Posterity at peril
CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT (CCHE) . New York Times . Between June 6 and August 15 . 2002 In what is being termed as the most extensive advertising campaign ever done to promote
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ECUADOR
It was in 1993 that 30,000 Ecuadorian Indians and farmers filed a petition against Texaco, the multinational oil giant, for having denigrated their homeland by way of 17 million gallons
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Sound foundation
Fly ash presents an alternative to the polluting burnt bricks
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Car ted off the roads!
WITH smog levels rising to higher than normal levels, traffic authorities banned cars off the roads of the Czech capital, Prague. Only vital traffic like taxis, buses and motorists who live in
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THAILAND
Once a symbol of the emperor, Thai elephants have been reduced to penury and beggary. Loss of habitat and livelihood has driven these elephants to the streets of Bangkok. The capital's crowded
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In the dumps
Delhi hospitals continue to flout biomedical waste management norms
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Protecting turtles
MoU to safeguard the dwindling number of turtles on the anvil in India
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Takeover threat
STATE OF THE WORLD 2002 (US $15.95), VITAL SIGNS 2002 (US $14.95); ECO-ECONOMY: BUILDING AN ECONOMY FOR THE EARTH, 2001 (US $14.95) . Lester R Brown; THE EARTH POLICY READER . Lester R. Brown, Janet
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Biomonitors
Indiscriminate pesticide use kills birds in Malda
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Chinese bicycles reach dead end
The cyclist, who has ruled Chinese streets for decades, is fast becoming an endangered species in the country, thanks to sweeping globalisation. Shenzhen China Bicycle Company, one of the biggest
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Amidst water managers
The Stockholm Water Week brought together a wealth of ideas
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Ultra low sulphur myth
The Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) is reopening the diesel versus CNG debate in Delhi. Several reports in the media have been quoting the institute to say that ultra-low sulphur diesel (ULSD)
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The World After
The World Summit on Sustainable Development wssd is over. The best thing about it is that it could have been much worse. As I write this with regret and bitterness about the idealism of times gone
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The written code
Based on public hearings, environmental clearances are given to companies concerned
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Repackaging plastics
to broadbase the use of plastics in an eco-friendly manner, the ministry of environment and forests ( m o ef ) has cons tituted a national task force headed by D K Biswas,
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The EPA is a weak agency
<font class='UCASE'>Armin Rosencranz</font> , the founder and president emeritus of the Pacific Environment and Resources Centre in California, US, spoke to <font class='UCASE'>Madhumita Dutta</font> about environmental conservation in his country. He
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In Short
sonia's take: While the Centre plans to move the National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill in the current session of Parliament, Congress president Sonia Gandhi recently suggested four amendments to
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Good gas
malaria research has thrown up yet another factor which determines why the disease varies in its manifestations in different people, from children to adults. Nitric oxide, a toxic gas and an air
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MONEYMAKERS
power shift: After making waves in the wind energy sector, the Madras-based NEPC group is all set to shine on the solar energy scene. The group holds 80 per cent of the market share in wind energy
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In praise of bikes
Bicycle ownership in Asia, currently more than 400 million, is growing rapidly. In India, bicycles account for 30-50 per cent of traffic on primary urban roads. The advantages of biking are as