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Water Pollution

 Saving whales

A LARGE number of dead whales were found washed up by whale scientist Roger Payne in Patagonia, Chile. The cause of death was apparently skin infections. The mysterious human-AIDS-like plague, which

Publication Date: 
30/01/1993
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Pollution, Whales, Skin Diseases, Chile
India

 Europe gives elee ronies industry a reprieve

Though Indian electronics exporters heaved a sigh of relief following the postponement of die EC trade restrictions low, there are still fears that export orders may dry up.

Publication Date: 
14/01/1993
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Pollution, Electronics Industry, Europe
Environment

 Science through fun and games

To put together an exhibition on the environment for children was an excellent idea. Now, the ministry of environment and forests should consider taking it to rural areas.

Publication Date: 
30/12/1992
Sevanti Ninan
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Environment, Urban Habitat, Children, Science, TV, Government Of India (GOI), Pollution
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 Study finds sperm count decreasing worldwide

Scientists cannot explain why both the quality and quantity of sperm have been dropping since the 1940s. Indications are pollutants may be responsible.

Publication Date: 
30/10/1992
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Pollution, Health Effects, DDT, Science And Technology, Scientists
Agriculture

 Goa's food bowl getting bare

Environmental degradation, changing land use patterns and poor administrative planning is resulting in the destruction of a unique agro system in Goa.

Publication Date: 
30/10/1992
Uday Shankar
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Environment, Agriculture, Imports, Goa, Pollution
India

 Trapped in a quagmire

Pollution, disorderly urban growth and inadequate basic services are plaguing the Kathmandu valley and adversely affecting tourism, the valley's major revenue earner. Tourism itself is a burden on the valley's resources. Attempts are being made to stem t

Publication Date: 
14/09/1992
Vijayalakshmi Balakrishnan, Binod Bhattarai
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Pollution, Urbanisation, Kathmandu
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 The dying "lifeline"

The sorry state of the Bagmati is an eloquent pointer to the state of the Kathmandu Valley

Publication Date: 
14/09/1992
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Pollution, Urbanisation, Kathmandu
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 The politics of Pollution

Nepal's carpet industry is being castigated for being the primary polluter of the Kathmandu valley

Publication Date: 
14/09/1992
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Pollution, Urbanisation, Kathmandu
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 Useful guide to industrial pollution

THIS book is part of a project on technology transfer, transformation and development implemented by United Nations University (UNU), a UN organ established in 1972 to conduct research related to

Publication Date: 
14/09/1992
S Mukherjee
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Pollution, Health Effects, Industrial Disasters, Japan
India

 Newar houses designed to save farmland

The Newars of Kathmandu realised centuries ago that if they had to leave space for future generations, they would have to live as compactly as possible

Publication Date: 
14/09/1992
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