As per capita private consumption declines in the country, the number of its poor is increasing.

CHINESE science is going the market way. A new policy recommends the withdrawal of state funding for twothirds of the country's research scientists. But scientists protest their work has vital

Northern activists join the South's campaign for equal environmental space for all.

The plastics industry in USA maintains its green image by deviously exporting used containers to developing countries for disposal, finds Greenpeace, an international environment group.

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Despite environment friendly refrigerators making the grade, manufacturers are hesitant to introduce them commercially.

A common market linking Mexico, the United States and Canada could very well result in US firms heading north or south to escape strict pollution control standards

A comprehensive study deplores that health care has become a marketable commodity

Industry pundits predict that greater decentralisation for the drug sector will raise production to three times the present level in less than a decade. Higher costs will, of course, be the price the common person will have to pay

Pollution is leading to a higher incidence of asthma, and studies show that a commonly used treatment may increase the risk of death from the disease