Wildlife

 Selling on the sly

A recent study by the us-based Wildlife Conservation Society reveals that the quantity of shark fins in Asian markets could be double the previous estimates. The United Nations Food and Agriculture

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30/03/2003
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Crustaceans, Trade, Wildlife, Imports, Research, Hong Kong, United States Of America (US)
Agriculture

 Lost chance

Gridlock over farm trade issues continues

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30/03/2003
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Agriculture, Trade, WTO, Subsidies, Kenya, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, India, Developing Countries
Industry

 Kerala woes industry

the two-day Global Investors Meet (gim) in Kochi on January 18 has sparked the development debate afresh in Kerala. gim was the first ever attempt by the state government to attract investors from

Publication Date: 
27/02/2003
Surendranath C
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Ecotourism, Mining, Trade, Industry, Kerala
Industry

 Under fire

The European court of first instance in Luxembourg recently refused to shield three of the world's largest tobacco companies from legal action linked to cigarette smuggling. The move was initiated

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14/02/2003
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Tobacco, Trade, Economy, Smoking, Industry, Europe, European Union (EU)
Environment

 Public verdict

Cement packing unit stalled

Publication Date: 
30/12/2002
Nidhi Jamwal
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Environment, Pollution Control, Noise Pollution, Fisheries, Trade, Coal, Emissions Trading, Cement Industry, Public Participation, Ireland, Gujarat, Kerala
India

 The pig headed species

Overzealous conservationists block progress at CITES meet
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14/12/2002
Nitin Sethi
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CITES, Whales, Trade, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Elephant, Africa, Norway, Brazil, Chile, India, European Union (EU)
India

 She walks in oblivion

Society itself doesn’t care to know about headloading

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14/12/2002
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Forest Products, Wood, Firewood, Trade, Renewable Energy, Biomass, Drought, Headloaders, Women, Rural Development, Poverty, Supreme Court, India, Jharkhand
Environment

 Tangible shift

Bioprocessing - the Indian leather industry braces itself for an environmental facelift

Publication Date: 
14/12/2002
Kushal P S Yadav
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Environment, Leather Industry, Trade, Solid Waste, Biotechnology, Legislation, Government Of India (GOI), Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Developing Countries, Waste Recycling
Fisheries

 Fish on the front burner

Marine species likely to top CITES meet agenda

Publication Date: 
29/11/2002
Nitin Sethi
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CITES, Corals, Fisheries, Trade, Elephant, Africa, Kenya, Norway, India, Sustainable Development
Water Resources

 In the dragnet

Yet another case of dumping of banned waste in developing countries has surfaced, this time in Cambodia. In the latest crackdown, three persons were arrested for unauthorised shipping of plastic bags

Publication Date: 
30/10/2002
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Trade, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Cambodia, China, Developing Countries, Toxins

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