Health Effects

Clause of 10% contribution abolished

Bhopal : The condition of mandatory ten per cent contribution for implementation of piped water schemes in the rural areas has been abolished. Public Health Engineering Minister Choudhary Chandrabhan Singh has informed that orders to this effect have been issued today by the department. He informed that this decision would lead to intensification of piped water schemes' implementation.

Publication Date:

02/06/2008

Source: Central Chronicle (Bhopal)

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Water Distribution, Rural Water Supply, Health Effects, Panchayats, Madhya Pradesh

Hazardous Waste

Commission for gas victims: Transparency in working must (Editorial)

Central government has agreed to establish a Commission having special rights for Bhopal gas victims. Proposed commission would consider over different aspects of rehabilitation with consent of government of MP. It is a big achievement for the gas victims who had been staging dharna at Jantar Mantar in national capital Delhi for two months. Though all the three organisations of gas victims are not satisfied only with the establishment of the Commission, but it would prove a better platform to consider over their problems.

Publication Date:

02/06/2008

Source: Central Chronicle (Bhopal)

Tags:

Health Effects, People, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster

Pesticides And Toxins

Pesticides trapped in "Bermuda Triangle": Issues in safe and sound management

This article reflects on issues governing pesticides safe and sound management in India, various international agreements to which India is a party and the avenues of improvement in the regulatory framework.

Publication Date:

01/06/2008

Author(s): Rajesh Kumar, C Devakumar, V T Gajbhiye

Source: Pesticide Research Journal

Vol:

20

Issue:

1

pp:

155

Tags:

Montreal Protocol, Health Effects, Pesticide Industry, Pesticides And Toxins, Pesticide Use, CODEX, Legislation, India

Mining

Mitigating social and environmental impacts of coal mining in India

Coal is the only natural resource and fossil fuel available in abundance in India. The major environmental challenges encountering the coal industry are impacts of mine fires, dust suppression and control particularly haul road dust consolidation, treatment of mine waters

Publication Date:

01/06/2008

Author(s): Gurdeep Singh

Source: Mining Engineers Journal

Vol:

0

Issue:

0

pp:

1

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Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Land Reclamation, Mining, Health Effects, Green House Gases, Coal, Displacement, Rehabilitation, Mining Waste, Neyveli STPS, India, Environment Management, Coal Industry, Coal India, Northern Coalfields

Health

Air pollution, airway inflammation, and lung function in a cohort study of Mexico city schoolchildren

In this study the researchers assessed the association of short-term air pollutant exposure with inflammatory markers and lung function.

Publication Date:

01/06/2008

Author(s): Albino Barraza-Villarreal, Jordi Sunyer, Leticia Hernandez-Cadena & et al

Source: Environmental Health Perspectives

Vol:

116

Issue:

6

pp:

832

Tags:

Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, PM 2.5, Asthma, Respiratory Diseases, Child Health, Environmental Health, Mexico

Health

Elevated ambient air zinc increases pediatric asthma morbidity

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between outdoor ambient air PM2.5 zinc levels and urgent health care utilization for children living in an urban area.

Publication Date:

01/06/2008

Author(s): Jon Mark Hirshon, Michelle Shardell, Steven Alles & et al

Source: Environmental Health Perspectives

Vol:

116

Issue:

6

pp:

826

Tags:

Air Pollution, Zinc, Health Effects, PM 2.5, Asthma, Respiratory Diseases, Child Health, Environmental Health

Pesticides And Toxins

India's deadly chemical addiction

India's rural activists for years have blamed the overuse and misuse of pesticides for a pervasive health crisis that afflicts villages like Jhajjal across the cotton belt of Punjab. Evidence continues to mount that the problems are severe.

Publication Date:

01/06/2008

Author(s): Madhur Singh

Source: Time Inc

Tags:

Malwa Plains, Chemical Fertilisers, Pesticides, Cotton, Health Effects, Cancer, CSE, India, Punjab

Climate Change

Climate resilient cities

Climate Resilient Cities: A Primer on Reducing Vulnerabilities to Climate Change Impacts and Strengthening Disaster Risk Management in East Asian Cities is prepared as a guide for local governments in the East Asia Region to better understand the concepts and consequences of climate change; how climate change consequences contribute to urban vulnerabilities; and what is being done by city governments in East Asia and around the world to actively engage in learning, capacity building, and capital investment programs for building sustainable, resilient communities.

Publication Date:

01/06/2008

Source: The World Bank

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