Russia

Threat resurfaces

It was the Kursk tragedy revisited as Russia lost another of its nuclear submarines to the Barents Sea. The incident, in which nine servicemen were killed, came just three years after the nuclear

Publication Date:

29/09/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20030930

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Pollution, Radiation, Nuclear Minerals, Russia

India

Siphoning feared

Ecologists doubt whether the World Bank's us $22.4-million loan will actually be utilised to save Russia's Baikal lake. The amount is to be spent on

Publication Date:

14/09/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20030915

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution Control, Lakes, Finance, World Bank, Russia

India

Water proof

Mars may support life

Publication Date:

14/08/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20030815

pp:

0

Tags:

Physical Science, Scientists, Russia, United States Of America (US)

Biodiversity

US attempts to kill of global democracy are getting more commonplace than ever. In such a political climate, it is impossible to talk about global rights to common property resources, equity and social justice

Publication Date:

29/04/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20030430

pp:

0

Tags:

Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD), POPs, Common Property Resources, Global Warming, Trade, WTO, Kyoto Protocol, Biodiversity, Subsidies, Legislation, NGO, War, China, Pakistan, Russia, United States Of America (US), Developing Countries, Iraq, European Union (EU)

Air Pollution

Requiem for the world we know

Recently, I met some senior British diplomats. Conversa tion moved to the impending war in Iraq and its rationa lity . It became heated. I wish to share a piece of Bushspeak the discussion ended

Publication Date:

30/03/2003

Author(s): Sunita Narain

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20030331

pp:

21

Tags:

War, Biological Weapons, Peace, Disarmament, China, Iraq, France, Russia

Climate Change

Why Russia isn't signing Kyoto

russia has refused to toe the us line on Kyoto Protocol

Publication Date:

14/03/2003

Author(s): Neelam Singh

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Resources, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Kyoto Protocol, WWF, Russia, United States Of America (US), Food Security

Poverty

Thumbs down

ANTI-MCDONALD'S DAY . October 16, 2002 October 16, 2002 is UN World Food Day. It is also the 18th annual worldwide Anti-McDonald's Day. A day of protest against the

Publication Date:

14/10/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Fast Foods, Health Effects, Canada, Children, Philippines, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil

Water Resources

Russia on Kyoto

Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed his country's intention to sign the Kyoto Protocol, while pointing out certain technical hitches in the deal. Experts say the Russian ratification would

Publication Date:

29/09/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Kyoto Protocol, Russia, United States Of America (US)

India

Europe deluged

it is a downpour that has left most parts of central and eastern Europe submerged in misery. Over the past few weeks, unprecedented and severe storms have triggered floods in the region, claiming

Publication Date:

14/09/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Deforestation, Global Warming, Floods, Europe, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Australia

Environment

Helping hand

A us $108.8 million global fund has been raised to tackle environmental problems and nuclear waste in northwest Russia. At a recent conference in Brussels, the European Commission pledged us

Publication Date:

14/08/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Waste Treatment, Nuclear Wastes, Finance, Russia, Waste Recycling