The report forecasts global economic growth to 2.6% in 2024, barely above the 2.5% threshold commonly associated with a recessionary phase. The report says the prevailing focus on inflation overshadows urgent issues like trade disruptions, climate change and rising inequalities. It advocates for structural reforms and coordinated global efforts, proposing …
Wajad ali shah , the last nawab of Avadh (Oudh), reaches out for an intricately carved silver khaas daan (a container for betel leaf) and gingerly takes out a green triangle dangling from one of the fine silver chains. Putting it in his mouth, he ruminates, savouring its flavour as …
india has signed the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, which is the only international framework that regulates trade in genetically modified (gm) products. The protocol allows countries to ban the import of gm seeds, microbes, animals and crops that they believe is harmful to their environment. The pact also stipulates that …
It is a common sight near every forest area to see loaded trucks making their way through the dark cover of the night. The first thought that crosses one’s mind is that they are weighed down with timber. Wrong. Many times, what is being carried out is the herbal treasure …
In April 1999, a director of a reputed environmental organisation in Dehradun was tipped off about 12 trucks waiting at the check-post in Dehradun. They were carrying in various quantities medicinal plants that did not feature in the list of ntfp allowed to be collected in the region comprising Uttaranchal, …
The Indian herbal industry is estimated to have a turnover of Rs 2,300 crore annually. It is also involved in the export of finished products, intermediaries and bulk raw materials. More than 90 per cent of the plant species used by the industry are, however, collected from the wild of …
Considering the shortage of medicinal plants and the need to sustain ism, cultivation and sustainable harvesting of plants from the wild has become absolutely necessary. One way of solving the problem would be to encourage cultivation by small farmers and tribal people and make big manufacturers of herbal products source …
Realising the importance of medicinal plants in the health care system available to the poor people, the department of family welfare of the mohfw started the vanaspati van yojna as part of the reproductive and child health programme in October 1997. In other words, it means converting large areas of …
Three hours from Madurai is Shenbaha Thopu. Rich in forest wealth, the peripheries of the forests are inhabited by 24 families of the Pallyan community who have traditionally been involved in the collection of non-timber forest produce (ntfp). Now something else has become a part and parcel of their lives: …
While tiger parts, ivory and sandalwood smuggling continue to attract all the public attention, what India is losing is its medicinal wealth to well-organised smuggling networks run by thousands of Veerappans all across the country. Mum's the word on the trade practices, while forests, whether in the north, south, east …
in what is termed as environmental racism, a consignment of 118 tonnes of used neuro-toxic mercury from the us is on its way to an undisclosed location in India. It is reported that a portion of the mercury has reached a purification centre in Albany, New York, from where it …
many medicinal plants species in Meghalaya and other north-eastern states are on the verge of extinction because of uncontrolled and illegal trade. This was stated in a recent report of the Trade Records Analysis of flora and Fauna in Commerce , India. The report also recommended that Coptis teeta and …
it's November. Time for Gloriosa superba popularly known as glory lily to bloom. A few hours drive from the temple town Madurai in Tamil Nadu, it has indeed blossomed and covered hundred of hectares of land with its red flowers. It does make a pretty sight. But under the red …
a multi-billion dollar civil lawsuit is going to be filed against the us tobacco companies by the European Commission. The commission alleged that it has lost tax revenue worth billions of dollars because of the us cigarettes being illegally sold in Europe. The commission says it has got evidence to …
a medicinal plant stakeholders meeting was organised by Trade Record and Analysis of Flora and Fauna In Commerce ( traffic ) India, on 6-7 November, 2000. Trade-related issues of medicinal plants were discussed during the meeting. Speaking at the inauguration, Shailaja Chandra, secretary of the department of Indian systems of …
anti-dumping duties imposed on India by the European Union (eu) have been declared inconsistent with free trade rules, by the World Trade Organisation (wto). Starting from 1997, eu had imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of cotton bed linen from Egypt, Pakistan and India. "eu should formulate its trade policies in …
japanese whale hunting is undermining international efforts to protect endangered whale species, according to the us . Consequently, the Clinton administration is planning to impose economic sanctions on Japan. The us officials said that Japanese fishing fleets would not be allowed to operate within 320 kilometres of the us Exclusive …
international efforts to restore the ozone layer are being threatened by a flourishing black market of chlorofluorocarbons (cfcs), said Paul Frasier, senior principal research scientist with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation of Australia. According to him, the smuggling is being done on a small scale, but it …
Toxic waste from the Thor Chemicals' mercury processing plant is contaminating the groundwater in KwaZulu-Natal, according to the environment justice networking forum (EJNF) of South Africa. The plant treats and stores toxic waste imported from developed countries in Europe and elsewhere. The state department of environmental affairs and tourism took …
india and Nepal have decided to work more closely towards taming the numerous rivers originating from Nepal and passing through India to control annual flooding of the Indo-Gangetic plains. Termed as
