Rights for apes
We are ready to give rights to animals. It sounds and looks good. The question is where do we draw the line?
Painful cuts
Timber companiesfrom Asia stand to lose millions of dollars if a proposed law is passed by two cities in the US
Right to know
The Rajasthan Assembly recently passed the Right to Information Bill. But will it make state records more accessible to the public?
Fast order
The Madras high court seeks to evolve a mechanism for the quick settlement of environmental disputes
Gram sabha empowered
Anna Hazare's relentless crusade leads to ordinance granting more powers to the gram sabha in Maharashtra
US wildfire act could aid timber industry
On December 3, US President George W Bush gave the green light to the Healthy Forest Restoration Act, declaring that it would "help to prevent …
The 'Right to recall'
Palavika Patel, the former president of Anuppur municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India and Gray Davis, former governor of California, usa are two …
New Brazil law for environmental transparency
Over the past few months, Rachel Biderman Furriela -- a Brazil-based lawyer and activist -- has been punching the keys of her laptop furiously. …
A thing of beauty
It is a wonder! The amount of mudslinging the Taj Mahal provokes, it is surely impossible for this matchless mound of white marble to remain …
The US learns that green laws make sense after all
Make no mistake, US President George W Bush's office has conceded that green laws make sound economic sense. Although the White House reiterated …
True growth is about overcoming hard challenges
IN THE developed world, conducting business today is also about being environmentally accountable. Governments have imposed stringent regulatory …
AN EPIC TRIAL
FAKE BRANDS
FOR SAFER FOOD
TOXIC THREAT
Travesty of law
IN FOCUS
STERN INDICTMENT
Welcome move
US-WTO WRANGLE
IN FAVOUR OF QUACKS
Save the wild
Net work
Save Forest
Fair bid