Report on financial relations of developing countries and IFIs

Fishing embargo

Kerala protests SC's ban

Doctors vote against fat tax on soft drinks in Chicago

Doctors vote against fat tax

Centre close to finalising captive coal mining policy for small scale industries

New captive coal-mining policy for small-scale industry

Novartis loses patent battle

Brakes on bill

Will HIV bill reach House?

Mumbai dilutes noise rules

Fewer silence zones; Shivaji Park the bone of contention

FSSAI’s move regarding organic food’s certification not wise: CSE

Making organic certification mandatory will only promote the certification industry but not safe food  

India fails to protect property rights of indigenous and rural women, says report

None of the 30 low and middle-income countries analysed met the standards of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination …

Choking during Diwali

We burn over 40 recognised and other dangerous firecrackers, and all of them release toxic fumes into dense winter air

CSE welcomes new bio-medical waste management rules

There has been a reduction in waste categorisation from the existing 10 categories to four which is a good step, says non-profit

Energy market glitch

Why new renewable energy trading policy could be a win-lose rather than a win-win instrument

Green justice: up in smoke?

Aided by officialdom and politicos, polluting industries seem well cushioned against thunderous court orders

Misdirected move

The Orissa government's decision to increase water cess for irrigation may spell doom for the state's farmers

Contemptuous moves

Do Arundhati Roy and M L Khurana understand what they are doing by undermining yet another institution of our democracy?

Biomonitoring breastmilk

In april this year, California became the first us state to introduce a bill to biomonitor breast milk. Activists and researchers hope that once …

No polybags in Tripura

ON SEPTEMBER 16, the Tripura government's 20-month-old law banning plastic bags became more stringent. Seeking to remove the crinkles in the …

Order without science

On June 28, 1993, the Supreme Court of the us passed a verdict that tilted the scales of justice in favour of polluters by undermining the role …

US asbestos industry seeks escape clause in law

Asbestos-related litigation in the us runs into billions of dollars today. So much so that the amount is estimated to exceed the combined cost of …

Dictating terms

The US forces its agenda upon other member states at the fifth review conference of the bioweapons convention

Askew

As Parliament mulls the Seeds Bill 2004, there is intense opposition to it. It's likely the government will redraft it. sopan joshi and sourav …

Heavy metal

Vaccines with mercury can cause autism, but removing the metal is uneconomical for developing countries such as India

Very little amendment

Book>> New Forms of Urban Governance in India Shifts, Models, Networks and Contestations edited by ISA Baud and J De Wit Sage Publications, …

"We are not afraid to lay down more lives for our rights"

Chilika, Asia's largest brackish water lake in Orissa, is in the midst of a controversy that refuses to die. At stake is the livelihood of …