Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Kandhal Sarmanbhai Jadeja Vs State of Gujarat & Others dated 05/02/2025. The petitioner, Kandhal Sarmanbhai Jadeja is a sitting member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) elected from 84 Kutiyana – Ranavav constituency of District Porbandar. Upon having come to …
With the advent of "World Wide Web", the Cyberspace has spread its tenatacles throughout the globe bringing in its wake highly controversial issues. Despite advantages of this matrix of immense utility, the Internet poses potential threat to the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) of incurring liability for no fault of theirs.
Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R;) of project affected families (PAFs) is one of the very important activities of large size water resources projects. The success of R&R; programme of such projects depends on sharing of information about PAFs and fast retrieval. This paper discusses the development of an information management system …
http://www.circleofblue.org Nations and borders are artificial constructs. From space the Earth looks like a circle of blue. That is the message that runs through www.circleofblue.org. The site tries to unravel the complexities of the global freshwater crisis. It has three tools for the purpose: reportage; research papers and innovative communications …
Used phony journals to push Vioxx pharma giant Merck has been accused of using unscrupulous methods, including publication of fake journals, to promote its anti-arthritis drug Vioxx. The evidence against Merck was presented before an Australian court in May after it began hearing a four-year-old lawsuit. Merck paid a well-known …
? The Act does not cover Jammu and Kashmir. Wajahat Habibullah is currently the chief information commissioner, Central Information Commission. ? Information means any material in any form but does not include "file notings". ? Reasons for seeking information need not be given. ? If the officer concerned does not …
China's central government has repeatedly declared its intention to clean up the environment, from the smoggy skies of Beijing to the scummy green waters of Lake Tai in the Yangtze delta. However, ensuring that intentions are translated promptly, fairly and efficiently into action across the provinces is often a problem. …
Land administration is not an easy task in India where different methods exist with a lack of effort at bringing commonality into the system of land records. Ensuring transparency, accountability and efficiency in the age-old institutional arrangement is difficult. Thus, computerisation is an effort towards land administration reforms that overcomes …
Impressive economic gains in Asia and the Pacific have been accompanied by a decline in the region's natural capital and unprecedented levels of air and water pollution. Meanwhile, hundreds of millions of people in the region are still not enjoying the benefits of recent economic expansion. Disparities in incomes and …
A blogger was acquitted by a Seoul court on charges of spreading malicious rumours about the South Korean economy that cost the government billions of dollars. Park Dae-sung was released after the court ruled he did not violate telecommunications laws with his popular weblogs, which castigated policymakers and forecast dire …
The Delhi High Court has held the media cannot be restrained from reporting confidential information of a company pertaining to its upcoming projects and dealings with other companies. The court passed the order while dismissing a plea of petroleum company Petronet lng seeking to restrain a website from publishing information …
There are immediate and long-term needs for tobacco control capacity development in India. In the short term, the development of in-person and virtual training programmes aimed at increasing the number of people educating the population about tobacco offers a critical and cost-effective approach to expanding the knowledge-base regarding tobacco. For …
The internet is killing newspapers and giving birth to a new sort of news business The race is crowded, but San Francisco stands a fair chance of becoming the first major American city without a daily newspaper. The San Francisco Chronicle, founded in 1865, is trimming its already pared-down staff …
View image 2.4 billion people worldwide are living at risk of cerebral malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum. The parasite kills more children and pregnant women than other strains A world map of malaria caused by P falciparum, created for the year 2007, pinpoints areas at risk. It will help countries …
Life term under new cyber law SOFTWARE professionals working in the IT industry will have to be more vigilent now. They could serve a life term in prison if their employers decide to prosecute them for stealing computer data. This is because a simple theft case too may get treated …
