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PESTICIDES IN BOTTLED WATER: UPDATE
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Events have moved fast since the release of the CSE
analytical study on pesticide residues in bottled water in Delhi and Mumbai.Industry has
tried to fudge and convolute the issue. But with little success. Government has notified
new standards for pesticide residues. The new norms are quantified and stringent. The
methodology for detecting has been amended as well:
http://www.cseindia.org
Media and public support has been overwhelming.
Editorials in leading national dailies are calling for increased focus on sensible
institutional structures needed for setting better standards to address public health
concerns. Cartoonists have captured the issue best The story unfolds...
http://www.cseindia.org
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LATEST IN DOWN TO EARTH MAGAZINE
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MINOR PRODUCE, MAJOR
BUSINESS
Minor forest produce generates 55-75 per cent of the forestry sector export earnings. But
its market that works through a complex web of gatherers, retailers, wholesalers,
exporters, suppliers and commission agents is secretive, exploitative, and completely out
of control. The people who roam the forest to collect are the most neglected hub in the
web More in the latest Down To Earth magazine:
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/cover.asp?FolderName=20030228&FileNAme=Anal&sid=1&sec_id=7
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GREEN SIGNALS FROM
CELLPHONE COMPANIES
In a ringing endorsement of eco-friendly practices, 10 major cellular phone manufacturers
agree on the safer disposal of hazardous wastes generated from the disposal of cell phones
at the Sixth Conference of Parties (CoP-6) to the Basel Convention Read complete article:
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/full6.asp?foldername=20030228&filename=News&sec_id=4&sid=7
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From the DTE Editor’s Desk
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No Immunization Against Plastics
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Plastics consumption in India trebles every decade,
with horrible health implications. Sensible policies and recycling initiatives can reduce
their impact More in latest Health Newsletter:
http://www.cseindia.org
PLASTIC DREAMS OR PLASTIC NIGHTMARES?
A Gobar Times special edition produced by children:
http://www.gobartimes.org
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Media Workshop on Vehicular Air Pollution
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National and international experts demystified the science and
realpolitik of vehicular air pollution to South Asia media professionals (New Delhi, Feb
20-21, 2003) Read workshop report, download photos:
http://www.cseindia.org
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