Environment

 Inextricably linked

A United Nations report highlights the connection between environment and health

Publication Date: 
14/12/2001
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Environment, Health Effects, Trade, Malaria, Coal, Emissions Trading, Sanitation, Cholera, Infectious Diseases, AIDS, Environmental Health, Chile, Global, Toxic Wastes
Industry

 Heavy load

The auto industry releases a new model of vehicle every now and then. What is not new about them is that

Publication Date: 
Thursday, November 29, 2001
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Tags:
Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Emissions Trading, Automobiles, Industry, Delhi, Vehicles
Industry

 Engine trouble

The Indian auto industry has got stuck with obsolete engines. It needs a jump start

Publication Date: 
29/11/2001
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Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Petrol, Euro II, Euro III, Development, Emissions Trading, Automobiles, Industry, Technology, Research, India, Vehicles
Biodiversity

 Germs of terror

As terrorists arm themselves with biological weapons, India wakes up to find how ill equipped it is to face this deadly reality

Publication Date: 
14/10/2001
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Tags:
Health Effects, Biodiversity, Genetic Engineering, Biological Weapons, Libya, Iraq, Syria, Russia, India, West Bengal, Global
India

 FOLLOW UP

The Tamil Nadu government is planning to reopen all the polluting tanneries of the state, despite the Supreme Court (SC) ordering

Publication Date: 
14/10/2001
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Tags:
Pollution, Health Effects, Industry, Legislation, Supreme Court, India, Tamil Nadu, Environmental Security
India

 Firecrackers banned

the Delhi high court has banned the use of firecrackers and loudspeakers in the National Capital Territory of Delhi unless a special permission is taken. Their use is going to be regulated even

Publication Date: 
29/09/2001
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Tags:
Pollution, Noise Pollution, Noise Pollution Control, Health Effects, Heart Diseases, Mental Health, Legislation, Environment Act 1986, NGO, Delhi
Industry

 Grounded

Endosulfan aerial spraying banned in Kasaragod

Publication Date: 
14/09/2001
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Tags:
Pollution, Pesticides, Health Effects, Endosulfan, Research, Legislation, Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR), CSE, Kerala, Kasaragod (D)
Environment

 Parking poison

Coal based plants spew mercury

Publication Date: 
14/09/2001
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Tags:
Pollution, Health Effects, Emissions Trading, Mercury, Environmental Science, Research, United States Of America (US), Coal Industry, Toxins
Health

 Genesis of malaria

A study links malaria to farming

Publication Date: 
30/08/2001
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Tags:
Forests, Agriculture, Pesticides, Health Effects, Health
Economy

 Plastic conundrum

More than a 100 million tonnes of plastic is produced world-wide each year. Though plastics have opened the way for a plethora of new inventions and devices it has also ended up clogging the drains

Publication Date: 
Monday, July 30, 2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Effects, Economy, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Asia, Europe, Waste Recycling

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