Stubbing out smoking

First step to control: legalisation

The law holds no water

The state holds water resources in trust; it exercises proprietory rights over them

Parking crisis

SC asks Delhi government for a plan

Monsanto, the GM lawmaker?

Point missed

Amended law no respite for Andhra farmers

Mesa messes with gas firms

The right move

Brazil is world's first nation to introduce genetic privacy right

When all flows out

The recent dispute over the Indus' waters stems from its faulty allocation

Decentralisation snag

An amendment to deny

White-faced

Apex court forces authorities to take a stand on asbestos

For the chop

South Africa to ban asbestos

Off limits

Paris set to ban SUVs

One step forward, two steps back

New rules dilute the biodiversity act

'Free flow' hangover

Conflicting signals

On track

The us sets norms for off-road diesel engines

Shielding from risk

Not just incentives

Good regulatory mechanisms are also necessary to reduce industrial emissions

Sound vision

Computer simulations to map noise pollution

Life after TRIPS

The pharmaceutical industry must invest in research and development

Chemical companies with a shady past

Still no relief

After Veerappan, granite mining troubles

Old wine in new bottle

The tribal bill seems an extension of the government's forest policy