Trading nature
EFFORTS by individual governments to raise environmental standards could be undermined by proposals to lower technical barriers to international trade, according to the World Wide Fund for
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Dead end
The sight of environment-friendly electric trams trundling along Kolkata's chaotic roads could soon be a thing of the past. The West Bengal government and Kolkata Municipal Corpo ration appear to
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KILLING CYCLONE
At least eight people were killed in Sri Lanka and about half a million forced to evacuate their homes when a cyclone hit the northeastern parts of the island on December 26. The cyclone was
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South Asia
No littering in bhutan: Bhutan has passed a law to prevent littering and pollution in the kingdom's capital Thimphu. The Thimphu Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules and Regulations 2007 will come
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Proposed Tata plant in Tanzania threat to flamingo habitat
Tata Chemicals is getting considerable stick from conservation groups and environmentalists in Africa over its plan to set up a soda ash facility jointly with the Tanzanian government. It is being
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Stealing timber
TIMBER worth crores of rupees is being stolen from the UP forests. Trees are cut either without permission or with the connivance of those in authority. Timber worth Rs 30 lakh was seized in a
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ECONOMICS VS ENVIRONMENT
A large number of people in Bhutan earn their livelihood by selling resin extracted from chirpine trees. But the question being raised these days is whether the socio-economic benefit to the
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BANGLADESH
The Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) has served legal notice to the secretaries of energy, mineral resources, environment and other concerned ministries for failing to take
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In court
US farmers appeal for commercial hemp farming Two farmers in the US state of North Dakota are appealing against a lower court's decision over commercial hemp farming. The lawsuit aims to end
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PEOPLE FIRST
From this year, the Sri Lankan authorities will strictly enforce laws relating to air, land and sea to protect the island's environment. According to the director general of the
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FOR THE FORESTS
The Sri Lankan forestry industry is in for a massive improvement with tIle Asian Development Bank approving a $60 million loan and $400,000 technical assistance granrecently. The grants will help
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GREEN GRANTS
With a US $30 million grant from the European Commission (EC) announced recently, the Punjab and North West Frontier provinces in Pakistan are being targeted for environmental
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FOREST WEALTH
A detailed survey of Bhutan's ecological diversity will soon be undertaken to facilitate a better understanding of the country's wealth. Presenting a framework for assessing the biodiversity, Deki
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ECOPROGRAMME
To encourage the sustainable use of natural resources, the Bhutanese government is planning to launch a wildlife conservation programme that includes the setting up of a zoological park. The park
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Monument Case
The Madras high court recently upheld an order passed by the Pudukottai district collector that cancelled the licence of a granite quarry. Quarry work was threatening a 1,300-year-old monument.
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banning gm foods
Sri Lanka has imposed a ban on genetically modified (GM) foods to avoid any health risks that are associated with such crops. Officials said that the ban would give them more time to find out if GM
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Bleeding white
Antarctic microbes could be rampantly exploited to benefit a few
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Update
The Group of Ministers on the draft resettlement and rehabilitation policy had its third meeting on July 19, where it considered increasing the state governments' role in land acquisition for
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Dispute over status of forestland in MP, Chhattisgarh
the Supreme Court on August 24, 2007, ordered Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh governments to respond to a petition to clarify the status of at least 1.2 million hectares (ha). Called Orange area
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CONSERVATION
The Delhi high court has issued notice to the Centre on a petition by the World Wide Fund for Nature, seeking an inquiry into the implementation of the court's earlier directives regarding wildlife