Tag Archives: Trade

[India] Asbestos, endosulfan escape blacklist

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Ravleen

India blocked export restrictions on them at Rotterdam Convention. India yet again played spoilsport by preventing chrysotile asbestos and endosulfan from being included in Annex III of UN’s Rotterdam Convention that brands them hazardous. Had the two been included in … Continue reading →

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Pyrrhic Victory

Posted on August 30, 2008 by Ravleen

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 →

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On Tenterhooks in Geneva – Developing countries push for markets at WTO Mini-Ministerial

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Ravleen

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 →

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EU Bans Indian Guar Gum

Posted on October 14, 2007 by Ravleen

The guar gum trade in India has suffered a setback after the European Union (EU) banned import of non-certified guar gum from India. The move came after dioxins and pentachlorophenols were found in a consignment delivered by India Glycol, a … Continue reading →

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