Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand (WPPIL No. 202 OF 2024 with WPPIL NO.174 OF 2024) in the matter of mining operations in Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand. The order was passed by the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court Guhanathan Narendar and Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari. In compliance with the …
The rashes and burns on his scaly skin are not due to his advancing years. With red patches on his limbs and torso, this aged man is literally suffering from a two-year itch. His frail body stoops, overburdened not just with age but also the agony caused by his recalcitrant …
A Spanish judge has closed an inquiry into Spain's worst environmental disaster. According to the judge, 25 people under investigation had "no criminal responsibility'. The case was about the seepage of seven million cubic metres of toxic material from a mine near the Donana National Park, one of Europe's largest …
as preparations for yet another anniversary to mark the Bhopal gas tragedy got underway, a rude shock awaited the victims. The Madhya Pradesh government was reportedly planning to close the down the Gas Relief and Rehabilitation department. Sixteen years ago, a leak of the deadly methyl isocyanate from the Union …
The Delhi high court has sought reports from the Indian Agriculture Research Institute and director of the horticulture department about the prices of saplings purchased for the Union government's green belt projects in Tamil Nadu. According to a public interest litigation (PIL), the Union environment ministry had quoted the price …
The latest environmental fix in Delhi, once again under the pressure of the Supreme Court, is the relocation of polluting industries situated in the areas that are in non-conformity with the city's Master Plan. Four years went by without the government taking any serious action and now that the court …
british politicians are facing one disaster after another but the way they are facing them should be a lesson for the tribe that exists in India. As in our country, the high fuel prices have become a source of major contention and with fuel blockades being threatened there is panic …
communication is vital for progress, and road links are crucial for this. A novel and viable approach for building rural roads and maintaining them was evolved in Madagascar in 1995. The approach advocates that the government, business institutions and local communities jointly undertake road construction projects. The need for such …
Environmentalist Anil Agarwal, founder of CSE (Centre for Science and Environment), booming with concern, fighting to strike a balance between environment and development. "A million Gandhis are not a problem but if you have a million Clintons, it's a big problem"
Two Mexican environmentalist have been put behind bars for 10 years on charges of growing marijuana and possession of arms. The Sierra Club and Amnesty International, two non-governmental organisations, have condemned the conviction of Rodolfo Montiel and Teodoro Cabrera, the two environmentalists. According to them, Montiel and Cabrera were illegally …
Pakistan's Sindh forest department officials are destroying the green cover of the province, according to the Sindh Green Development Organisation. Officials of the forest department in collaboration with forest smugglers have looted 20,234 hectares of forest worth Rs 7 billion in Rajri, Shaghar, Manjhand, Unnerpur, Budhapur, Petaro, Sukhpur and Khipro.
the Musi river flowing through Andhra Pradesh will soon disappear due to the state government's Nandanvanam project. The government is planning to utilise the dry river bed of Musi for various purposes such as creating amusement parks, commercial complexes and construction of a road. The project is being strongly opposed …
The Allahabad High Court has directed inspector-general of police (criminal investigation department) to inquire into the alleged involvement of some police officials in illegal trading of forest woods in collaboration with wood smugglers in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur area. The order was passed by a division bench in response to a …
• The Nigerian government; to discredit reports of genocide • The fascist junta in Argentina during the 1970s and 1980s; to help attract foreign investment • South Korea; to help avoid the focus on the human rights situation during the 1988 Olympics • The Mexican government in 1990; to sell …
you may not have heard its name but Burson-Marsteller ( bm ) is the world's largest public relations firm, with 63 offices in 32 countries and a turnover of almost us $200 million in 1994. It is fast becoming an increasingly important cog in the propaganda machines of the new …
In India, Sections 56 and 59 of the Indian Motor Vehicles Act, 1989, govern i&m of vehicles. A certificate of fitness is issued under Section 56 annually to all vehicles and under Section 59 the government has the power to fix the age of vehicles. i&m got a kickstart when …
Inspection and maintenance programmes and an emission warranty system will not work unless a reliable and transparent certification process is put in place. In India, no one has a clue about the authenticity of the tests, which certify that vehicles meet emission norms at factory gates. Tests for certification are …
There is significant evidence suggesting that not the entire fleet but only a small fraction of badly-maintained vehicles with technical flaws contribute disproportionately to air pollution. The challenge is how to isolate them from the rest of the vehicles and weed them out. Due to the sheer volume of periodic …
