India

 Gasping millions

Asthma, the bane of modern life, stalks the young ones and the affluent. It will strike 32 million people in India by 2010. The silent strangler has a propensity to waylay its victims, striking with stealth. An analysis into what triggers the killer which

Publication Date: 
14/01/2002
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Pollution Control, Air Pollution, Malnutrition, Asthma, Respiratory Diseases, Children, Health Care, Medical Research, Child Health, Smoking, Genetic Resources, Africa, Mexico, New Zealand, India, Delhi
Health

Supreme Court order on Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) dated 28/11/2001

Supreme Court order on Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) dated 28/11/2001 in the matter of People's Union for Civil Liberties Vs
Union of India & Ors.

Judgement Date: 
28/11/2001
Tags:
Mid-Day Meal Programme, Nutrition, Child Health, Food Supply, Food Security, Government Of India (GOI), Anti-Poverty Programmes, India, Supreme Court
India

 On a weak limb

The lack of health infrastructure and malnutrition in India's rural regions has left the people vulnerable to a number of health problems. Children are the worst affected with life expectancy levels

Publication Date: 
Sunday, October 14, 2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Malnutrition, Health Effects, Children, Child Health, Rural Development, India
Air Pollution

 Clear as air

The grim picture of a lung scarred by pollution is of no shock value today. An ailing populace continues to throw up a phlegm of protests. To shock the conscience of the country, slowly a body of evidence is emerging studies of the hidden health cost th

Publication Date: 
14/09/2001
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Tags:
Pollution Control, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Lead, Health Effects, Chemical Industry, Asthma, Respiratory Diseases, Urban Planning, Automobiles, Child Health, Research, Delhi
Agriculture

 Asthma at home

Keeping the houses cleaner could prevent about 40 per cent of asthma

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
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Tags:
Indoor Air Pollution, Health Effects, Asthma, Child Health, Smoking, Research, United States Of America (US)
Industry

 Capital punishment

Life in Delhi seems to be just that. Reeling under pollution, the citizens live under a constant threat to their health. The urban sprawl, a deteriorating environment, haphazard industrial growth,

Publication Date: 
Friday, March 30, 2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Asthma, Energy Policy, Transport, Urban Sprawl, Waste Treatment, Child Health, Industry, Governance, Delhi, Environment Management
Air Pollution

 Valid excuse

even small increases in the levels of

Publication Date: 
27/02/2001
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Tags:
Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Respiratory Diseases, Ozone Layer, Child Health
Sanitation

 Dirty and thirsty

Anybody can tell you they are essential for a decent way of life: safe drinking water and sanitation. Since the 1980s governments have made drinking water available to more and more people across the

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, February 27, 2001
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Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Quality, Drinking Water, Health Effects, Sanitation, Child Health, Global
Water Pollution

 Children of endosulfan

Several unusual diseases afflict a Kerala village. Residents blame aerial spraying of the pesticide endosulfan by the Plantation Corporation of Kerala. Sopan Joshi listens

Publication Date: 
27/02/2001
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Tags:
Water Pollution, Pesticides, Plantation Crops, Health Effects, Cancer, Child Health, Mental Health, Genetic Disorders, Endosulfan, Endrin, Pesticide Residues, Toxicology, Public Participation, Kerala, Kasaragod (D)
Industry

 Foetal memory

Learning starts in the womb

Publication Date: 
14/02/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Maternal Health, Medical Research, Child Health, Neurology, Netherlands

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