Agriculture

 Book Review

Accountability in the Pesticide Industry A report based on a forum held at the Pocantico Conference Center . June 25 28, 2002 . Paper No 5

Publication Date: 
14/02/2003
Nandhini Sundar
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Agriculture, Pesticides, Pest Control, Health Effects, Pesticide Industry, Pesticide Residues, Information, Global
India

 Toxic hybrid

GM crops are unsafe, right?

Publication Date: 
30/01/2003
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Oilseeds, Health Effects, Genetic Resources, Toxins
Economy

 The slippery lifeline

The environmental footprint of oil

Publication Date: 
30/01/2003
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Tags:
Oil Pollution, Health Effects, Economy, Occupational Health, Occupational Accidents, Oil, War, Ecuador, Global, Developing Countries, Toxic Wastes
Water Pollution

 Smog bug

This bacterium loves pollution

Publication Date: 
30/12/2002
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Tags:
Pollution, Health Effects, Radiation, Research
India

 Toxin detector

No need to use mice anymore

Publication Date: 
14/12/2002
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Tags:
Marine Ecosystems, Food Contamination, Fish, Health Effects, Research, Toxins
India

 Finishing touches

Ayurvedic massage can reduce body s toxin levels by 58 per cent

Publication Date: 
30/10/2002
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Tags:
Health Effects, Cancer, Preventive Medicine, Medical Research, Ayurveda, United States Of America (US), India, Statistics, Toxins
India

 No silver lining

Even as UNEP calls for an international treaty on mercury pollution, India and other developing countries are oblivious to the dangers of being at the import-end of the chain

Publication Date: 
30/10/2002
Ritu Gupta
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Pollution Control, Health Effects, Mental Health, Mercury, UNEP, NGO, India, Developing Countries, Statistics
Environment

 Keeping tab on Persistent pollutants

Meeting proposed to assess the impact of persistent toxic substances

Publication Date: 
30/10/2002
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Tags:
Environment, Health Effects
India

 Blocked UV rays cause Vitamin D deficiency

a study carried out in Delhi has added another dimension to the effect of vehicular pollution on human health. Re

Publication Date: 
14/09/2002
Vibha Varshney
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Tags:
Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Child Health, Radiation, Research, India, Delhi
India

 Rating Parameter

See Score Card Raw material sourcing phase To rate the companies on the raw material sourcing phase, grp used the following indicators: the quality of input salt, transportation of salt,

Publication Date: 
14/09/2002
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Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Industrial Dispersal, Pesticides, Health Effects, Chemical Industry, Cancer, Hydrogen, Ozone Layer, CFCs, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Mercury, Dioxin, Energy, Awards, Europe, India, Statistics

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