Rising power of the knowledge commons
By ending ownership of ideas we can banish ignorance and change human history
Bangladesh wins maritime dispute with India
The dispute has deterred companies from investing in the region’s sea blocks
WHO proposes reforms following criticism over handling Ebola
WHO was too slow to react, admits WHO director-general
Delhi imposes blanket ban on plastic carry bags
Earlier ban was only partial and had little effect on manufacturers
Tackling wildlife crime dominated US-Africa leaders summit
Wildlife traffickers are now using networks long used for trafficking narcotics
The power of intermediaries
Move to rein in Internet censorship falters; ISPs continue to block websites
High Court allows sale of PoP Ganesh idols in Nagpur
They are to be immersed only in artificial tanks
Cabinet approves National Policy for Children
Health experts say it has many shortcomings
Bureau of Indian Standards failed to prescribe safety norms for mobile phones, towers: CAG report
Revised radiation limit to be in force from September 1
Arctic rush driven by desire to control hydrocarbon deposits, shipping routes
Rich nations can’t dump toxic waste on poor nations
178 nations agree to enforce Basel Ban Amendment
Basel final day: Rich nations can’t dump toxic waste on poor nations
Deep sea blues
Bad news for the oceans, is bad news for the environment, the economy and humans
After extensive lobbying, two-finger test finally removed from proforma for medical examination of rape victims
Uniform protocol and further research in forensic medicine required
National Green Tribunal firm on not allowing new polluting industries in Ghaziabad
UP Pollution Control Board fails to furnish satisfactory report to tribunal
Will disability rights bill get passed by Parliament this session?
Activists divided over provisions of the bill
Okhla waste to energy plant is spewing lead, other toxins into air, say residents
Air samples tested by independent agency under citizens monitoring programme
Ban paves the way
The bar on polluting brick kilns opens up opportunities for cleaner technologies
Hong Kong Convention in way of ban on toxic exports
Could prove the death knell for Basel Convention
UK moves off Antarctica for energy
'Chemplast claims about zero liquid discharge false'
Carcinogens found in effluents leaking from company's PVC plant in Mettur
Gutkha sympathiser
Enforcement agencies had a busy year. They were tough at times, lenient at others
European Parliament adopts nature restoration law
New law sets a target for the EU to restore at least 20 per cent of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 25, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
UN's ocean laws lack clarity on continental shelf
Speakers highlight problems in UN’s law of the seas at ocean law and policy conference