Indian firms exporting toxic paint to neighbours (Bangladesh & Nepal)

[integra]

see there's your frustation. Hurling insults at others...but atleast type those word which you feel are slangs because you really seem to be an expert in regional dialects..

Let me clarify, as you are as much flamboyant as a toddler

ato porishkar bangla kotha thke sikhli? R kiser source ja giye dekh kolkata gamma + r tor dacca shunyo. R oisb biased source onyo jaegae giye de!!

read this and ask any other Bangali if this is the right way to address someone
of comparable age in conversations. If you still insist this is not abusing
then you've lost one hour from my precious life. Translating will certainly
not work here, knowing that brings the topic of escapism.

 

[integra]

Lagta hai integra ji bhag gaye hai!!

Seems you lack the sense to acknowledge the presence
of someone you are having a debate with. FacePalm.

 

[Zabaniyah]

Seems you lack the sense to acknowledge the presence
of someone you are having a debate with. FacePalm.

Ignore him, he is clearly trolling.

 

[integra]

o well, whatever,
now back on topic.

It should be noted that there are
new players on the field regarding Paints.
They include RAK paints, Pailac, Nikko(still under construction).
Berger in Bangladesh though having a significant market share
will lose if they don't follow regulations. The officials are getting
grippy nowadays. If I'm not wrong its a sister concern so
the paints are supposed to be produced locally with imported materials.
So theoretically both sides are supposed to be blamed.

Anyways the new trends in design is to compose the
facade with exposed brick and concrete so paints
will face tough days ahead!

 

[asad71]

I don't think there is anything wrong with economically disadvantaged going to prestigious schools.

In my school, which is one of those exclusive schools, the second oldest English medium school in India, we had Anglo Indian boys who were foundationers i.e. paid by the School as per our Founder's Will. In fact, as per his Will, foundationers were to be of all religions, but the Church conveniently forget this aspect. The Foundationers were children of railway drivers, guards, mechanics and so on. The school polished them up and they became reputed citizens of India and abroad. Just one example since people would identify him, Cliff Richard, the famous English singer (Living Doll, You are my theme for a dream etc), is an Anglo Indian and from my school. If he did not have this education, then he would not be where he is.

The school darwan's son. Javed, is in my school free and he is my ward's classmate. I daresay, my ward is in anyway handicapped with him as his best friend. I would say, it is good that my ward is understanding what is reality of life and will be able to be a normal person.

Cliff Richard is from St Placid's, Chittagong, BD. The school is no more exclusive.

 

[INDIAISM]

When did you see that I said dhaka is better then delhi or mumbai??? Still dhaka legged behind those cities n need to develop to catch them in the coming years. But if you compare bangladesh with west bengal or NE India it is ahead of them as those regions are backward and relatively dirt poor in India with virtually no industry.

hmmmm
State----------------------------pr capita income $

West bengal---------------------------------1077
Arunachal pradesh-----------------------1090
Sikkim -----------------------------------------1033
Mizoram--------------------------------------- 971
Meghalya--------------------------------------899
Tripura-----------------------------------------756
Assam------------------------------------------574
Nagaland-------------------------------------453

Now coming to bangladesh as per IMF per capita gdp of bangladesh in 2009 was 638.....

 

[asad71]

This thread is not about airports. Some Indian posters have deliberately moved into one in their effort to sabotage good discussion on BD.


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[integra]

This thread is not about airports. Some Indian posters have deliberately moved into one in their effort to sabotage good discussion on BD.


Best Airports in Asia
Best Airports - 2010 Worst Airports - 2010

(1) Singapore
(2) Seoul Incheon
(3) Hong Kong
(4) Bangkok
(5) Kuala Lumpur
(6) Tokyo Narita
(7) Hyderabad
(8) Taipei Taoyuan
(9) --
(10) --

Worst Airports - 2010

(1) Manila
(2) New Delhi
(3) Beijing
(4) Bombay
(5) Islamabad
(6) Hanoi
(7) Chennai
(8) Jakarta
(9) Bangalore
(10) Denpasar

Singapore certainly is not on par
with the new one in kuala lampur
otherwise a justifiable list.

 

[asad71]

That post#151 is total bakwas. See the truth below. Also recollect what Indian Nobel Laureate Amrity Sen has told Indians quite recently, that BD was doing better than India. Don't ask for any link. Get it yourself, and talk of Indian paints being toxic.

hmmmm
State----------------------------pr capita income $

West bengal---------------------------------1077
Arunachal pradesh-----------------------1090
Sikkim -----------------------------------------1033
Mizoram--------------------------------------- 971
Meghalya--------------------------------------899
Tripura-----------------------------------------756
Assam------------------------------------------574
Nagaland-------------------------------------453

Now coming to bangladesh as per IMF per capita gdp of bangladesh in 2009 was 638.....

Economy of Bangladesh

Kawran Bazar (A commercial hub of Bangladesh)
Rank 47
Currency Bangladesh Taka (BDT)
Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June
Trade organisations WTO, WCO, IOR-ARC, SAFTA, D8
Statistics
GDP growth 6% (2010 est.)
GDP per capita $1,700 (2010 est. PPP)
GDP by sector agriculture: (18.6%), industry: (28.6%), services: (52.8%) (2009 est.)
Inflation (CPI) 5.4% (2009 est.)
Population
below poverty line 30% (2011 est.)
Gini index 33.2 (2005)
Labour force 73.87 million country comparison to the world: 8

remittances estimated at $10.9 billion in 2009-10 (2009 est.)
Labour force
by occupation Agriculture (45%), industry (30%), services (25%) (2008 est.)
Unemployment 5.1% (2010 est.)
Main industries cotton textiles, jute, garments, tea processing, leather, fish, ocean going ship building, paper and newsprint, cement, chemical fertilizer, light engineering, sugar, cane
Ease of Doing Business Rank 107th[1]
External
Exports $25 billion (2010-2011)
Export goods garments, textiles, jute and jute goods, ships, leather, produce, frozen fish and seafood, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, cement
Main export partners US 31.8%, EU 12.9%, Germany 10.9%, UK 7.9%, France 5.2%, Netherlands 5.2%, Kuwait 4.9%, Japan 4.5%

Italy 4.42% (2010)
Imports $24 billion (2009-2010)
Import goods machinery and equipment, chemicals, iron and steel, raw cotton, food, crude oil and petroleum products,
Main import partners China 11.4%, Singapore 9.1%, India 8.5%, Hong Kong 7.1%, Japan 6.5%, U.S 5.1% (2008 est.)
Gross external debt $15.23 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
Public finances
Public debt $1.2 billion (June 2008 est.)
Revenues $19.1 billion (2008-2009 est.)
Expenses $25.8 billion (2008-2009 est.)
Economic aid $.957 billion (2010 est.)
Credit rating BB- (Domestic)
BB- (Foreign)
BB- (T&C Assessment)
(Standard & Poor's)[2]
Main data source: CIA World Fact Book
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars

India
Economy of the Federal States For Year 2010 & Population for Year 2011



Financial Year 2010
State Rank State/Union Territory Region Population (2011) in 000 Indian Rupee (Ten Million) US Dollar (Billion) %age of Total GDP Per-capita Income (INR)


1 Maharashtra West 112,373 901,330 $190.31 14.46% 74,027
2 Uttar Pradesh North 199,581 519,899 $109.77 8.34% 23,132
3 Andhra Pradesh South 84,666 475,267 $100.35 7.63% 51,025
4 Tamil Nadu South 72,139 464,009 $97.97 7.45% 62,499
5 Gujarat West 60,384 429,356 $90.65 6.89% 63,961
6 West Bengal East 91,348 400,561 $84.57 6.43% 41,469
7 Karnataka South 61,131 335,747 $70.89 5.39% 50,676
8 Rajasthan North 68,621 255,440 $53.93 4.10% 34,189
9 Kerala South 33,388 230,316 $48.63 3.70% 59,179
10 Madhya Pradesh North 72,598 216,958 $45.81 3.48% 27,250
11 Haryana North 25,353 216,287 $45.67 3.47% 78,781
12 Punjab North 27,704 199,459 $42.11 3.20% 62,153
13 Bihar East 103,804 168,603 $35.60 2.71% 16,119
14 Orissa East 41,947 162,327 $34.27 2.61% 33,226
15 Chhattisgarh East 25,540 109,823 $23.19 1.76% 38,059
16 Jharkhand East 32,966 106,358 $22.46 1.71% 30,719
17 Assam North-East 31,169 92,472 $19.52 1.48% 27,197
18 Uttrakhand North 10,117 62,214 $13.14 1.00% 55,877
19 Himachal Pradesh North 6,856 43,281 $9.14 0.69% 50,365
20 Jammu & Kashmir North 12,549 43,236 $9.13 0.69% 30,582
21 Goa West 1,458 25,882 $5.46 0.42% 132,719
22 Tripura South 3,671 14,604 $3.08 0.23% 35,799
23 Meghalaya North-East 2,964 12,502 $2.64 0.20% 42,601
24 Manipur North-East 2,722 8,687 $1.83 0.14% 28,531
25 Nagaland North-East 1,981 7,508 $1.59 0.12% 21,434
26 Arunachal Pradesh North-East 1,383 7,241 $1.53 0.12% 51,644
27 Mizoram North-East 1091 5,633 $1.19 0.09% 45,982
28 Sikkim North-East 608 3,475 $0.73 0.06% 48,937
India's Total GSDP 5,772,948 $1,218.91 92.60%
India's Total GDP 6,231,171 $1,315.66





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[Goodperson]

Lets see more relevant article on Lead paints in India BD and Nepal

Indian paint majors have toxic double standards: NGO
NEW DELHI, July 2, 2011

Study finds higher levels of lead in Nepal, Bangladesh

Indian paint majors are showing their true colours in neighbouring markets, by including dangerously high levels of lead in their products, according to a study conducted by some non-governmental organisations in India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

For example, Asian Paints' Golden Yellow shade of paint contains only 90 ppm (parts per million) of lead in India, meeting international standards. In Nepal, it contained 190 ppm of lead, exceeding global safety norms, but meeting Indian standards. However, in Bangladesh, the same shade of paint contained a whopping 43,600 ppm of lead.

Similarly, Berger Paints' Golden Yellow paint has 17,200 ppm of lead in India – well above any safety limits – but almost 2.12 lakh ppm in Nepal. In Bangladesh, the same shade contains 1.22 lakh ppm of lead, but Berger Paints India has no equity stake in its Bangladeshi counterpart, although they share the same parent brand.

The claim that top paint manufacturers are marketing toxic products in countries with laxer standards - even while phasing them out in India - is found in the report titled “Double Standard - Investigating Lead Content In Leading Enamel Paint Brands In South Asia”.

Collaborative effort

The report was a collaborative effort by Toxics Link, India, the Center for Public Health and Environment Development, Nepal, and the Environment and Social Development Organization, Bangladesh.

The study examined 27 paint samples of common brands from Nepal, India and Bangladesh for their lead content. Apart from Asian Paints and Berger, which have manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh and Nepal, the study also examined samples from ICI and Nerolac, which largely export their products from India to neighbouring countries, and did not show such a wide differential.

In a statement, Berger Paints India insisted that it has switched to lead-free formulations, and suggested that the study's results may have come from older samples. The study shows that the samples had manufacturing dates between February 2009 and July 2010.

However, Berger admitted that products in neighbouring countries still contained lead. “It is expected that Berger will be able to totally change to lead free formulations in Nepal in a short span of two to three months,” said the statement, adding that Berger Bangladesh expects to be lead-free within six months.

Despite repeated attempts by phone and email, Asian Paints did not respond to these allegations.

In recent years, lead has been phased out or restricted in many consumer products due to serious health impacts, especially in children and fetuses. The United States has enforced a lead limit of 90 ppm in paint. While India does not have any mandatory norms, the voluntary limit has been set at 1,000 ppm. Neither Nepal nor Bangladesh have any safety standard, mandatory or otherwise.

The study found that 63 per cent of the samples exceeded the American safety limit, while 44 per cent exceeded the Indian limit.

Urging the region's multinational paint majors to end their toxic double standards, the NGOs behind the study also called on governments to swiftly bring enforceable standards to safeguard the health of their children.

If you see the logic Topic poster is wrong in Blaming India for actions of private firms. Rather BD should set acceptable standard.

1) Neither Nepal nor Bangladesh have any safety standard, mandatory or otherwise.
2)Asian paints and Berger have their Branches have different lead content in paints manufactured in India , BD and Nepal

 

[INDIAISM]

bakwaas hahaha go and check the per capita gdp{nominal} of bangladesh.....

 

[Roybot]

Singapore certainly is not on par
with the new one in kuala lampur
otherwise a justifiable list.

Beijing one of the worlds worst airport? justifiable list?

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

That post#151 is total bakwas. See the truth below. Also recollect what Indian Nobel Laureate Amrity Sen has told Indians quite recently, that BD was doing better than India. Don't ask for any link. Get it yourself, and talk of Indian paints being toxic.

Let us be very frank.

A Nobel Laureate must be respected, but it would be a wee bit silly to feel that diamonds fall out of mouth every time he opens his mouth.

Further, in Punjabi they say Rab so giyasi Bhang pi kar!

To tussi kar le gal!

 

[Abingdonboy]

I'm sorry I've just read 11 pages of rubbish (from some members) this is basic economics- supply and demand. Without the demand for dirt cheap paint in BD and Nepal there would be no supply from India. There is nothing illegal with what Indian companies are doing- they meet legal requirements in both countries BECAUSE THERE ARE NO LEGAL REQUIRMENTS. The problem lies with the importers of the paint in BD and Nepal- they are the ones who use it and risk harm to your people but really it is a lack of regulation by the GOVT that leads to the consumption of such demerit goods.


This is BD and Nepal trying to make India look like the "bad guy" to make up for their own short comings.

 

[integra]

Beijing one of the worlds worst airport? justifiable list?

Seems the points on analysis were not only limited to the aesthetics and quality
rather integration and public transportation. Such as the moment
you leave the Thai airport the drivers attack one with packages,
rather in Singapore or kuala lampur much the opposite.