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Industrialised countries uneasy at the prospect of a shift from traditional political rights for the individual to rights that link communities and the environment?
Industrialised countries uneasy at the prospect of a shift from traditional political rights for the individual to rights that link communities and the environment?
29/06/1993
Emission warranty and recall system have compelled the automobile manufacturers in the US and Sweden to take serious anti pollution measures
Yet again, DTC plays games on the conversion of its buses to CNG
14/04/2001
The UN is finalising a draft declaration on special rights for indigenous people, but this is being opposed by some governments.
29/06/1993
On May 18, 1999, the United Nations Environment Programme announced that it had elected Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan to the prestigious ranks of its Global 500 Roll of Honour for the company's
14/07/1999
P R Mishra used the power of the community to transform the barren landscape of Sukhomajri into a model for forest regeneration
Public pressure forces SIAM to give emissions warranty
The committee headed by N K Ganguly, director general, Indian Council of Medical Research, has finally made its recommendations, mooting a final product standard to regulate soft drinks.
Laporia, Jaipur, Rajasthan
National constitutions have rarely established environmental rights as human rights, but an increasing number recognise the right to a healthy environment and have provisions directed at environmental protection:
29/06/1993
Daewoo is the only transnational company in the Indian market that is not interested in getting on to the diesel bandwagon. In an interview with Down To Earth , Anuj Pattanaik, general manager marketing of Daewoo Motors India Ltd, explains the reaso
14/07/1999
In the absence of appropriate regulations, liberalisation of the Indian auto industry will ruin public health
14/07/1999
The inspection and maintenance programme is nothing more than testing tailpipes of vehicles in India. The government should stop wasting resources over this system, which ensures neither compliance nor clean air
India's chief ministers are beginning to take note of environmental problems. But just about. The Centre for Science and Environment conducted a survey of <i>Down To Earth</i> readers and India's environmentalists. A report on the nature of the work carri
14/02/1999
Certification in India is a sham. It is done in the most non transparent manner
Swedish tests reveal that increase in emissions of in-use vehicles is higher than expected
The current method of environmental regulation has failed to monitor industrial pollution in India. It is not just ineffective but expensive too. Some countries are using alternative approaches but with mixed results