Delegates from some 140 countries and territories on Thursday signed a
UN treaty to control mercury pollution after Tokyo pledged $2 billion to
help poorer nations combat pollution. It is unfortunate that there was
no representative from India at the Minamata Convention held at Kumamoto
in Japan on October 2 despite approving the draft treaty in January
this year. The government’s inexplicable decision to skip such a
historic convention has lost the country an opportunity to take global
leadership in phasing out mercury.
http://newindianexpress.com/opinion/Indias-reluctance-to-sign-mercury-treaty-unjustified/2013/11/10/article1881734.ece
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