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Tag Archives: Developing Countries
Mercury ban agreed – Global treaty to control neurotoxin
Global treaty to control neurotoxin OVER 120 nations have agreed to have legally binding measures to control the pollution by mercury, a neurotoxin. Formal negotiations for the treaty will begin in 2010. The agreement, reached at the 25th session of … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, News, Pollution
Tagged Developing Countries, European Union (EU), India, Kenya, Mercury, Pesticides And Toxins
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Pyrrhic Victory
The US steals Kamal Nath’s party in Geneva The trade talks at the World Trade Organization headquarters in Geneva collapsed in the last week of July. The Union minister for Commerce, Kamal Nath, said India would not accede to the … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, India, News
Tagged * Imports, Agriculture, Cotton, Developing Countries, Farmers, India, Subsidies, Switzerland, Trade, United States Of America (US), WTO
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On Tenterhooks in Geneva – Developing countries push for markets at WTO Mini-Ministerial
Developing countries push for markets at WTO mini-ministerial Farmers’ associations all over India were holding protests demanding exclusion of agriculture as an agenda in the World Trade Organization (wto) talks, even as the organization’s mini-ministerial debated ways to secure “meaningful … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, India, News
Tagged * Imports, Agriculture, Developing Countries, European Union (EU), Farmers, Food Security, India, Subsidies, Trade, WTO
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