Sunday, February 14, 1999
Ban fails to stop toxic imports
The Delhi High Court has banned the import of toxic waste since April 1997. However, the Vinod Vaish committee of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has taken a controversial decision to import 14,000 tonnes of zinc ash, a potential toxic waste product.
CII-Canada tie-up looks towards environment savvy industry
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has been playing a pioneering role in the cause of environment in industry. Since the past few years, CII has undertaken an environment management project in collaboration with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
Manmohan calls for hike in savings rate to spur growth
Former union finance minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday stressed the need for an agenda to increase the annual savings rate by 0.5% to enable a capital formation of 30% of GDP and 8% economic growth.
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