Action falls short as far as industrial effluent pollution in India is concerned

There are lapses in implementation of laws and court judgements 

NEWS SNIPPETS

Parties to Stockholm Convention endorse agroecology as the best alternative to endosulfan

Pesticide’s use restricted to limited number of crops

Tarballs on India’s west coast: A tale of shifting responsibilities

Tarballs are hazardous to human life and marine biodiversity 

UN report warns of effects of urban expansion on biodiversity

Urban areas set to triple by 2030; population to touch 4.9 billion

South Africa to phase in carbon tax from 2015

Tax to increase at 10 per cent per year; draft policy sets relief limits

Alternatives to endosulfan

FAO to give suggestions on the pesticide to committee on persistent organic pollutants

People do pay for latrines

Supreme Court asks Centre to submit endosulfan disposal plan

Sets deadline of July 23

Use of toxic chemical HBCD severely restricted under Stockholm Convention

The persistent organic pollutant is used in building insulation, especially in the EU

Updates From Rio

Latest from Bonn climate negotiations

Pesticide manufacturers want to export more endosulfan

Apex court asks them to file application

India softens its stand on endosulfan

Endosulfan: meet in Geneva begins, India still in denial

Sharad Pawar says many states had asked him not to ban the pesticide

World Water Week discusses green options to manage water resources

Municipality in South Africa awarded for water and sanitation work