...of the North revel in pushing the South to the road to environmental rack and ruin

GLOBAL warming, depletion of the ozone layer and loss of biodiversity have become the most terrifying bogeys of the world community in recent years) and have spawned a series of international

Mexico is fighting hard to correct its ozone levels on ground. According to the Metropolitan Commission for the Prevention and control of Mexico City Pollution, lead levels have decreased by almost

Developing nations insist that industrialised countries are reneging on their part of the deal in cleaning up the atmosphere

UNDER the guise of concern for the environment and public health, Western governments continue to push the private agendas of large multinational interests. Experts advising international green funds

Methyl bromide, which is used to fight plant diseases, is known to destroy the ozone layer. Now, Kamlesh Miglani of the directorate of plant protection's plant quarantine and fumigation section, has

Searing heat and vehicular emissions skyrocketed ozone levels in Britain, prompting the government to caution against using cars, jogging or even exercising outdoors

IN INDIA, the determination and articulation of the country's stands on international issues have been the exclusive mandate of diplomats and bureaucrats. No matter how critical an issue, the people

Indian manufacturers of CFCs are no longer fatalistic about winding up, but they are banding together to overcome ploys that will gag attempts to recoup their investments

AGENDA 12 resources to the South have been consistently falling - and there hangs the threat of a further plummet. Even the North- initiated Global Environment Facility has failed to raise the

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