The Supreme Court, apart from its traditional role as interpreter of statutes, has recently taken up the onerous task of monitoring implementation of laws and its own orders in sensitive cases. In

A revolutionary technology to make biodegradable plastic carry bags, claimed to be the first development of its kind in the world, has been sold to two Delhi-based entrepreneurs by the National

Conservationists are mounting pressure on the Union ministry of environment and forests to prevail upon the Jammu and Kashmir govenemnt to ban shatoosh shawl trade which continues to flourish in the

The Supreme Court yesterday directed Birla Textiles, closed since 1996, to pay Rs 30,000 each to nearly 2,000 workers pending the final decision on their dispute with the management. The mill was

An international conference under the aegis of the Asian Rhino Specialist Group is to be held in India next month. The meeting will go into the status of rhino population in india and the ways and

The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the establishment of industrial township in areas taken from village panchayats was not violative of the Constitution. The 73rd and 74th Constitution

The Balaji group promoted fuel oil base 106 mw power plant in Samayanallur, Tamil Nadu, has become the first short-gestation power project in the state to have signed an escrow agreement with the

Foundry units have petitioned the government for relaxation in the pollution control regulations. They claim the stipulations have forced many units to shut down. The Indian Institute of Foundrymen

The controversy over field trials of the US firm Monsanto's genetically-engineered cotton in India has hotted up, with environmentalists accusing the government of not presenting correct facts.

Government has defended the compulsory licencing provisions (CLP) in the patents amendment ordinance and will present the changed laws to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on January 25 at