A gory lab

Absence of laws makes China the new hub of primate research

Troubled waters

Bisleri asked to stop production and supply from two Mumbai units

F(ired)-gases

Fizzically unfit

Fixing of norms for pesticides in soft drinks delayed further

Toeing the green line

In Court

Doubts sown

Will new deforestation fund management system work?

Bugs in the US system

No regulations for GM insects

Strict US norms for motorcycles

The US Environmental Protection Agency has kickstarted the cleanup drive for highway motorcycles by revising their emission standards after two …

Peace, and war in Angola

Even as the government of Angola, mulls over a second draft of a legislation on land rights, aid and humanitarian organisations point out it …

Dam blocked

Himachal project runs into widespread protests

Wasteful plan

Communities in Rajasthan reject draft wasteland policy

Disaster Management Bill 2005

Ignores to far has been reactive; not much

Carcinogenic French fries

Lawsuit filed in US court demanding warning on labels

Agricultural land rights for women

Also, share in joint family property; new bill passed

Non-iodized salt still legal

Minister sounds false alarm; government still mulling the ban

Danger further spiced

Un'tidy' relocation

Tamil Nadu's post-tsunami coastal regulation bid is misdirected

South Asia

Hope sets in

As government starts drafting land rights bill for tribals

Sour about Stevia

Is it a threat to the artificial sweetener market?

Three private radio stations to operate in Guinea

Caviar emptor

Vox popul

Kerala HC quashes Union ministry's clearance

Still vexed

Regulating access to biodiversity and ensuring justice for its traditional knowledge holders