The Biodiversity Bill to empower local communities under scrutiny of parliamentary standing committee

Compulsory control of alien plants by landowners will be one of the major provisions of the Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act of South Africa. "The act will soon be passed,' says Mary

Malawi's parlia

The Supreme Court has directed the Union government to improve its rules and regulations covered under the Forest Conservation Act, within two months. The s upreme c ourt gave several

In a landmark move, the Supreme Court (sc) admitted a public interest petition filed against mining going on in the Jadugauda mines of Bihar. The writ petition was filed in April 1999 by lawyer

The Indian government comes out with the draft rules for recycling lead acid batteries. Their effectiveness is questionable