Toxics Link - News Letter - Sept 2011

[Prashant Rajankar]

Dear friends and associates,

Greetings!

Please find the link to the September issue of Toxics Link's South Asia Newsletter - http://toxicslink.org/toxicspost/

In this issue we bring two very interesting articles; one assessing India’ E-waste Rules, 2011, which is South Asia’s first e-waste exclusive regulation; and another on Indian Railways Catering Policy 2010 (focusing primarily on the quality and hygiene).

Toxics Link’s South Asia programme on chemicals safety has entered a decisive phase with our lead (Pb) in household paints programme, e-waste management, green healthcare campaign and South Asia schools programme creating some very positive vibes across the region at policy and practice levels. We bring you recent updates on this campaign in the current issue of the bulletin.

We also bring you some interesting initiatives from the region - such as, Regional Consultative Workshop on SAARC Pesticide Information Sharing Network (SPINet), which is one of important SAARC's initiatives on chemicals management in the region. Bhutan is one country taking every possible step to conserve its biodiversity and environment. The Draft national paper on biodiversity persistence and climate change in Bhutan is one fascinating read in the newsletter.

Also find topical environment news from the region.

Do send us your feedback,

Regards,

 

Dr. Prashant Rajankar