Environment

 The writing is on the Great Wall

An hiv/aids catastrophe is staring China in the face. A un report warns that spread of the virus in the country could result in unimaginable human suffering, economic loss and social

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
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Health Care, Health Education, AIDS, Governance, China
Economy

 Barriers under pestle

There is an urgent need to rationalise traditional medicinal systems to stop unscrupulous use

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
Ritu Gupta, Tessy Koshy
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Traditional Knowledge, Health Care, Medical Research, Ayurveda, Unani, Herbal Medcine, Drugs, Legislation, WHO, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, China, North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam, United States Of America (US), Developing Countries, Statistics
India

 Report rubbished

Chinese scientists shoot down research on shortcomings of Bt cotton

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Lian Chawii
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Pest Control, Cotton, Crop Biodiversity, Genetic Engineering, Research, China, India
India

 Industry's Nemesis

A report by the National Institute of Occupational Health nails endosulfan. Is that why the pesticide establishment wants to keep it under wraps?

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
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Pesticides, Plantation Crops, Health Effects, Pesticide Industry, Farmers, Endosulfan, Research, Education, Legislation, Human Rights, China, India, Kerala, Kasaragod (D)
India

 The business of poisoning

Endosulfan constitutes only a small share of the pesticide market. So why is the pesticide industry paranoid?

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
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Pesticides, Plantation Crops, Health Effects, Pesticide Industry, Farmers, Endosulfan, Research, Education, Legislation, Human Rights, China, India, Kerala, Kasaragod (D)
Economy

 Third world power

China has proved that genomics is no longer the preserve of developed countries

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Sameer K Brahmachari
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Rice, Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, Research, China, Developing Countries
India

 Rules and renegades

Pesticide regulations in India are lax. The industry has exploited the loopholes to corrupt the system. And the government has turned a blind eye to the problem

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
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Pesticides, Plantation Crops, Health Effects, Pesticide Industry, Farmers, Endosulfan, Research, Education, Legislation, Human Rights, China, India, Kerala, Kasaragod (D)
Air Pollution

 Keeping E Waste at bay

China imposes restrictions on electronic junk imports

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
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Basel Convention, Exports, Electronics Industry, Legislation, China, Pakistan, United States Of America (US), Toxic Wastes
India

 Endosulfan Conspiracy

A hard-hitting exposé by CSE on how the pesticide industry connived with government officials and scientists in Kerala to lift the ban on the deadly Endosulfan. At stake here is the integrity of the state government"s decision, which could not only

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
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Pesticides, Plantation Crops, Health Effects, Pesticide Industry, Farmers, Endosulfan, Research, Education, Legislation, Human Rights, China, India, Kerala, Kasaragod (D)
Climate Change

  Ministries play the blame game

JAGDISH BAHADUR, an expert on glaciers and former joint advisor, department of science and technology, and SYED IQBAL HASNAIN , who heads the Glacier Research Group at Jawaharlal Nehru University, criticise India s lack of a positive response to a rece

Publication Date: 
29/06/2002
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Himalaya, Glaciers, Global Warming, Science, Technology, FAO, UNEP, UNESCO, Bhutan, China, Nepal, Himachal Pradesh

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