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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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Environment, Water Resources, Drinking Water, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Sanitation, Health Care, Poverty, NGO, South Africa, Global, Sustainable Development, European Union (EU), Agriculture
India

 On the right track

Automotive manufacturers to put their heads together to survive EU recycling directive

Publication Date: 
14/09/2002
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Pollution Control, Auto Industry, Auto Technology, Research, Legislation, Germany, Spain, European Union (EU)
Air Pollution

 Ayurvedic drug manufacturers divided over new <font class='UCASE'>eu</font> directives

the recent eu directives, which aim to monitor the quality of traditional herbal medicines entering the European market, have sparked off a lively debate in India. One school of thought fears the

Publication Date: 
14/09/2002
Down to Earth
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Ayurveda, Herbal Medcine, Drug Industry, Exports, India, Uttar Pradesh, European Union (EU)
Mining

 A sticky label

US biotech industry gears up to play dirty in Europe

Publication Date: 
14/08/2002
Lian Chawii
Down to Earth
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Basmati Rice, Soyabean, Cotton, Canada, WTO, Genetic Resources, Exports, Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, Legislation, China, Sri Lanka, United States Of America (US), Australia, European Union (EU)
Mining

 Ecofriendly subsidies proposed

EU plans to give more weightage to environmental and public safety norms by amending agricultural policy

Publication Date: 
14/08/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Agricultural Systems, Farmers, Health Care, Subsidies, Sustainable Development, Developing Countries, Food Security, European Union (EU)
Climate Change

 Crisis staved off

The memories of Belgium's 1999 dioxin crisis were revived with Germany shaken over feed grain contaminated by nitrofen, a cancer-causing chemical banned in the European Union (eu). Even though

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Food Contamination, Health Effects, Cancer, Pesticide Residues, Legislation, Germany, European Union (EU)
Wildlife

 Scrappy progress

Britain has failed to meet the April

Publication Date: 
29/06/2002
Down to Earth
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Legislation, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom (UK), Waste Recycling, European Union (EU), Vehicles
Fisheries

 Not merely cosmetic

Estimates say that around 38,000

Publication Date: 
29/06/2002
Down to Earth
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Legislation, European Union (EU)
Agriculture

 Costly largesse

US unveils safety net for its farmers, shackling global free trade and posing a threat to environment

Publication Date: 
29/06/2002
Nitin Sethi
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Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Food Policy, Fisheries, Trade, WTO, Farmers, Rural Development, Subsidies, Legislation, World Bank, United States Of America (US), India, Developing Countries, European Union (EU)
India

 A forceful endorsement

Kyoto Protocol gets a boost as Japan and eu ratify pact

Publication Date: 
29/06/2002
Neelam Singh
Down to Earth
Tags:
Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Kyoto Protocol, Emissions Trading, Japan, United States Of America (US), Global, European Union (EU)

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