on the hillsides has been going on for centuries. In recent times, it has been blamed for degrading the ecology. Agriculture is a sound ecological management strategy, provided it is sustainable

Publication Date: 
30/05/2001
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Environment, Land Degradation, Soil Erosion, North East, Agriculture, Shifting Cultivation, Forest Resources, Tropical Forests, Trees, Asia, Honduras, India, Nagaland, Developing Countries, Forests

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