The World Trade Organisation has come under attack recently from critics who say it ignores environmental and social issues in settling trade disputes. At the center of the issue is a ruling against

A recent ruling by the World Trade Organisation striking down U.S. legal protections for endangered sea turtles is a powerful reminder how intewined trade and environmental policies have become. The

The Bangladesh Government is seriously thinking for setting up common treatment plants for treating the affluents of different industries clustered in the industrial

A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court issued notice of motion for July 8 to the state of Punjab and the chairman, Punjab Pollution Control Board and others on a public interest

India will take a tough stand while demanding caps on credits earned from certified emission reductions from clean development mechanism (CDM) projects in developing countries to be transferred to

The Orissa High Court has cleared the controversial fishing jetty project, which was opposed by conservationists, near Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary. A division bench observed that while there can

The future of Indian projects seeking reduction of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and halon will be decided at the next executive meeting of the Montreal Protocol Fund. These projects, slated to be taken

The Supreme Court declining to stay the Madras Green Bench's ruling against extension of time for Tirupur dyeing and bleaching units has come as a rude shock to the 600-odd units. The units that

The Haryana Agriculture Minsiter, Mr. Karan Singh Dala, directed the Chaudhary Charan Singh Hisar Agricultural University authorities to prepare a project for composting of municipal waste in the

The Government of India soon will introduce a techno-legal regime to make disaster resistant and energy saving features and use of environment friendly materials an intergral part of the building