Kerala

International journal vindicates endosulfan study

The strong case against endosulfan just got stronger. Environmental Health Perspectives, a peer reviewed scientific journal of international repute, has published the Ahmedabad based National Institute of Occupational Health s damning research on the orga

Publication Date:

30/12/2003

Author(s): Kushal P S Yadav

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pesticides, Health Effects, Pesticide Industry, Child Health, Occupational Health, Endosulfan, Research, Kerala, Kasaragod (D)

Water Resources

Judgement of the Kerala High Court in the case of Perumatty Grama Panchayat vs State of Kerala dated 16/12/2003 (Coca-Cola groundwater exploitation case)

Judgement of the Kerala High Court in the case of Perumatty Grama Panchayat vs State of Kerala dated 16/12/2003 (Coca-Cola groundwater exploitation case).

Publication Date:

16/12/2003

Source: High Court of Kerala

Tags:

Groundwater, Coca Cola, Panchayats, Kerala, High Court, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Palakkad (D), Industrial Pollution, Water Pollution

India

For common weal

Kerala, along with Gujarat and Maharashtra, are the three Indian states selected for a programme called the Commonwealth local government good practice scheme. The scheme is to be implemented by the

Publication Date:

14/12/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20031215

pp:

0

Tags:

Governance, India, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra

India

Outsourcing drug trials

The international clinical trial business could come to India in a big way. The most advanced drugs might be available to Indians as soon as the research is finalised. A lot of Indians could get free treatment, also contributing to the development of new

Publication Date:

14/12/2003

Author(s): Vibha Varshney

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Drugs, Subsidies, Research, Legislation, Netherlands, India, Kerala, Developing Countries

India

Going overboard

Pesticide industry targets activist

Publication Date:

14/12/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pesticide Industry, Endosulfan, Kerala, Kasaragod (D)

India

Imported garbage

Kerala's port city of Kochi received an unusual consignment from the us. Classified as "office-grade paper' meant to be recycled into newsprint, the cargo turned out to be New York city's municipal

Publication Date:

14/10/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20031015

pp:

0

Tags:

Garbage, India, Kerala

India

New tentacles

Stiff US law ruffles Indian marine food sector

Publication Date:

14/10/2003

Author(s): T V Jayan

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Drugs, Legislation, Supreme Court, India, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Orissa (Odisha), Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, European Union (EU)

India

The secret gardens of Malabar

An Elglish translation has been made exactly 300 years after the Hortus Malabricus was written, new, sinister designs seem to lurking behind it biopiracy

Publication Date:

29/09/2003

Author(s): Kaushik Das Gupta

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Ecology, Malabar Coast, Cotton, Spices, Wood, Medicinal Plants, History, India, Kerala

India