India

 Mines to quench thirst

Plans are afoot to convert the Bhatti stone mines south of Delhi into a major drinking water source for the water-starved Capital. The gigantic stone mine pits, which were closed last year after

Publication Date: 
14/07/1994
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Mining, Drinking Water, India, Delhi
Fisheries

 New injectable male contraceptive

A styrene maleic anhydride 'plug' has few side effects and is reversible.

Publication Date: 
27/02/1994
Rakesh Kalshian
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Drinking Water, Medical Research, Contraception, Micro Organisms, Science And Technology, Delhi
India

 Conspicuously missing

ANYBODY reading the national media would have thought that environmental issues had precious little to do with the current round of elections in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal

Publication Date: 
14/12/1993
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Pollution Control, Drinking Water, Sanitation, Tribals, Political Parties, India, Delhi, Rajasthan
Environment

 What does India want?

India has been quite vocal about its interests at several international environmental conference

Publication Date: 
30/07/1993
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Environment, Sanitation, Global, Sustainable Development, Drinking Water
Environment

 Teething troubles

A UN body formed almost a year ago is still unable to suggest how to achieve its goal of sustainable development.

Publication Date: 
30/07/1993
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Environment

 Giving direction to Commonwealth nations

An agreement between India and Britain on a global convention on forests has received broad support from other nations.

Publication Date: 
30/07/1993
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Environment

 An informal approach to issues

A new grouping of 20 environment ministers seeks to resolve environmental conflicts without setting agendas

Publication Date: 
30/07/1993
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Environment

 Increasing clout of G 77

The Group of 77 has enabled developing countries to air their grievances against the powerful North at international fora. But its financial dependence on industrialised countries threatens to curb its role.

Publication Date: 
30/07/1993
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Mining

 The gold diggers

MIDAS may soon lose his touch in Honduras because US mining giant RTZ's plan to exploit the Minas de Oro area is facing massive criticism from green campaigners, led by Wilfredo Sandoval Calix who

Publication Date: 
29/06/1993
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Tags:
Environment, Mining, Drinking Water, Honduras, United States Of America (US)
India

 Fluorosis hit villages caught in red tape

While more villages in UP's Unnao district are gripped by fluorosis each year, the state's ground water board remains entangled in bureaucratic procedures.

Publication Date: 
27/02/1993
Shachindra
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Tags:
Groundwater, Drinking Water, Health, Rural Habitat, Fluorosis, India

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