India

 PILing up pressure

HC tells UP government to submit action taken report on fluorosis incidence

Publication Date: 
30/12/2002
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Water Pollution, Groundwater Pollution, Drinking Water, Health Effects, Waterborne diseases, Cancer, Child Health, Fluorosis, Tuberculosis, High Court, India, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh
India

 Acute shortage

Andhra Pradesh is reeling under an acute water crisis. Apart from its capital Hyderabad, 53 municipalities in the state are facing drinking water shortage, reveals a survey conducted by the municipal

Publication Date: 
30/10/2002
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Water Resources, Water Harvesting, Water Demand, Drinking Water, India, Andhra Pradesh
Poverty

 Battle of the brackets

The Plan of Implementation is a list of vague expressions

Publication Date: 
29/09/2002
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Poverty

 World s biggest trade fair

The US used partnerships to counter multilateralism

Publication Date: 
29/09/2002
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Poverty

 'Let's put our cards on the table'

Veteran UN negotiator and head of the UNEP during the Rio summit, Mostafa Tolba, reasons why developing countries always suffer at the hands of developed countries

Publication Date: 
29/09/2002
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Poverty

 Spanner in the works

The summit suffered from a crisis of trust

Publication Date: 
29/09/2002
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India

 Waterhunt

Going thirsty in the Kerala backwaters

Publication Date: 
29/09/2002
M Suchitra, M P Basheer
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Pollution, Water Pollution, Waterlogging, Water Resources, Drinking Water, Health Effects, Epidemics, Governance, India, Kerala, Diseases
Poverty

 WSSD: dialogue of the deaf

The needs of many were once again compromised to accommodate the demands of a powerful few. Given the alarming tilt towards self interest and unilateralism by the rich, will the concerns of poor countries ever be addressed in global negotiations?

Publication Date: 
29/09/2002
Anju Sharma, Richard Mahapatra, Clifford Polycarp
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Industry

 Prepaid cards for unlimited electricity

insert a card and get electricity. This is the new mantra of the West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (wbreda). Known for its innova

Publication Date: 
30/08/2002
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Sundarbans, Drinking Water, Development, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Electricity, West Bengal
Environment

 Under siege

Insurgency in Assam has hijacked the attention of policymakers and administrators from crucial public health concerns

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
Nava Thakuria
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Groundwater Pollution, Drinking Water, Health Care, Fluorosis, WHO, Assam

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