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
After months of political wrangling, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh (AP) are heading for a major legal showdown to assert their rights on Alamatti dam. Both have filed separate lawsuits in the Supreme
Plans to convert the world's largest fast-breeder reactor Superphenix into a research centre and nuclear waste incinerator, may have to be shelved. Ruling on a lawsuit filed by several environmental
Aquafarmers in the country got a breather when the Supreme Court recently stayed till April 30 its earlier order for closure or demolition of shrimp farms by March 31. The court granted the stay
The Delhi High Court recently upheld the countrywide ban imposed by the Central government on trade of ivory and snakeskin while dismissing several petitions filed by hundreds of traders. The court
The ministry of agriculture is planning to push through a bill in the current Parliament session which, if passed, will thwart last year's Supreme Court (SC) decision to ban coastal aquaculture farms
The Supreme Court of India recently modified its order passed on December 12, banning all non-forest activities in reserved areas. The court formed a high-level committee to oversee the
It was a victory for environmentalists when the European Court in Brussels recently ruled that the European Community (EC) should not have refused the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) access to
All foundries located in the primary residential area of Coimbatore city were told to close down immediately by the green bench of the Madras High Court on March 8. The court directed the state
In the coming months, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, Netherlands, will be the centre of the world's, and particularly Europe's, attention. It is the scene of the first
Stringent criticism by the erstwhile Chief Justice of India A M Ahmadi and adverse public opinion apparently forced the United Front (UF) government to do a Volte face on its plan to push, in