High Court

Goa regional plan has public up in arms

After a delay of over six years, Goa has a 400-page blueprint for development. But the Goa Final Regional Plan 2011 has environmental groups, urban planners and the public up in arms. They want it to

Publication Date:

14/12/2006

Author(s): Nidhi Jamwal

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Environment, Forests, Mangroves, Urbanisation, Urban Planning, Urban Land, High Court, India, Goa

Poverty

MP High Court orders removal of names from BPL list

ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 the Madhya Pradesh High Court issued notices to the Union and state governments on the removal of 21,00,000 families from the below poverty line (bpl) list. The order came in

Publication Date:

14/11/2006

Author(s): Sourav Mishra

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes, High Court, Madhya Pradesh

Forests

Himachal's tree sanction policy is flawed

Everyone in Himachal Pradesh has an opinion on one issue

Publication Date:

14/09/2006

Author(s): Padmaparna Ghosh

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Forests, Forest Policy, Deforestation, Trees, Timber Industry, High Court, Panchayats, Himachal Pradesh, Statistics

Health

Salt of the earth

Bombay HC stays Centre s notification on iodised salt

Publication Date:

29/06/2006

Author(s): Nidhi Jamwal

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Nutrition, Salt, Health, Health Policy, Nutritional Diseases, Goitre, Legislation, High Court, Government Of India (GOI), Maharashtra, Mumbai

Environment

Vox popul

Kerala HC quashes Union ministry s clearance

Publication Date:

29/04/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060430

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, Legislation, High Court, Kerala, Hydroelectricity

Industry

a division Bench of Kerala High Court has once again directed the state government to conduct another epidemiological study in the cashew plantation areas in Kerala and trace out the factors responsible for health problems in areas such as Padre and Cheemeni in Kasaragod district.

Publication Date:

14/04/2006

Author(s): Shree Padre

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pesticides, Plantation Crops, Pesticides And Toxins, Endosulfan, Pesticide Residues, High Court, Kerala

Mining

In short

SC clears mill land sale: The Supreme Court (SC) has cleared the sale of mill land in Mumbai, setting aside an earlier Bombay High court order. The SC has upheld the Maharashtra government's

Publication Date:

30/03/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060331

pp:

0

Tags:

Land Resources, Mining, Glaciers, Health Care, Obesity, Genetic Resources, Legislation, Supreme Court, High Court, New Zealand, Mumbai

Environment

In Court

japanese resist dam:Japan's Osaka High Court (HC) recently ordered construction of a dam on the Echigawa river, to be shelved due to environmental concerns. This is an important win for the residents

Publication Date:

30/01/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060131

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, AIDS, High Court, Libya, Japan, Health Care

Mining