Natural Disasters

 Forced migration

A disaster the world prefers to forget

Publication Date: 
29/09/2003
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Natural Disasters, Migration, Displacement, Global, Statistics
Industry

 The hunt for new markets

What liberalising trade on environmental goods and services in the WTO is about

Publication Date: 
30/08/2003
Clifford Polycarp
Down to Earth
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Environment, WTO, GATT, Industry, Legislation, New Zealand, Developing Countries, Statistics
India

 Looking for the right bait

Developing countries like India need to be prepared for multilateral negotiations.

Publication Date: 
29/04/2003
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CITES, Fish, Fisheries, Fish Processing, Fish Marketing, Trade, WTO, Economy, Subsidies, Exports, India, Statistics, Developing Countries
India

 Printers' devil

The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court has ordered the relocation of Sanganer’s polluting dyeing and printing units within a year. Failure to comply with the directive would result in their closure

Publication Date: 
14/04/2003
Kushal P S Yadav
Down to Earth
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Pollution, Groundwater Pollution, Industrial Dispersal, Health Effects, Textile Industry, Irrigation, Trade, Traditional Knowledge, Hazardous Products, Legislation, High Court, India, Rajasthan, Statistics
India

 The other war

Natural disasters wreaking widespread havoc

Publication Date: 
14/04/2003
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Natural Disasters, Bangladesh, Statistics
Industry

 Statutory warning

Over 15 billion cigarettes are smoked everyday!

Publication Date: 
14/03/2003
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Health Effects, Asthma, Cancer, Smoking, Industry, Statistics
Industry

 A few questions

Why are there pesticide residues in bottled water? This isn"t an isolated query. It condenses 3-4 lines of questioning: • What kind of water do companies use as raw material?

Publication Date: 
14/02/2003
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Pesticides, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Health Effects, DDT, Lindane, Malathion, Pesticide Residues, Industry, India, Delhi, Statistics
Economy

 Miles to go

before this SUV can come clean

Publication Date: 
30/01/2003
Down to Earth
Tags:
Fuel Quality, Economy, Fuel Reprocessing, Auto Industry, Statistics, Vehicles
Air Pollution

 Polluting oligopoly

A clutch of automakers to blame for almost all of the tailpipe emissions in the US

Publication Date: 
14/01/2003
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Auto Industry, Research, NGO, United States Of America (US), Statistics
India

 Face death now

Some languages are murdered

Publication Date: 
30/12/2002
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Tags:
Endangered Species, Tribals, Biodiversity, Research, Human Rights, Africa, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Brazil, India, Rajasthan, Statistics

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