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This is for Meenal and the Mirror

Saturday will be the last time the Mumbai Mirror will hit newsstands as a daily.Two Saturdays ago, its owners, the Times of India group, shocked the city by deciding to convert the Mirror into a......

'Why are politicians handing over our forests to corporate houses?'

'How can protecting our forests be described as anti-national and promoting the economic interests of a company like Essar Energy with its head office registered in London be called as having......

Mumbai choking on e-waste; 19,000 tons/year

The city faces grave health and environmental risks posed by a whopping 19,000 tonnes of electronic waste produced in Mumbai, apart from a good amount of the same being imported clandestinely, a......

President Kalam's mantra for national prosperity

This is the complete text of President A P J Abdul Kalam's address to the nation on the eve of the country's 56th Republic Day:Dear Citizens,On the eve of the 56th Republic Day of India, my......

India dumping ground for ewastes

India along with other Asian countries like Pakistan and China are increasingly becoming a dumping ground for hazardous wastes from old computers and electronic items, an environment organisation......

Tanishq, TBZ, Kalyan under human rights lens

Totally 13 global brands were surveyed by NGO on whether they ensured human right protection while sourcing gold and diamonds Human Right Watch, a London-based NGO active in the field, has rated......

Corporations, children and responsibility

Companies can be more alert on how various aspects of their operations impact children, writes Rajni Bakshi.Corporations are now among the most powerful entities on earth. Children are the......

Govt to find toxicity levels in soft toys

The government has undertaken a study to find out toxicity levels in soft toys after some non-government organisations reported the presence of cadmium and lead in them. The study will be......

Of child labour and shattered dreams

Jyothi Ramulla Naga is 4 feet tall. From sunup to sundown she is hunched over in the fields of a cottonseed farm in southern India, earning 20 cents an hour. Farmers in the Uyyalawada region......

E-waste, a major threat to environment

Computers causing pollution it is hard to believe but experts say that discarded computers or e-waste contain many toxic materials - and is fast emerging as a major health and environment hazard......

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This is for Meenal and the Mirror

'Why are politicians handing over our forests to corporate houses?'

Mumbai choking on e-waste; 19,000 tons/year

President Kalam's mantra for national prosperity

India dumping ground for ewastes

Tanishq, TBZ, Kalyan under human rights lens

Corporations, children and responsibility

Govt to find toxicity levels in soft toys

Of child labour and shattered dreams

E-waste, a major threat to environment

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