With contputerisation invading nearly all segments, can the courts be far behind? Obviously not. The Bombay High Court trying its hand at modernisation has got itself an
Much to the dismay of the owners of 5 industrial estates located in Naroda, Odhav and Narol areas in Gujarat, their writ petition, seeking permission to restart production was
With the focus on a'Green Delhi'becoming stronger by the day, the Delhi government has been ordered by the Supreme Court to chalk out an action plan for setting up a common
The Republican Congressmen in the US continue to go hammer and tongs against all things environmental. This time it is the ozone layer. Led by representative John T Doolittle,
IN A long belated move, the Drugs Controller of India early October instructed all state controlling and licensing authorities to ensure that fixed dose combinations of drugs are not sold
THE detection of accidental radiation leaks from nuclear power plants may just become easier, thanks to orchids. Researchers from Mangalore University (Karnataka) have zeroed in on an epiphytic
Chastened by the state High Court's orders on its apathy in disciplining effing polluting units, the Gujarat government has taken belated action and cut off water and electricity connections
Inspite of repeated warnings, the 163 odd tanneries in Tamil Nadus North Arcot district have failed to set up common effluent treatment plants (CETPs). In the process, they have earned the
The villagers of Khaniyara in Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, have sought the intervention of the High Court against local slate quarries which are threatening the area's ecology. To
The Clinton administration has suffered yet another setback in its crusade to protect the forests in the US northwest from marauding timber merchants. On September 14, district court judge
