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

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

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 …

A new manifesto

Francis Wurtz, president of the Paris-based European United Left party, is certain that ecology is emerging as a political ideology on the left. …

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 …

Save the ridge

When modern wisdom fails...

The tree court started out as a great idea, but is little more than a paper tiger today

Ecuador

Nigeria

Monitoring GM foods

Accord on global management of biotech foodstuffs

Protecting seals

Brakes put on car use

Saving the shark

ECUADOR

Crusader sentenced

Gaol term for environmentalist in land of glasnost

GREEN LUNGS

In Court

A precious lesson:

Nautical curbs

India to restrict movement of old cargo ships