Earth-shaking intervention
An earthquake rocks El Salvador causing widespread destruction. Deforestation aggravates the situation
Americans want low-cost, quality health care
Hillary Rodham Clinton, head of the US President's task force on health, has a tough task ahead in providing Americans with low-cost, quality …
Jurisdictional ruling angers environmentalists
The Sri Lankan government is being sharply criticised for giving the court of appeal in Colombo authority to hear cases involving development …
Incinerator in Ohio ignites controversy
While US vice-president Al Gore cast his lot with the anti-incinerator, industry greens, residents of East Liverpool, Ohio, got together to …
All eyes on Akatsuki Maru
As the world follows the Akatsuki Maru and its 1.3 tonnes of plutonium oxide on its controversial trans-oceanic journey from France to Japan, …
Oil explorers ready to withdraw
Many oil companies in Myanmar are pulling out of expensive but fruitless exploriation projects, dashing the military regime's hopes of future oil …
Small policy
The Union government's decision to strengthen small-scale industries will have serious repercussions on the efforts to save environment
China eying Lhasa site for nuclear reactor
A US-based Tibetan organisation says not only is China intending to build a nuclear reactor near Lhasa, but is also setting up sites for missiles …
Catastrophe!
A super cyclone has left Orissa shattered and blown away India's claims of managing itself during a natural disaster
Escape clause inserted
Although claiming otherwise, Bush's new plan leaves enough room for the US to raise its emission of greenhouse gases
The trash piles up
With Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands insisting on high recycling targets, an agreement on waste packaging among European Community members …
Darkness at midnight
A devastating earthquake in the Chamoli region of Uttar Pradesh kills over 100 people, most of them in their sleep
A vital book
...says the President of India while receiving CSE's first report on global environmental negotiations
Global Environmental Governance
Global environmental negotiations on issues such as climate change, biodiversity and desertification often seem to be far removed from the …
Fundamental judgement
Clean drinking water is a fundamental right, states the Supreme Court and wants government to set up environmental courts
You've got a verdict
Six years of litigation over the Sardar Sarovar dam comes to an end with the Supreme Court giving the go-ahead to construction. The fate of …
Bone of contention
Neither Project Tiger nor the eco-development project can end the conflicts between the forest officials and the villagers in Ranthambhore
Climatic loophole
Sinks can now be potentially identified as the most dangerous loophole for the environmental integrity of the Kyoto Protocol
Heading for showdown
Even as the US accuses the EU of rewriting prior agreements, the later agrees on a common approach to limiting flexible mechanisms for …
First birthday
Although setting up of the EPA did result in policies to control pollution, political interference has blunted its effectiveness
Talking about fluorosis
Participants failed to come up with workable solutions at a recent international conference on fluorosis
The logjam continues
George W Bush gets a hostile reaction from the European Union for his stubborn stand on the Kyoto Protocol
Curative resolve
A dose of political will, backed by communication skills, can help combat infectious diseases
Deo slams MP government for denying forest rights to tribals in Mahan
Union tribal affairs minister says villagers’ consent to mining by Hindalco and Essar comprised more than 11,000 forged signatures
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