Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kamal Tiwari Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/05/2025. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and Chief Wildlife Warden, Rajasthan stated that a high level meeting to review the progress on the demarcation of Nahargarh …
The European Commission and Guinea-Bissau have renewed a fisheries agreement for five years starting from June 16, 2001. The commission will pay a total of us $46 million to have access to Guinea-Bissau's waters. Environmentalists say that the agreement is an irresponsible negotiation. "Such agreements result in overfishing. Facing a …
even as the us reiterated its rejection of the Kyoto Protocol, the European Union ( eu ) has decided to ratify it. "The eu will stick to the Kyoto Protocol,' announced Goran Persson, eu head and Swedish prime minister, at a one-day eu - us summit held at G
italy has wavered from its commitment to the Kyoto Protocol, jeopardising Europe's commitment to fight global warming. Italian officials have urged the European Union ( eu ) to acknowledge the fact that Kyoto is effectively dead without the us support. "The us participation is essential to achieve the ultimate objective …
The former head of the biggest hunting association of France has been directed to pay a penalty for violating a European Union's (EU) law aimed at protecting migratory birds. Pierre Daillant, former president of the National Union of Local Hunters' Federations, will pay US $5,300 to two associations of bird …
What are the dangers posed by detergents? The detergents contain phosphates which pose a threat to the environment. What are phosphates used for in detergents? Phosphates perform many functions in washing powders and detergents.They soften hard water by bonding with calcium ions. This way they prevent the lime included in …
Clean Air for Europe (cafe), a programme recently launched by the European Commission, aims to disseminate information about air pollution and prepare the European Union for 2004, when many of the existing air quality directives will require revision. The programme is the first strategy announced as part of the commission's …
the unwillingness of the us to take strong action against the tobacco companies was highlighted during the second round of talks regarding the World Health Organisation's framework convention on tobacco control. The talks were held in Geneva from April 30 to May 4, 2001. The us government's reluctance has been …
at least 120 countries have agreed to become signatories to a un treaty banning or restricting the use of 12 toxic chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants ( pop s). The treaty, known as the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, was signed on May 23, 2001, and will become …
fifty of the 69 rivers in Europe have poor ecological quality and most European countries have inadequate environmental monitoring systems, a new report states. Water and Wetland Index by the World Wide Fund for Nature ( wwf ) assessed the ability of freshwater systems in 16 European countries to meet …
Senegal recently extended a fishing rights deal with the European Union (eu) by three months to allow more time for talks on a new arrangement, which environmentalists fear may endanger fish stocks. The eu wants a 60 per cent increase in fishing access rights in the already over-exploited Senegalese waters. …
A new compromise proposal recently released by Jan Pronk, chairperson of climate change talks held in November 2000, offers too many sops to the us , perhaps in a bid to bring back the country into the loop. Pronk invited about 40 countries to informally discuss the new proposal in …
the presence of illegal genetically modified ( gm ) material in seeds is unavoidable, an European Union ( eu ) scientific committee has stated. The Scientific Committee on Plants ( scp ) in its report Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Plants concerning the adventitious presence of gm seeds in …
japan and the European Union (eu) have legislated to make manufacturers responsible for recycling their products once they have reached the end of their useful life. In Japan it is the electrical appliance producers and in Europe the car manufacturers who will have to adhere to these regulations. In Japan, …
In a bid to protect its beef exportsthe Argentine government concealed an outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease for monthsaccording to media reports. This disclosure was followed by an immediate ban of Argentine beef by the usthe European Union and other countries. The country's agriculture minister and the head of the …
the European Union (eu), excluding France, has decided to end all barriers to trade with world's 48 poorest countries. The agreement on "almost every thing, but arms' aims to give to these countries duty and quota free access to eu markets. The agreement will take effect from March 5, 2001. …
In what can be termed a landmark ruling, the European court of justice has decided that Germany's legislation that concerns subsidising renewable energies does not violate trade laws of the European Union (EU). The ruling clearly indicates that free trade is not as important as EU's obligation to cut greenhouse …
