India

 FOLLOW UP

An increasing number of studies and reports are indicting the Gujarat government for letting off polluting industries lightly. A recently-released report by the Indian People's Tribunal ( ipt )

Publication Date: 
14/03/2000
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Pollution, Health Effects, Chemical Industry, Governance, NGO, Gujarat, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)
Industry

 Green drive

A new cycle rickshaw, that is easier to drive, has hit the roads of Agra. A zero emission vehicle at last

Publication Date: 
14/03/2000
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Air Pollution Control, Green Products, Rickshaws, Industry, Technology, NGO
Industry

 PARK IN JEOPARDY

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the Gujarat high court order allowing Reliance Petroleum Limited ( rpl ) to lay pipelines for its Motikhavdi project through a marine national

Publication Date: 
27/02/2000
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Oil, Industry, Legislation, NGO, Gujarat
Poverty

 Developing issues

the growing livelihood insecurity that the masses face due to depletion and degradation of environmental resources, population explosion, unemployment and poverty have marked the end of the 20th

Publication Date: 
30/01/2000
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Development, Population, Women, Poverty, NGO, Trade Unions
Wildlife

 The turtle and the shrimp

Rapping the US on the knuckles for banning shrimp imports from developing countries was only a technical exercise by the WTO

Publication Date: 
30/12/1999
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Environment Economics, Environment Politics, Health Effects, WTO, Child Labour, Unemployment, NGO, Developing Countries, Animal Products, Wildlife
Wildlife

 Fishing for trouble

A fight over pickerel catch in Ontario turned into a bitter wrangle when the US started stretching every trade rule in the book

Publication Date: 
30/12/1999
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Environment Economics, Environment Politics, Health Effects, WTO, Child Labour, Unemployment, NGO, Developing Countries, Animal Products, Wildlife
Wildlife

 No Go

The South managed to make its presence felt, but this was due to the US Europe rift

Publication Date: 
30/12/1999
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Environment Economics, Environment Politics, Health Effects, WTO, Child Labour, Unemployment, NGO, Developing Countries, Animal Products, Wildlife
Wildlife

 Allegations of being sidelined

Delegates were particularly unhappy with the secrecy maintained by the host nation USA

Publication Date: 
30/12/1999
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Environment Economics, Environment Politics, Health Effects, WTO, Child Labour, Unemployment, NGO, Developing Countries, Animal Products, Wildlife
Wildlife

 Hormone beef or not

Public perception of health and safety standards mean more than money

Publication Date: 
30/12/1999
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Environment Economics, Environment Politics, Health Effects, WTO, Child Labour, Unemployment, NGO, Developing Countries, Animal Products, Wildlife
Environment

 International pressure and the civil society

Linking trade and environment benefits industrialised countries in every way. And they will promote their civil society to create a bigger and bigger fuss about it

Publication Date: 
30/12/1999
Anil Agarwal
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Environment Economics, Environment Politics, Wildlife, Public Participation, Governance, Anil Agarwal, India, 24 Parganas (S), 24 Parganas (N), WTO, NGO

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