Children

Toxic tales from God's own country

As deformity cases swell in Kerala s Kasaragod district, the silent screams of the victims fall on the deaf ears of the government

Publication Date:

14/08/2001

Author(s): Surendranath C

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pesticides, Plantation Crops, Health Effects, Cancer, Workers, Children, Blindness, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Endosulfan, Kerala, Kasaragod (D), Diseases

India

LEAD ALERT!

Dilution is not a solution for any kind of pollution, says T Venkatesh , professor and head of department of biochemistry and biophysics at St John s Medical College, Bangalore. He talks to Nidhi Jamwal

Publication Date:

14/08/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20010815

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, Lead, Children, India, Pollution

Health

Bangalore besieged

Respiratory problems increase with rise in air pollution in Bangalore

Publication Date:

30/07/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, SPM, Asthma, Respiratory Diseases, Health, Children, Industry

India

End of innocence

Children exposed to DDT attain early puberty

Publication Date:

14/07/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pesticides, Children, DDT, Research, Cambodia, Belgium, India, Developing Countries

Health

Fighting AIDS

Africa's first consignment of cheap generic antiretroviral drugs for treating AIDS was given to Kenya's Nyumbani Orphanage on June 12, 2001. "It's the beginning of the flow of medicines that have

Publication Date:

14/07/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Children, Drugs, Drug Industry, AIDS, UN, Africa, Kenya, Brazil

Air Pollution

Owning the road

Cities without cars, pollution and traffic. A movement is spreading across Europe to drive cars out. People are beginning to say no to cars

Publication Date:

14/07/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20010715

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, Urban Habitat, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urban Housing, Urban Transport, Automobiles, Children, Europe, Developing Countries, European Union (EU), Vehicles, Air Pollution

Air Pollution

More dreams sans cars

From a loose concept to a concrete movement, the idea of the car free city has evolved gradually

Publication Date:

14/07/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20010715

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, Urban Habitat, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urban Housing, Urban Transport, Automobiles, Children, Europe, Developing Countries, European Union (EU), Vehicles, Air Pollution

Air Pollution

Hindustan motors

Can India ever have car free centres?

Publication Date:

14/07/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20010715

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, Urban Habitat, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urban Housing, Urban Transport, Automobiles, Children, Europe, Developing Countries, European Union (EU), Vehicles, Air Pollution

Health

Evaluating impacts

the California Air Resources Board ( carb ) has approved over us $600,000 for two research projects aimed at studying the effects of air pollution on children's health. The projects are

Publication Date:

14/07/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Air Pollution, CNG, Health, Children, Technology, United States Of America (US), Vehicles

Energy