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Product with a bite
Southern Mexico's Chiapas state boasts of a bizarre export: radiated flesh-eating flies. Chiapas' capital, Tuxtla Gutierrez, is home to an unusual screwworm factory which breeds millions of insects
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In the soup
Lawyers in the US recently filed a revised complaint alleging that fast food group McDonald's was making misleading nutritional claims. The original suit was filed last August by the parents of two
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Monsoon prediction model
a new method that used the Bangladesh monsoon to make a monsoon prediction model could end the woes of millions of farmers. The method was used for the first time to produce forecasts of 20-25 days
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Danger in store
US nuclear waste disposed of inappropriately
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Requiem for the world we know
Recently, I met some senior British diplomats. Conversa tion moved to the impending war in Iraq and its rationa lity . It became heated. I wish to share a piece of Bushspeak the discussion ended
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Even the womb does not protect against pesticides
Air pollution is certainly an enemy of health. But there are others that may be even nastier. Chlorpyrifos a pesticide that can easily enter the human foodchain has more victims to its credit than carcinogenic air pollutants such as Polycyclic Aromati
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Well oiled racket
Two incidents of illegal handling of waste oil have come to light recently, underscoring the fact that trade in the hazardous product continues unabated in India
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Delhi government's plan to curb vehicular emissions
The Delhi government in a letter to the Union ministry of road transport and highways (mrth) has suggested an improved inspection and maintenance programme for vehicles in use in the capital. The
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Back to school
The Afghanistan government and UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) will begin a new training programme for teachers before the new school year begins next month. Four million Afghan children are
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Dressed down
The Supreme Court (SC) recently demanded a status report from the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government on the implementation of previous orders to establish oxidation ponds to treat industrial waste. The
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Why should progress be putrid?
Last time I wrote about the cycle of poison, where one toxic substance is replaced with another, equally toxic, one. This cycle, I wrote, is exactly like the modern eco nomy where business is
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US environmental protection agency under fire
the us environmental protection agency (epa) has been issued an ultimatum. The attorneys general of three us states
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Motor Vehicle Inspection in the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi: a plan for progress
This paper will review the role of I/M in a comprehensive motor vehicle pollution control strategy, summarise the international experience with a good I/M programme, review and critique the current pollution
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Highway projects mow down ecolaws
India"s road networking plan, one of the few projects that are progressing ahead of schedule, is flouting a number of environmental guidelines
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Ailing Afghanistan
The first comprehensive UN survey of Afghanistan's environment brings out the dismal state of affairs in the country. After more than two decades of war and three years of drought, air and water
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Smoggy days in Kathmandu
Rising pollution levels in Nepal's Kathmandu valley are a cause for concern. In a recent survey, tourists singled out air pollution as the most disturbing factor during their stay in the country.
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No US entry for polluting Mexican trucks
a us federal appeals court recently blocked President George Bush's plans to open all highways in the country to Mexican trucks. The court ordered that the vehicles could not be allowed entry until
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Clean coal technologies lie untapped
Faltering steps and narrow vision thwarts decades of research
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Stop the cycle of poison
After we released our study on pesticide residues on bottled water, an experienced science journalist called me to verify something I had said in the press conference. He wanted to know if it was