India

 Between common salt and the Ozone Hole

CSE rates the caustic chlorine industry, which turns common salt into lethal chemicals and leaves a deadly mercury trail...
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Publication Date: 
14/09/2002
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Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Industrial Dispersal, Pesticides, Health Effects, Chemical Industry, Cancer, Hydrogen, Ozone Layer, CFCs, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Mercury, Dioxin, Energy, Awards, Europe, India, Statistics
Agriculture

 Unbalanced sheet

According to the WWF Living Planet 2002 report, people are consuming more natural resources than nature can produce, and some more so than others. At this rate, the world may soon come to a grinding halt.

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30/08/2002
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Freshwater Ecosystems, Fish, Population, Mammals, Reptiles, Birds, Africa, Asia, Statistics
India

 Eyewash

Did global warming intensify the Southwest Asian monsoon?

Publication Date: 
30/08/2002
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Monsoons, Global Warming, Asia, India, Developing Countries, Statistics
Agriculture

 Tropical pill

Medicines are for the rich, not for fighting tropical diseases afflicting millions in developing nations. Pharmaceutical companies seem to have but one agenda: greater profits

Publication Date: 
14/08/2002
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Drug Industry, AIDS, WHO, Statistics
Air Pollution

 Apex court gets tough on entry of trucks

Supreme Court pulls up Delhi government and police for not following directive on polluting goods vehicles

Publication Date: 
14/08/2002
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Vehicular Pollution, Emissions Trading, Legislation, Supreme Court, Governance, Delhi, Statistics
Economy

 Barriers under pestle

There is an urgent need to rationalise traditional medicinal systems to stop unscrupulous use

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
Ritu Gupta, Tessy Koshy
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Traditional Knowledge, Health Care, Medical Research, Ayurveda, Unani, Herbal Medcine, Drugs, Legislation, WHO, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, China, North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam, United States Of America (US), Developing Countries, Statistics
India

 Dengue - reality bites

The millions affected have many to curse

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Ritu Gupta
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Tanks, Waterborne diseases, Malaria, Dengue, Urbanisation, Medical Research, Vaccination, Yellow Fever, Public Participation, WHO, Thailand, India, Delhi, Karnataka, Statistics
India

 Follow Up

The data is so old it is almost obsolete. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has brought out its report on the incidence of

Publication Date: 
14/05/2002
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Bhopal, Cancer, Research, Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR), Europe, United States Of America (US), Delhi, Bangalore (D), Mumbai, Chennai (D), Statistics
Industry

 Pedal power downplayed

A bicycle costs more, a scooter costs less. Thanks to the finance minister

Publication Date: 
14/05/2002
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Vehicular Pollution, CNG, Finance, Industry, Government Of India (GOI), China, Statistics, Two Wheelers
India

 Lull before the storm

The world is about to face the wrath of El Niño. Is India prepared for it?

Publication Date: 
14/04/2002
Ritu Gupta
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El Nino, Cyclones, India, Statistics

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