Women, business and the law 2024
Women, Business and the Law 2024 is the 10th in a series of annual studies measuring the enabling conditions that affect women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies. To present a more complete picture
Women, Business and the Law 2024 is the 10th in a series of annual studies measuring the enabling conditions that affect women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies. To present a more complete picture
canada has barred fishing of sockeye salmon, an important Pacific Ocean salmon specie, after officials discovered that fewer fish returned to their river spawning grounds than had been expected.
The constitutional validity of the Patents (Amendment) Act, 1999, was recently challenged in the Supreme Court by a public interest petition. The petition alleged that the act was against
For the polluting industrial estates at Patencheru in Andhra Pradesh ( Down To Earth , Vol 8, No 7), it was time to face the music. Acting upon the instructions of the Supreme Court, Medak
in three months, lighting up a cigarette in Spain's domestic flights and inter-city buses will be regarded as a serious offence. The government has announced a decision to ban smoking on all
The Environment Agency Committee in Japan is working towards curbing noise pollution by setting up permissible levels of road noise. If these levels are not adhered to, then governors can
The Delhi High Court has asked the Union government to issue a final notification on the proper utilisation of fly ash discharged by thermal power stations in the country. A division bench
Highly-polluting, diesel-operated three-wheelers, popularly known as Vikrams, will be banished from the roads of Kathmandu from mid-September. The decision was announced recently by minister of
france has tightened norms on the use of chemicals in toys after studies confirmed the dangers of chemicals present in them. The government has said that buying, selling, production, import and
A US jury holds tobacco companies liable for manufacturing a product that causes lung cancer and other diseases
The Kerala High Court has passed an order banning smoking in public places in the state. While responding to a public interest petition, the court directed the district collectors in the state to