Government proposes. Industry disposes. Programmes for cleaning up have very largely gone by the wayside

A green agenda based on the paradigm of pollution prevention can rescue the small scale industry

Africa s lax biopiracy laws leave its rich biodiversity exposed

INDIAN AGRICULTURE UNDER SCAN This site scores quite a few firsts. The obvious one - it discusses Indian agriculture, or to be precise the politics and economics of Indian agriculture. Then, it

Emil Salim, chair of the global preparatory committee for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (wssd) and former Indonesian environment minister has urged India's Prime Minister, Atal Bihari

Clear policies are needed on treatment of animals to avoid polarisation of views

World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, August 26 September 4, 2002

cashew farmers in Kerala are a hapless lot. They are dogged by the falling prices of their produce and stiff competition caused by the wto regime. However, there is hope in going organic.

Developing countries also fear the huge costs associated with greener technologies, which will be unbearable by their domestic industries. It could make their goods uncompetitive in western markets.

However, the Doha declaration does not take a decision on whether countries with insufficient or no manufacturing capacities in the pharmaceutical sector will be allowed to import generic drugs to

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