India

 In twilight zone

Even as tribal communities anti Koel Karo agitation continues, there is confusion in official circles about the current status of the project

Publication Date: 
29/06/2002
Kazimuddin Ahmed
Down to Earth
Tags:
Koel Karo, Hydroelectricity, Tribals, Rehabilitation, Compensation, Electricity, Finance, Public Participation
Water Resources

 Controlling water

People in Andhra Pradesh now need official consent to sink new wells

Publication Date: 
14/05/2002
Nitin Sethi
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Pollution Control, Land Resources, Water Resources, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Drinking Water, Trees, Compensation, Legislation, Public Participation, India, Andhra Pradesh
Water Pollution

 Nigeria

Oil tankers or production companies responsible for oil spills in Nigeria's territorial waters could face a fine of up to us $176 million. This was announced by transport minister Ojo Maduekwe

Publication Date: 
14/04/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Oil Pollution, Compensation, Legislation, Nigeria
India

 Of mild cigarettes and stiff penalties

Philip Morris told to pay damages for misleading smokers

Publication Date: 
14/04/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Tobacco, Health Effects, Cancer, Conflicts, Compensation, Smoking, Research
Health

 United Nations

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently anno

Publication Date: 
14/04/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Global Environmental Agreements, CITES, Caspian Sea, Compensation, UNEP
Water Pollution

 Compensation

The Kanazawa district court in Japan ordered the government to pay about US $6.1 million in compensation to local residents seeking damages over noise from the Air Self-Defence Force (ASDF) Komatsu

Publication Date: 
14/04/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Noise Pollution, Compensation, Japan
Environment

 Counting the cost

Is Span motel s punishment commensurate with its crime? Experts wonder

Publication Date: 
14/04/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, River Pollution, Beas, Compensation, Finance, Aid, Legislation, Supreme Court, NGO, India, Himachal Pradesh, Developing Countries, European Union (EU)
Environment

The Bhopal gas tragedy 1984 to? The evasion of corporate responsibility

This paper describes the inadequacies in the response of the Union Carbide Corporation to the accidental release of the highly toxic gas, methyl isocyanate, from its plant in Bhopal, India in 1984. Over 20,000 people are estimated to have died from exposure to this gas since 1984, with some 120,000 chronically ill survivors. Union Carbide fought to avoid compensation or to keep it very low.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2002
Barbara Dinham, Satinath Sarangi
Environment & Urbanisation
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Tags:
Environment, Health Effects, Compensation, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Methyl Isocyanate (MIC), Union Carbide, Groundwater Pollution
India

 Woman power

When the men of Dengajhari failed, women took up arms to protect their forests

Publication Date: 
30/03/2002
Satyasundar Barik
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Forest Resources, Forest Management, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Timber Smuggling, Forest Movements, Women, Compensation, Legislation, NGO, India, Orissa (Odisha)
India

 SLURRY DISPOSAL

Acting on a petition, the Supreme Court (SC) directed the Bokaro Thermal Power Station to identify the area where it can dispose of its slurry and fly-ash safely and make

Publication Date: 
14/02/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Afforestation, Compensation, Thermal Power Plants, Legislation, Supreme Court, Fly Ash

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