The illegal trade in chemicals
<p>Chemicals provide important benefits to society and play a vital role in the global economy, but they also carry risks for the environment and human health, with greater risks to vulnerable social groups.
Toxic Wastes
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Limited laws
toxic waste from metal mining poses a major threat to environment and human health across Europe, and existing laws can do little to solve the problem, according to the World Wide Fund for
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UNITED NATIONS
Developing countries should have tougher safeguards against the production and storage of hazardous chemicals. This was stated recently in the UN Environment Programme's 18-point strategy for
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In Brief
PILE OF PERIL: Toxic waste from piles of unused pesticides in Africa is threatening people's health and the environment. Despite several clean-up measures by the Rome-based Food and Agriculture
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Toxic food
Banned toxic chemicals that can cause cancer are sneaking into food more often and at higher levels than anyone suspected. Tests on over 20,000 food samples in Belgium in the wake of a massive food
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UNITED NATIONS
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN Industrial Deve lopment Organisa tion (UNIDO) have launched a new website on the cost-effective means of phasing out the extremely toxic and ozone
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Dismal picture of Maharashtra's environment
Almost 75 per cent sewage treatment plants in Maharashtra run without valid consents, reveals Maharashtra's State of Environment Report, 2007. The report, a public document released by Maharashtra
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Amongst footloose workers
Reminiscences from a visit to Alang about 10 years back
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FOLLOW UP
In the continuing drive against polluting industries, members of a special vigilance team raided and sealed about 18 units in Vishwas Nagar, Azad Nagar and Krishna Nagar areas of East Delhi
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Inextricably linked
A United Nations report highlights the connection between environment and health
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UNITED NATIONS
According to a common position paper adopted by 16 UN organisations, India has the largest number of child workers in the world. The paper was launched by the UN resident co-ordinator of India,