JUSTICE N VENKATACHALA former judge of the Supreme Court, is currently chairperson of the National Environment Appellate Authority NEAA . Set up in July 1997, NEAA has so far handled about a dozen environment related cases. The numbers are far below exp
Russian scientists confess to dumping atomic waste near major rivers to hide their Cold War sins
Probably the first chief minister of Delhi to have taken a keen interest in the environment, <font class='UCASE'><font color=red>Shiela Dixit</font></font> has got a mixed response for her efforts. While a large number of people have come forward to pa
In Guraiya village , it's women empowerment all the way
MADHAV Chitale, former secretary in the ministry of water resources, is a recipient of The Stockholm Water Award, given by the Stockholm Water Foundation for outstanding work in the area of water management. Currently secretary general of the Internationa
The new Indo Bhutan hydel project on the sankosh river may turn out to be an environmental disaster, feels a green agency
Dams prevent nutrients in rivers from reaching the oceans
Environmentalists have opposed a plan to transform the Paraguay and Parana rivers into a waterway linking the impoverished interior regions of South America with seaports
Will Indian scientists measure up to the challenge of climate change? I ask this question because of the nature of the science as well as the nature of our scientists. <br>
The last big rain-forest in West Africa, Cross River National Park in south-east Nigeria, may yet be saved from going under the axe. Local and international environmental groups have raised a furore
With 23 million Kenyans facing shortage of food due to failure of seasonal rains, President Daniel arap Moi has appealed for food aid from the us and the European Union. The President made
a writ petition has been filed in Nepal's Supreme Court against the ratification of the controversial Mahakali treaty which was approved by the joint session of the Nepalese Parliament in
Another monsoon. The season of suffering in India s flood plains. And of blaming upstream people for floods. Is there an end to this
• At the first African Ministerial Conference on Science and Technology for Development, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, ministers from 20 African governments committed to pursue all
October 21, 2003. High level corporate lawyers from ChevronTexaco sit in the same packed muggy courtroom as bare breasted Amazonian men and women at the start of what the media calls The Trial of the Century. In the ramshackle Amazonian town of Lago Agr
On December 3, US President George W Bush gave the green light to the Healthy Forest Restoration Act, declaring that it would help to prevent catastrophic wildfires . But the legislation, requiring US $760 million to be spent annually, is described by en
Top NGOs boycott a meet with the World Bank president, critisising its modus operandi
<p><span id="itro1">Even as floods play havoc in Uttarakhand, states have opposed provisions of this bill prepared by CWC in 1975. It provides clauses about flood zoning authorities, prohibition of the
...and how it leads to environmental degradation
A translation of select portions of President K R Narayanan s speech after presenting the award
