Undermined
Ordinance to reform the mining sector will do more harm than good
Parliament passes bill that eases rules on narcotics used in palliative care
Experts say pain management in the country will change drastically for the better once the bill is enacted
Classification under SC, ST categories: Recognition needs to go beyond govern-analytics
Bill extending ST status to several communities raises questions regarding the category and its applicability in contemporary times
US $650 billion of annual climate finance flowed globally in 2011-12
UNFCCC Standing Committee on Finance releases first assessment report on financial flows related to climate action
Righting the copywrong
Amending the Copyright Act to give directors, composers and musicians rights over their work has corrected a historic wrong but trouble is brewing
Steel minister’s POSCO statement comes as relief to Odisha village residents
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar had said that the steel giant will have to bid for iron ore reserves in an open auction
SC upbraids Centre for 'conniving with tobacco industry'
Directs it to effectively implement rules that severely restrict advertisement, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco products
UK House of Commons passes Energy Bill sans decarbonisation target
Opposition, green campaigners call it missed opportunity for stimulating investment in low-carbon energy
Is Maharashtra tendu trade rule amendment a trap for gram sabhas?
Forest department's move may be a ploy to retain control over trade in forest produce, say activists
‘Handling toxic waste is a matter of science, not administration’
Whether it is the dismantling of toxics laden ship from the US, Oriental Nicety, or the clean up of the 350 tonnes of waste lying at the defunct …
Cancer experts call for easing regulations on narcotic drugs
Morphine, a drug which can help ease cancer pain, is banned in India
Rich nations can’t dump toxic waste on poor nations
178 nations agree to enforce Basel Ban Amendment
Basel final day: Rich nations can’t dump toxic waste on poor nations
Polavaram ordinance: protests by adivasis intensify
Over a dozen MLAs go on indefinite hunger strike in support of adivasi communities impacted by Polavaram irrigation project
Karnataka civil society to protest against panchayati raj Bill
Opposition says provisions draconian; gives powers to bureaucrats powers to remove panchayat president and members
‘States violating wildlife law in rush to notify buffer zones’
Process of consulting gram sabhas bypassed to notify buffer areas around tiger habitats within time limit set by court, allege activists
Basel Convention: Tenth Conference of Parties begins Monday
Meeting may end up defeating the very purpose of the international treaty on hazardous waste says SAVVY SOUMYA MISRA
Standing up to the US
India does not have to be apologetic about its patents law, which is fully compliant with WTO requirements on intellectual property protection
Will land Bill cross Rajya Sabha hurdle?
Narendra Modi government accuses rival parties of opposing amendments in the land acquisition law for the sake of opposition
Hong Kong Convention in way of ban on toxic exports
Could prove the death knell for Basel Convention
Push to strengthen Basel Convention regional centres
Centres in turn will assist in ratifying ban on toxic exports from rich nations to the poor
Organ transplantation act to regulate tissue transplantation too
New Act expected to improve quality of treatment
Novartis loses patent appeal in landmark suit
Supreme Court upholds amended law that bars patents for insignificant improvements to an existing drug—in this case anti-cancer drug …
Nations discuss ban on toxic exports
Ban Amendment seeks to curb export of hazardous waste by rich countries to the poor, but has not been brought into force since 1994
Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance: A strong EC Act is still needed
The ordinance does not expressly define ‘extraordinary circumstances’: Such legislative ambiguity makes one question the entire …