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 …

Sand mining continues unabated in TN

Sand mining continues unabated in Tamil Nadu there are no signs of any let-up in the quarrying of river sand in Tamil Nadu. This despite the …

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 …

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Dam blocked

Himachal project runs into widespread protests

Wasteful plan

Communities in Rajasthan reject draft wasteland policy

Disaster Management Bill 2005

Ignores to far has been reactive; not much

Carcinogenic French fries

Lawsuit filed in US court demanding warning on labels

Agricultural land rights for women

Also, share in joint family property; new bill passed

Non-iodized salt still legal

Minister sounds false alarm; government still mulling the ban

Flawed laws

A specific wetlands policy needs to be in place

Danger further spiced

Woolly-headed environmentalism

Tribal rights and democracy loose to conservation banter

Un'tidy' relocation

Tamil Nadu's post-tsunami coastal regulation bid is misdirected

South Asia

Miseries galore

Disciplining disposal