India

 Life s data

Repositories of knowledge

Publication Date: 
30/12/2002
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Endangered Species, Tribals, Biodiversity, Research, Human Rights, Africa, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Brazil, India, Rajasthan, Statistics
Wildlife

 Starved of substance

No headway made at World Food Summit in accelerating efforts to eliminate hunger

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
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Tags:
Agriculture, Malnutrition, Starvation, Farmers, Subsidies, Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Legislation, Human Rights, FAO, United States Of America (US), Australia, Global, Developing Countries
Fisheries

 Pact ratified

Experts question efficacy of plant genetic resources treaty

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
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Agriculture, Malnutrition, Starvation, Farmers, Subsidies, Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Legislation, Human Rights, FAO, United States Of America (US), Australia, Global, Developing Countries
Poverty

 Human rights and poverty eradication: A Talisman for the Commonwealth

THIS much-awaited report highlights the plight of the poor in these countries. The disparity between haves and have-nots have been documented in detail. The statistics are well highlighted. Take for

Publication Date: 
29/04/2002
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Tags:
Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Human Rights, Africa, Gambia, Tanzania, Statistics
India

 India

• Kochi has been selected as one of the centres for a major study, undertaken by the US-based Oakridge National Laboratory, to measure the phenomenon of global warming. • An

Publication Date: 
14/04/2002
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Pollution, Water Distribution, Global Warming, Coal, Research, Legislation, Human Rights, Governance, Parliament, India, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Waste Recycling, Hotels
Water Resources

 WTO: a mock battle

Pressures on wto from the environmental lobbies of the North have grown and the organisation has more or less caved in completely

Publication Date: 
29/11/2001
Anil Agarwal
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Environment, Turtles, Biodiversity, Poverty, Human Rights, Trade Unions, Malaysia, India, Developing Countries, WTO
Biodiversity

 Leave them alone!

The Supreme Court warns states against denotifying protected areas

Publication Date: 
14/12/2000
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Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Protected Area Conservation, Biodiversity, Legislation, Supreme Court, Human Rights, Madhya Pradesh
Poverty

 The right to develop

A UNDP report links democracy with a better human development scenario

Publication Date: 
30/07/2000
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Poverty, Education, Human Rights, Public Participation, UNDP, NGO, India, Sustainable Development
Environment

 Labour vs pollution

Ever since the Supreme Court sc ordered closure/relocation of polluting units in Delhi, which subsequently left nearly 50,000 people jobless, it has often been debated whether a conflict exists between environment conserva

Publication Date: 
14/10/1999
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Environment, Poverty, Industry, Human Rights, Public Participation, Trade Unions, Workers
Industry

 IMPROVE WORKING CONDITIONS

Gujarat government, Trumac Engineering Company and the labour commissioner have been issued notices by the Gujarat high court regarding the unhygenic working conditions of the company's sweep- ers.

Publication Date: 
29/11/1998
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Scavengers, Industry, Human Rights, Gujarat

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