Jail for data theft
RS okays green tribunal bill
NGOs welcome draft policy on voluntary sector
At long last a positive note has been struck to end the Union government's ambiguity towards non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The Planning …
ChevronTexaco on trial
October 21, 2003. High-level corporate lawyers from ChevronTexaco sit in the same packed muggy courtroom as bare-breasted Amazonian men and women …
Bills not sent to any committee in ‘productive’ Parliament session
The five Bills that were scrutinised by some or the other committee were not introduced in the current session
Three rivers are now legally people – but that's just the start of looking after them
Giving legal rights to non-human entities doesn’t mean much if they can’t be enforced
Getting the psyche right: Mental Health Care Bill 2016
Rajya Sabha passed the Mental Health Bill on August 8, 2016. We tell you why is it revolutionary for mental health care in India
Official double-speak keeps Indian women down
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New Bill aims to restrict groundwater use
The government is preparing legislation to regulate the use of tubewells because water-tables in the country are falling rapidly. But the …
Needs more teeth, say critics
The widely-criticised draft policy on rehabilitation and resettlement has a major loophole -- it does not provide for any legislative backing
In the red with green measures
European companies fear that the plethora of environmental protection laws may blunt their competitive edge
A question of industry
The recent Supreme Court orders against polluting industries have merely kicked off an arduous process of cleaning up the Capital
To ban or not to ban
A recent interim court order on toxic trade throws open a Pandora's box: environment, industry, employment, international commitments... the lot
Monumental victory
A Kerala High Court order quashes quarrying operations which had dealt a bodyblow to megalithic tombstones in the state
Grasim draws flak
A public meeting held in Kerala criticised a Birla-owned factory for doing nothing to control the pollution it is causing
Strange but true
Existing clean-up technology or treatment plants have failed to check pollution by our errant industries, especially the chlorine-based units
Span of contention
Was the Supreme Court correct in saying that the former Union minister of environment and forests had betrayed public trust?
Not a child's toy
Are they safe or are they toxic? The debate continues as the US tries to oppose Europe's efforts to ban toys containing PVC
Tree travails
The Union government asks the Supreme Court to lift the interim ban on tree felling amid growing pressure from the northeastern states
Steering into turbulence
Australian politicians are finding it hard to live with a landmark judgment, which puts in jeopardy the landholding rights of colonialists by …
Sordid saga
The Sanghi jetty case takes a new turn as the Gujarat high court directs the Union government to re-examine the issue of environment clearance
Big tobacco coughs up
A tobacco company will have to pay US $81 million to the family of a man who died of lung cancer
Nowhere to go
The new land Bill will make it easier to displace the poor in the name of development, say experts
Rights for apes
We are ready to give rights to animals. It sounds and looks good. The question is where do we draw the line?
Painful cuts
Timber companiesfrom Asia stand to lose millions of dollars if a proposed law is passed by two cities in the US
