A breath of fresh air

Article Abstract:

The Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) lobby group is forcing the Indian government to adapt new regulations for reducing air pollution, climate change, water management, pesticides and poverty. The CEO of CSE, Sunita Narain, has described the accomplishments of CSE in banning the sales of soft drinks like Coca-Cola and PepsiCo at schools, hospitals and government-owned offices and also its anti-pollution campaign in Delhi and in Ahmedabad.

Scientific Research and Development Services, Management dynamics, Air Pollution Control, Waste Management and Remediation Services, Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs, India, Professional Organizations, Air Pollution Control Programs, Water Resources-Total Govt, Administration of Environmental Quality Programs, Noncommercial research organizations, Water Management, Scientific Membership Assns, Nonprofit Scientific Institutions, Management, Environmental aspects, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Water, Company business management, Air quality management, Water resource management, Scientific societies, Science organizations

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Japanese call for more bite in animal rules

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The Japanese parliament is preparing an updated version of the 1973 animal welfare law, which is expected to pass by June 2005. This has led to a debate between animal-welfare activists and researchers in Japan over how strictly the use of animals in the country's labs should be controlled.

Japan, Animal Services, Except Veterinary, Animal Welfare, Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations, Animal experimentation

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