Poverty matters
Other than in China, where the reduction in poverty has been spectacular, progress in poverty reduction in the world during the past three decades has been modest. This slow progress and the decline in
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The Bhopal disaster and medical research
he Supreme Court, in its fi nal order of October 1991, upheld the compensation settlement with Union Carbide which made the Government of India liable for any shortfall in compensation or any new claims
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The quality of governance: How have Indian states performed?
There is a core concept of good governance, the combination of authority and responsibility to pursue the common good, that has remained stable over millennia. Building on this concept the paper develops
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State, forests and communities: History of community forest management in colonial Andhra 1800-1947
The history of communal forest management in south India shows its exclusive nature. The resistance to colonial forest policies forced the administration in the Madras Presidency to look for options to
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The case of LPG
The use of liquefi ed petroleum gas as a clean cooking fuel increased dramatically between 2007-08 and 2009-10. Its use in rural areas is still confi ned to a minority, but this is changing rapidly. The
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Bengaluru’s stinking problem
The Karnataka High Court has made waste-segregation at source mandatory. Will this rid the city of its garbage woes, asks Imran Khan IN THE past four months, Bengaluru, the ‘garden city’, has turned into
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An estimated 20 to 40% of fruit and vegetables are rejected as they do not match the supermarkets' excessively strict cosmetic standards
An estimated 20 to 40% of fruit and vegeta bles are rejected as they do not match the supermarkets' exces sively strict cosmetic standards British supermarkets have eased their rules to allow farmers
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Shettar to brief Manmohan today on release of water to Tamil Nadu
Following the Supreme Court’s directive to Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu from December 5 to 9, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has decided to take a delegation to Delhi on Friday
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Don’t depend on government alone for water, Alva tells villagers
Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva has laid emphasis on “collective effort” by government agencies, and civil society and voluntary groups for environment protection and water conservation to ensure availability
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Longer use ups cancer drug effect
A massive 15-year-long international study, with significant contribution from Indian doctors has found that the most common drug against breast cancer — Tamoxifen, used in women with ERpositive (oestrogen
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Plastic bag ban: HC asks if govt conducted study
The Delhi high court on Thursday asked the Delhi government if any study was conducted before banning manufacture and use of plastic bags. A bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai
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Doha talks to overshoot Fri deadline
The ongoing UN negotiations on climate change are all set to stretch beyond the scheduled deadline of Friday, thanks to the developed world, which has refused to deliver on finance, equity, adaptation
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State plans to buy 2,000 MW from Bhutan
Around 2000 MW from Bhutan is proposed to be purchased by the state with a view to mitigating power shortage in the coming summer season, revealed Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh in a chat with reporters
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Goa mining not be allowed till Environment Impact studies:CEC
Mining companies in Goa have violated rules and regulation in their operations and extraction of ores by them should not be permitted till environment impact assessment is done, a Central Empowered Committee
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Environment ministry files reply to HC queries on surface mining
The Union Ministry for Environment on Thursday filed a reply to the questions posed by a division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court pertaining to surface mining and how many inches and feet one
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Adarsh seeks HC to transfer plea against demolition to NGT
The scam-tainted Adarsh Housing Society on Friday sought the Bombay High Court to transfer its petition challenging the demolition order passed against it by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest
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Green tribunal holds back re-opening of Odisha steel plant
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed that an iron and steel plant near an airport in Jharsuguda district of Odisha be not allowed to reopen till allegations against it of polluting the environment
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The Climate Change Bill, 2012
This bill introduced in Lok Sabha on 7 Dec 2012 focuses on reduction of targeted greenhouse gas emissions and is also to establish a National Committee on climate change and to provide for carbon budgeting and carbon trading schemes.
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The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (Amendment) Bill, 2012
A Bill further to amend the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005. This Act may be called the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (Amendment) Act, 2012.
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The Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Amendment Bill, 2012
A Bill further to amend the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003.