Ghana to increase mining royalty

Indonesia scraps haze pact

Letters

Billed to confuse

A new bill leaves little scope for dissent on GMOs

The civil spring

Have an aggressive government and an overreaching judiciary curbed dissent?

Act to make Coca-Cola pay

Kerala passes law on tribunal to secure compensation for victims of bottling plant

ILLEGAL QUARRYING

VANISHING LAKES

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

News 360° - Briefs

Mexicans protest energy reform plan

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