European Commission bans 22 chemicals in hair dyes

Lawsuit against Canada for noncompliance of Kyoto protocol

US approves water bill

National biodiversity plan admits India has failed to conserve biodiversity

US Senate's nod to improve cars' fuel efficiency

South Asia

US states protest anti-GHG bill

US Senate votes to lift restrictions on funds for stem cell research

Romania deliberates anti-cyanide bill

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Mexicans protest energy reform plan

Ethics on trial

Five per cent of the clinical trials conducted across the world will be in India by 2012. They are vital for confirming the efficacy of a new drug,…

The small big polluter

Small-scale industries: Where regulations are meaningless and pollution control an unaffordable luxury. Can they leapfrog to cost-effective …

Last ditch attempt

UPA gives sops under MGNREGS to attract rural voters ahead of elections

Big tobacco blows new smoke rings

A third front has opened up in their war on Australia’s cigarette packaging rules

Ban toxic imports: court

Supreme Court wants hazardous waste rules aligned with Basel Convention

SNIPPETS

Costa Rica for leatherback turtles

Australia to revive Murray-Darling basin

UN lifts 3-year ban on Liberian timber exports

IMO addresses ship emissions

Toxic waste kept for safe disposal in Bharuch catches fire

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Double Standards

Safety regulations are for imported toys only  

Have technology, will survive

A green agenda based on the paradigm of pollution prevention can rescue the small-scale industry