Small shift
Experts agree that the main inherent problem in the issue of the relocation of industries from Delhi is the failure of government officials to implement the relevant laws which prohibit setting up of
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From a woman's point of view
THIS RESOURCE guide to environmental action by women's groups and communities in the Asian Pacific region offers an excellent introduction to the issues involved, addressing all readers and not just
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Industry at any cost
Industrial estates of Gujarat are cesspools of filth and environmental health hazards. Yet the government is blindly promoting industry
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The clearance process
Today, it has become a complete caricature of progressive intentions
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CAMBODIA
At least 20 endangered sarus cranes were recently killed and eaten by villagers of the Ban teay Meanchey province of Cam bodia. "The birds ate many rice plants and, therefore, the villagers hunted
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Flower shower
Colombia's workers in the flower industry -- the 2nd largest in the world -- are organising themselves to fight against the excessive use of pesticides, 20 per cent of which are banned in the US and
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Rocking for the Earth
Rock groups Genesis, REM, the Cranberries, Seal and others have nowded exclusive now tracks for an that almsto raisefunds to help save the world's rainforests. The Earthwise M - released
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Of green and greenbacks
consumer protection and environmental regulations are quite an important part of the economic agenda of developed countries today. It is the pressure created by activists, environmental groups and
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Consigned to flames
Central and state authorities fiddle while underground coalfields burn in Jharia in the state of Jharkhand
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Targeting the tiger
The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has launched a public awareness cam- paign aimed at debunking traditional beliefs that fuel the demand for tiger products in South Asia.
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Tibetan saga
An environmental report checks the impact of Chinese rule over Tibet
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A mixed bag
The Bangladesh government sends thin plastic bags packing, but has Dhaka seen the last of them? <font class='UCASE'>Pinaki Roy</font> on the ban s efficacy
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Lacking teeth
Why the French pollution tax is unlikely to produce results
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Tamil Nadu blacklists Mahyco's Bt Cotton seeds after crop failures
the Tamil Nadu government has brought the Bt Cotton seed issue back into focus by banning the sale of seeds from Mahyco over complaints of crop failure in Dharmapuri district. Bt Cotton varieties
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Dairy paradox
Conditions are ripe for an upturn in India's dairy sector. The government has lifted its ban on the export of milk powder at a time when increasing demand is sending prices of dairy products
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PAKISTAN
Pakistan's fishing industry is in the doldrums following arrest orders for illegal migrants. The Karachi Fishing Boat and Trawlers Owners Group (KFBTOG) warns that unless the crackdown on Bengali
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Confusions over green tax
An ambitious Danish green tax has few takers, especially in the industrial sector
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Primary issue
A campaign to save the last surviving primary forest in Europe launched last September in Warsaw still continues. Biolowieza Forest, spread over an area of 1,500 sq km and lying in Poland and
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Tangible shift
Bioprocessing - the Indian leather industry braces itself for an environmental facelift
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People first
The Sri Lankan Supreme Court rules against a mining project that would have displaced thousands of people