The report presents a mixed picture. Over the past 25 years, there have been notable improvements in child well-being in the group of countries examined in this report: steady decline in child mortality, overall reduction in adolescent suicide and increase in school completion rates. But the last five years have …
After months of speculation, Brazil and India have launched a WTO dispute against the EU and the Netherlands over the seizure of generic drugs in transit. The complainants requested dispute settlement consultations on 11 May, citing a raft of EU and Dutch regulations that allow customs officials to detain goods …
Although commuters are exposed to high air pollution concentrations, little quantitative information currently exists on differences in exposure from different modes of transport, routes, and fuel types. Zuurbier et al. (p. 783) measured exposures to particle number counts (PNCs) and particulate matter ? 2.5
JAIPUR: A Dutch expert on agriculture has warned India of a food crisis unless the country makes new investments in the sector and induces young individuals to take up farming. India will have to speed up its food production otherwise it will not remain self-sufficient in food in a few …
THE seed giant Monsanto has admitted pests have developed resistance to Bt crops introduced in India. A news story published in Science on March 20, wrote Monsanto “detected unusual survival” of pink bollworms that fed on Bt cotton. Pushpa M Bhargava stated “this should be an eye opener”. Bhargava is …
Netherlands Ambassador to India Bob Hiensch launched The Netherlands Desk in Chandigarh, in conjunction with The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), Punjab and Chandigarh, today. The MoU will aim at improving Netherlands
Climate Science Takes Another Blow As Sloppy Work Erodes Credibility Of UN Climate Body Our Political Bureau NEW DELHI JUST when the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change thought it could put mistakes of the fourth assessment report behind it and carry on with its work, fresh instances of alleged manipulations …
The UN climate change panel has admitted to having imprecisely stated in a key report that 55 per cent of The Netherlands is under sea level, saying that is only the area at risk of flooding. Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Rajendra Pachauri . File Photo/AFPThe …
The UN climate change panel has admitted to having imprecisely stated in a key report that 55 per cent of The Netherlands is under sea level, saying that is only the area at risk of flooding. The Dutch government this month asked the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to …
From boils to postsurgical wound infection, there is only one genus of bacteria that keeps itself busy. This microbe resides on the skin and nose of about one-third of the world’s healthy people. Simple boils can be treated without antibiotics but infections that lead to blood poisoning need attention. The …
The antibiotic industry boomed during the 1950s. The wonder drugs were fed to human beings and animals alike. They slowly permeated the environment—factory effluents seeped into groundwater; manure and sewage contaminated the soil. Microbes adapted to the changing environment by mutating, quickly. They entered the food chain and ended in …
Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, was at the centre of a political storm after health authorities admitted they had a huge oversupply of vaccines for the H1N1 swine flu virus and were trying to sell them on to other countries. Several pharmaceutical manufacturers, led by Sanofi-Aventis, GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis, face …
NEW DELHI: People in The Netherlands are disappointed with the outcome of the climate deal at Copenhagen, Anja Timmer, Member of the Dutch Parliament, said here on Monday. Ms. Timmer told The Hindu that there was a general sense of disappointment over the deal as hopes were raised with the …
Ministry of Environment on Friday approved 2 million dollar for the Pakistan Wetlands Programme to execute the work plan of 2010. This was announced by the Federal Secretary for Environment Kamran Lashari while chairing a high level meeting. The provincial and territorial secretaries, representatives of the Wapda, Economic Affairs Division, …
To study the feasibility of coal transportation through waterways, a team of Dutch experts including two members of Netherlands Embassy visited the Haldia Dock Complex today and discussed the matter with senior port officials. The Dutch team comprising seven members will prepare a feasibility report on transportation of coal from …
To study the feasibility of coal transportation through waterways, a team of Dutch experts including two members of Netherlands Embassy visited the Haldia Dock Complex today and discussed the matter with senior port officials. The Dutch team comprising seven members will prepare a feasibility report on transportation of coal from …
Seth Borenstein Adapting to rising seas and higher temperatures is expected to be a big topic at the UN climate-change talks in Copenhagen next week, along with the projected cost -- hundreds of billions of dollars, much of it going to countries that cannot afford it. UN climate chief Yvo …
