A shot in the arm for abandoned vaccine trials
With HIV spreading fast in some Third World nations, these countries have decided to end months of uncertainity by opting for vaccine trials …
IMF-Bank policies denude the environment
Dwindling forest covers are the ugly fallout for countries which had opted for projects funded by the IMF and the World Bank. The latter's …
Dolphins in danger
An ambitious airport project threatens to decimate the rare dolphins that inhabit the waters to the west of Hong Kong
Radiating confidences
An elated India is elected chairpersons of the International Atomic Energy Agency's board of governors and the organisation's member nations …
The dilemma of green funding
Can chemical companies be given the green investment pat simply for developing environment-friendly products?
Smog over electric cars
As pressure mounts on them to produce more electric cars, manufacturers question their environmental benefits
Women to the fore
The International Conference on Population and Development is doing more than just providing lip service to the cause of women
North rejects India's plea
India's request for a $2 billion grant to cut down the use of ozone-depleting substances was turned down because Northern countries felt it was …
Bickering hinders resolution
A recent meeting on biological diversity failed to establish ground rules for implementation, as the participating nations were totally unwilling …
Drugs alone do not create health
Spending heavily on medicines does not necessarily result in better health, indicate recent studies.
Oxfam takes IMF, World Bank to task
British aid agency Oxfam has criticised the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund for their economic policies in sub-Saharan Africa.
Mismanagement and squabbling galore
An interim report on project implementation by the GEF highlighted the mismanagement, wasteful expenditure and squabbling that plagues it.
Tissue transplant: by whose consent?
The removal of the corneas from the body of an accident victim in France, shocked the public and exposed the legal and ethical failings of the …
Change in immigration rules flayed
A US government plan to simplify immigration procedures for professionals in 10 short-listed vocations has come under fire
Malaysia recovers palm oil sales
Malaysian palm exports to the US have increased dramatically after Malaysia retaliated against attempts to portray the product as being dangerous …
Norway defies international ban on whaling
Norway has announced it will soon resume commercial whaling, saying it has the right to make use of its natural resources.
Tribals raise green issues in Nigerian polls
Clashes between the Ogoni tribals and the police over the laying of an oil pipeline have made ecological degradation a key issue in Nigeria's …
UN sanctions block teak trade with Cambodia
Ignoring environmental considerations, Thailand has reopened its teak trade with Myanmar, but world opinion against the radical Khmer Rouge has …
The battle is won, but who won the war?
Hiroshi Nakajima has been re-elected director of the World Health Organisation. But the road ahead promises to be bumpy for the controversial …
Clinton caught between loggers and the owl
The US President is finding it difficult to strike a policy balance between protecting the endangered spotted owl and the jobs of loggers in …
Beijing makes all-out bid to join GATT in '93
Despite indications that it may take longer, China is doggedly pursuing its goal of becoming a GATT member this year.
French lose out on fish ban, gain price hike
French demands -- backed by violent agitations -- for a ban on the entry of cheap fish into France has fallen on deaf European Community ears.
Ethanol car project turns turtle
Proalcohol, the world's biggest project on alternative fuels to run cars is in danger of being wound up.
Proposed energy tax provokes debate in USA
Even as the Clinton administration seeks to phase in a tax on gas, oil, coal and nuclear energy, oil companies complain the levy will damage …
TB threat as acute as AIDS
Infectious diseases are still the largest cause of death in the world and tuberculosis remains the leader.