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| Name of the Collection | Praful Bidwai |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | I. Subject-wise Research Material, 1930-2017 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | I. Environment, 1978-2013 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 7 |
| Abstract | Greenpeace documents on toxic waste: a) Includes Ann Leonard’s article titled ‘South Asia: The new target of international waste traders’, briefing paper by Ann Leonard on Pepsi’s plastic activities in India and a case study on hazardous technology transfer from Norway to India. Also, includes an investigative report titled ‘Slow-Motion Bhopal: Toxic Waste Exports and Recycling in India’, a media release regarding demands for ban on toxic waste trade & a document titled ‘Warning: Australia wants to sell you toxic waste’ b) Includes memorandum to Minister of Environment regarding dumping of hazardous and toxic waste on Indian shores, a news release on the 10th anniversary of the Basel convention, a Greenpeace publication titled Ships for Scrap: Steel and Toxic Wastes for Asia - The health and environmental hazards in recipient states & A fact-finding mission to the Indian shipbreaking yards in Alang and Bombay, etc. |
| Author | _ |
| Recipient | _ |
| Keywords | Greenpeace; Toxic waste |
| Start Date “Period From” | December 1993 |
| End Date “Period To” | December 1998 |
| Extent | 0 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Printed & Photocopy |
| Language | English |
| Remarks | 2 photos (colour) |
| Source/Link | _ |
| Donor | The papers were part of the collection of books received by Ashoka Library |
| Donation Date | 2018 |
| Custodian | Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |
