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 …
it is showdown time once again in Europe as uk channelises efforts towards reneging its promise of culling more than 125,000 cattle heads, touted as the only measure to reduce the risk of spreading the mad cow disease. Seeking another eu review on the whole beef episode, it has at …
paper manufacturers in Europe, the us and other industrialised countries are up in arms against a proposed European Union ( eu ) plan to adopt eco-labelling for paper. The eu scheme, which is to come into effect soon, entails paper manufacturers to affix an eco-label on their products not only …
truce has been called by the uk and the European Union ( eu) in the three month-old battle over beef. The agreement was reached last month at the eu summit in Florence, Italy. The agreement consists of a package of measures that aims at a long term eradication of bovine …
Irked by Britain's failure to enforce European Union (EU) standards on the quality of drinking water even after six years of efforts to reach an agreement, the European Commission (EC) has decided to take the issue to court. The EC's decision to take legal action differed sharply with a report …
Are the nations of the world serious in their much-touted efforts to control greenhouse gas emissions? Vinayak Rao examines the motives, moods and manifestoes in the run-up to the forthcoming climate change conference in Geneva.
IN THE run-up to the first ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization' (WTO) in Singapore in December 1996, the European Commission has prepared guidelines to promote world rules on trade and environment. Endorsing an open multilateral trading system, the communication says that it allows for a more efficient use …
A BATTLE royale is threatening to break out between chocolate manufacturers of the European Union (Fu) and cocoa producers in developing countries. At the crux of the issue is what should go into the making of tasty chocolate - cocoa butter or alternates like vegetable fat. The latter option, already …
SPAIN and Italy banned the import of British beef on March 2 1. Germany and France are also contemplating a total ban. Panic spread throughout Europe in March-end over the consumption of beef from cows infected with the Mad Cow disease. The European Union (EU) is greatly exercised and Jerry …
WITH air pollution a serious cause for concern in European countries, the European Union (Eu) environment ministers agreed early March to curb diesel fuel emissions all over Europe. Diesel emissions let loose nitrogen oxide, known to cause acid rain and also diesel particles, a few of which have been found …
In order to prop up the disastrous food reserves in Bangladesh, the European Union (EU), under the Integrated Food-Assisted Development Project (IFADEP) is sending, over a period of six years, a total of 562,000 tonnes (t) of wheat. EU has already delivered 135,000 t of wheat to date. The 9w, …
In a momentous order given last month, the European Court of Justice ruled that European Union (EU) states must compensate individuals and companies for losses ensuing from government failure to implement EU laws correctly. The UK has been sued by 97 Spanish and Dutch fisherfolk for upto US $47.5 million …
INFLICTING eco-taxes may not be the right way to curb pollution, the European Commission has declared. In its policy paper on trade and environment released in the last week of February, it says that "Economic performance and environmental performance are not incompatible". More in favour of ecodeals, it believes that …
Ending bitter disputes over fishing quotas and farm exports, Morocco and the European Union (EU) signed wide-ranging trade and cooperation agreements recently. The pact, known as . 'Euro-Mediterranean accord', was delayed by a dispute over fishing quotas for Eu boats in Morocco's rich coastal waters. When the negotiations broke o …
MIGRATORY birds may not find their return journey to their homelands in Europe as hazardous as before. The European Parliament, after a heated debate, has finally agreed for the hunting season to close on January 31 each year. 'Environmentalists and anti-hunters won the day after the amendment to close the …
THE European Commission (EC) has postponed the ban on importing furs of animals to the end of 1996. This one-year delay was chosen over the option of imposing the ban immediately on limited species only. According to officials, it was a question of implementing legislation with limited effect or with …
Britain might become the first victim of a European Union (EU) ruling delivered last month, which makes the EU governments liable to legal prosecution for non-implementation of EU laws. If the ruling is confirmed by the full court next year, then Britain could be forced to pay more than US …
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The third quality summit of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), held f rom November 2-4 at Bangalore, focussed on several initiatives adopted by India and the European Union to mark a significant difference in the quality movement of business in India. Emphasizing heavily on quality as a too[ for …
REGULATIONS on marketing and labelling genetically engineered and other 'novel' foods have finally been agreed upon by European Union (EIJ) ministers. The legislation has now been passed over to the European Parliament and is expected to face tougher scrutiny from deputies zealous about biotechnology products. The major furcre between ru …
THE war over getting the largest share of the depleting fish stocks seems to have crawled to a settlement, with the European Union (EV) ministers agreeing on measures to control fishing in the western waters of the British Isles. Portugal and Spain have been allowed to gain greater access to …
