Economy

 Southeast African farmers wary of EU deal

Farmers of Malawi, a country in southeast Africa, have warned the government to tread carefully before endorsing the European Union's (eu's)economic partnership agreement. In a statement, the

Publication Date: 
14/09/2006
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Health

 South Asia

asean health meet: Health ministers of 11 South East Asian countries met in Dhaka recently to discuss over ways to enhance cooperation to develop health care services in the region. Bangladeshi

Publication Date: 
14/09/2006
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Food Supply, Food Aid, Health, Conflicts, Health Care, International Cooperation, War, Asia, Bangladesh
Agriculture

 Go ahead for Indo ASEAN free trade agreement

Green light for Indo ASEAN free trade agreement

Publication Date: 
29/06/2006
Sourav Mishra
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Agriculture, Plantation Crops, Edible Oils, Trade, Farmers, Imports, International Cooperation, Asia, India
Energy

 Power talks

India and Pakistan once again came together to resolve disputes over the Baglihar power project. In December 2003, a three-member Pakistani inspection team clarified doubts regarding India's

Publication Date: 
14/02/2004
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Beas, Chenab, Indus, Jhelum, Ravi, Sutlej, Hydroelectricity, Energy, International Cooperation, India
India

 Playing safe

Nations finally draft a treaty to combat the use of toxic chemicals like DDT and PCBs, which are known for their damning health effects

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
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Global Environmental Agreements, Pollution Control, Health Effects, Vector Control, DDT, Environmental Health, PCBs, Dioxin, International Cooperation, Africa, Global, Developing Countries, European Union (EU), Toxins
Natural Disasters

 Countering El Ni o

A call for an international front against the naughty child

Publication Date: 
29/11/2000
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Health Effects, El Nino, Natural Disasters, International Cooperation, Environmental Science, United States Of America (US)
Forests

 Still in the Woods

The second Intergovernamental Panel on Forests discussed a lot of issues, yet remained more of a warm up for the final session

Publication Date: 
30/05/1996
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Ecosystems, Forests, Deforestation, International Cooperation
India

 Proposed Japanese "colony" encounters protests

A proposal for a township near Bangalore as a lure to bring in huge investments from Japan is encountering opposition from farm and environmental groups.

Publication Date: 
27/02/1993
Ishwara Bhat
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Farmers, International Cooperation, Industry, India, Karnataka
India

 Township's benefits questioned

Chidanandamurthy, a professor of Kannada and president of the Anti Japanese Township Forum, says the Japanese township project offers no advantages and will only exacerbate the state's problems.

Publication Date: 
27/02/1993
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Farmers, International Cooperation, Industry, India, Karnataka
India

 Industry awaits hefty investments

Support for the model township has been coordinated mainly by N D Gangadhar, president of the Karnataka Small Scale Industries Assn.

Publication Date: 
27/02/1993
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Farmers, International Cooperation, Industry, India, Karnataka

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