Cat gets new lease of life
the government has announced a us $7 million plan to save the world's most endangered cat species. There has been an alarming drop in the population of the Iberian lynx that resembles a
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NOTICE SERVED
The Supreme Court's contempt notice to the Delhi government for defying its earlier directive to shut down water-polluting industrial units has put senior bureaucrats in a fix. If they fail
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Gold diggers
Mining company plans to move three glaciers in Chile
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VILLAGE VS INDUSTRY
The Supreme Court (SC) ruled that the establishment of industrial townships in areas belonging to village pan chayats was in accordance with the Constitution. The 73rd and 74th Constitution
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SAVING SKINS
A division bench of the Delhi high court has issued notices to the state chief secretary, the conservator of forests and ministry of environment and forests regarding what has been done about
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Fishing problem
The fish population in the rivers and flood planes of Bangladesh is rapidly falling. Statistics collected by a local district fishery office revealed that the production of fish in the Nawabganj
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Peru
The Peruvian government has decided to allow the residents of Tambo grande town to take the final decision about allowing a Canadian company to mine in their area. Manhattan Minerals Corporation, the
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After the People met
The Union ministry of home affairs wants to know: what is the Meghalaya government going to do about the People s Budget ?
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RULLING CHANGED
The uk government will appeal against a ruling by the High Court in London that entitles Spanish fisher folk to claim millions of pounds in compensation for being barred from using the
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SAVING GANGA
The environment bench of the chief justice has directed the West Bengal Pollution Control Board to serve notice on well-known environmentalist, M C Mehta. The notice would include information that
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Tigers threatened
WHILE plans are being drawn up across the world to protect endangered tiger species, the Madhya Pradesh government's decision to lift the ban on the collection of tendu leaves from 44 protected
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Blocked
An environment ngo has asked the Environment Protection Agency of Queensland to reject the proposed sand mines on Melville Island, part of the Tiwi Islands. Matilda Minerals have proposed to sand
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World Bank's friendship with corporate sector
Every year, the World Bank channels about US $18-20 billion to developing countries in the form of loans and grants with the ostensible aim of reducing poverty and promoting economic growth. The bank
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BROKEN DISPUTE
A six-year-old mine dispute between the villagers of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Australia's largest company, the Broken Hill Pty Company (BHP) Ltd has been settled out of court. PNG landowners
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IMPROVE WORKING CONDITIONS
Gujarat government, Trumac Engineering Company and the labour commissioner have been issued notices by the Gujarat high court regarding the unhygenic working conditions of the company's sweep- ers.
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REPORT SUBMITTED
In response to the direction passed by the environment bench of the Calcutta High Court, the director of the Union ministry for environment and forests, Manotosh Sengupta, submitted a report
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Disaster Management Bill 2005
Ignores to far has been reactive; not much
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MINING WOES
The Shimla High Court has put the brakes on mining activitiesatKaljot, Naswana and Yol in Kangradistrict ofHimachal Pradesh. The court has already banned mining at Khaniara and Jaolidhar in
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Not banking on much
ADB s priority is business, not helping out
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Vulture watch
Nearly half a decade after a massive decline was first recorded in the country's vulture populations, research into the reasons behind the loss continues to befuddle ornithologists. Now, with the