Government Of India (GOI)

Protect the tuskers damn the carvers

In its enthusiasm to protect tuskers from being killed, the government has extended the worldwide ban on ivory trade to India as well. Left in the lurch, with no means of livelihood, are the ivory craftspeople

Publication Date:

29/06/1992

Author(s): Ajit Menon

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Elephant, Wildlife Trade, Poaching, Government Of India (GOI), Delhi

Environment

For a fistful of dollars

MR BUSH says he will go to Rio as he is now satisfied with the global agreement of climate. Nothing can be a sharper indictment of the climate convention. Whereas the world needs long-term

Publication Date:

14/06/1992

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

1

Issue:

19920615

pp:

0

Tags:

Ecology, Rio Summit, Ozone Layer, Government Of India (GOI), United States Of America (US), Developing Countries

Environment

Natural resource links: a directory of government institutions dealing with natural resources

This directory provides the addresses and names of concerned officers in government departments dealing with India's natural resources.

Publication Date:

Dec 1991

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

Tags:

Environment, Water Resources, Atmosphere, Urban Development, Energy, Wildlife, Genetic Resources, Rural Development, Geology, Government Of India (GOI), Agriculture

Environment

Supreme Court judgement dated 3/10/1991 on Bhopal Gas Disaster

In the suit filed by the Union of India against Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) filed before the Southern District Court at New York, the presiding judge directed the utilisation of 5 Million Dollars deposited by UCC towards Interim Relief Fund, for affording relief to the victims of the Bhopal Gas Leak disaster through the Indian Red Cross Society.

Publication Date:

03/10/1991

Source: Supreme Court of India

Tags:

Environment, Compensation, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, Supreme Court, Government Of India (GOI), Rehabilitation

Environment

Supreme Court judgement dated 14/02/1989 on Bhopal Gas Disaster

Supreme Court judgement dated 14/02/1989 on Bhopal Gas Disaster. The Court was of the opinion that the case was fit for an overall settlement between the parties covering all litigations, claims, rights and liabilities related to and arising out of the Disaster.

Publication Date:

14/02/1989

Source: Supreme Court of India

Tags:

Environment, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Bhopal Act 1985, Union Carbide, Supreme Court, Government Of India (GOI), Madhya Pradesh, Compensation

Land

The Land Acquisition Act, 1894

This Act may be called the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. It extends to the whole of India except (the state of Jammu and Kashmir). It shall come into force on the first day of March 1894.

Publication Date:

01/09/1985

Source: Ministry of Law and Justice

Tags:

Land Acquisition, Land Act 1894, Government Of India (GOI), India

Wildlife

Eliciting public support for wildlife conservation: report of the task force

The Task Force was set up in pursuance of the recommendations of the Indian Board for Wildlife and its standing committee at their meetings held on 9th February 1981 and 1st July 1982, respectively. The term 'wildlife' as globally understood, denotes all uncultivated forms of flora and fauna and has been so construed in this report. The Task Force commenced its deliberations by assessing the current levels of awareness and the degrees of apathy, indeed antipathy towards wildlife among the different sections of the public and endeavoured to determine the causes.

Publication Date:

Dec 1982

Source: Indian Board for Wildlife

Tags:

Wildlife, Wildlife Management, Rural Development, Media, Education, Government Of India (GOI), India

Environment

Report of the committee for recommending legislative measures and administrative machinery for ensuring environmental protection

This report examines the adequacy of the existing administrative, legal and institutional arrangements for protecting the environmental aspects.

Publication Date:

Sep 1980

Source: Department of Science and Technology

Tags:

Environment, Technology, Government Of India (GOI), India, Science

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Insurance companies, Indian government are the mainstay of the tobacco-driven company

It is fairly well known that ITC Limited, India’s biggest blue-chip company, earns its bread and butter from selling tobacco products like cigarettes and cigars. Its revenue for 2011-12 is a mammoth Rs 36,000 crore (US $7.2 billion) and net profit, Rs 6,162 crore ($1.23 billion).