TAIWAN
The latest typhoon-driven mudslides in Taiwan, which killed nearly 100 people, indicate that Taiwanese have made little progress in weaning from cultivation of betel nut trees. According to the
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'Green' benches
On April 16,1996, a division bench of the Supreme Court (SC) comprising Justices Kuldip Singh and S Saghir Ahmed directed the chief justice of the Calcutta High Court to constitute a special division
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Sheri Xiaoyi Liao
President, Global Village of Beijing, an NGO promoting public involvement in environmental protection "The NGO movement needs to be strengthened" • The ngo movement has been growing in
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Dark days for industry
The power crunch is taking its toll on industries in Maharashtra. The state government has ordered units in eight districts to shut down their operations during day time due to non-availability of
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Kerala says no to GM crop
Kerala's recent decision that no genetically modified (gm) crop will be grown in the state has been hailed by environmental and farmers' organisations across the state. Kerala agriculture
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Assessment goes public
Entrepreners will now have to submit to the ministry for environment and forests detailed project and environemental impact assessment reports and environmental management plans for any new
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Asbestos affliction
The Supreme Court has directed all industries involved in mining or producing asbestos to create adequate healthcare mechanisms for diagnoses and treatment of workers engaged in these units. The
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AT ODDS
Cut down on use of petrol, shut all nuke stations, say the Greens
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Stink and muck
India has been plagued with environmental problems, especially air and water. But there is no voice of protest or joint civic effort to change anything
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Time to redress
The needs of the small farmer require attention: small tractors or animal power? Both?
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End of epoch for Greens
AS THE body of Petra Kelly, co-founder of Germany's Green Party and civil rights activist, was laid to rest in the Bavarian town of Wurzburg, the peculiar circumstances that led to her death have
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Houses of coral
EVEN THOUGH the profits are small, miners in search of a quick buck are exploiting coral reefs all over the Indian Ocean, causing immense damage to the marine ecology. The problem is particularly
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No deal
greens in the us are incensed with the government's new policy of cash-for-land pact with regard to the Headwaters forests, which includes half-a-dozen ancient redwood trees among others, in
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Digging disaster
the us administration recently slapped a lawsuit on mining companies operating in the Silver Valley of Idaho for causing pollution. Over several decades, lead, zinc and other toxic metals have been
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Safe custody
MORE than 1,800 sq krn of the country's remote northeast region bordering China and India will soon be declared a protected area called the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area. The government
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Native disadvantage
ABORIGINES in Australia live 15 to 20 years less than the white population, says a recently published report citing data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Australian Institute of
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Microchip on dogs
dog owners in Taipei will now have to implant microchips in their dogs to help tackle the plague of strays in the city. The city administration has passed a new law that dog owners must put
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Ebola like virus in Kenya
the World Health Organisation (who) and Kenyan medical officials sent a team to the north eastern part of the country to investigate the spread of a mysterious disease whose symptoms match those
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Brazil gives go ahead to GM corns
Despite objections from environmental and consumer groups, Brazil has authorized commercial use of two varieties of genetically modified (gm) corn. On February 12, the National Biosecurity
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Just deportation?
SC issues notice to Tripura government for re starting relocation of tribals against orders