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
Down to Earth
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Pollution, Water Distribution, Global Warming, Coal, Research, Legislation, Human Rights, Governance, Parliament, India, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Waste Recycling, Hotels
Industry

 Sitting Ducks

As polluting asbestos units and illegal mining thrive amid lax laws, lakhs of workers become easy prey for dreaded diseases

Publication Date: 
14/04/2002
Kushal P S Yadav
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Pollution, Mining, Asbestos, Health Effects, Cancer, Industrial Workers, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, Industry, Legislation, India, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Toxic Wastes
India

 Blasted out

Gubraida gram panchayat scripts a success story by bringing illegal mining to a halt

Publication Date: 
14/04/2002
Vibha Varshney
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Forests, Wastelands, Agriculture, Livestock, Mining, Health Effects, Industrial Workers, Tuberculosis, Legislation, India, Rajasthan
Wildlife

 Dissolution Directive