India

 Stiff penalty

Pollute and pay. Angola has communicated this to all business establishments operating in the country. In a major haul-up, the African nation has fined us oil major ChevronTexaco Corporation

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
Down to Earth
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Oil Pollution, Compensation, Petrochemical Industry, Supreme Court, Angola, United States Of America (US)
India

 No copycats

The US Supreme Court's recent decision to disallow close imitations of patented inventions has given back the holders of valuable patents their lost smile. Earlier, in 2000, a federal court had

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Patents, Legislation, Supreme Court, United States Of America (US)
Industry

 A protest nonetheless

Yet another instance of residents angst at having to bear the consequences of irresponsible practices by the industry

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
Down to Earth
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Pollution, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Plastics, Women, Industry, Legislation, Supreme Court, High Court, Calcutta (D)
Industry

 When homemakers unite

Housewives in Kolkata move the court against the irresponsible and negligent functioning of factories in their area

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
Jayanta Basu
Down to Earth
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Pollution, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Plastics, Women, Industry, Legislation, Supreme Court, High Court, Calcutta (D)
Governance And Institutions

Electoral Reform Bill: Too little, too late

The bill to amend the Representation of People's Act all but dilutes the directives contained in the Supreme Court's verdict and appears to have been drafted only to push out Election Commission's more stringent guidelines.

Publication Date: 
26/07/2002
B. Venkatesh Kumar
Economic and Political Weekly
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Governance And Institutions, Governance, India, Supreme Court, Legislation, Political Parties, Court
Air Pollution

 At full throttle

A voluntary effort to promote alternative fuel vehicles in the US goes into overdrive
by Chandrachur Ghose

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Chandrachur Ghose
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, CNG, LPG, Fuel Quality, Fossil Fuels, Electricity, Technology, Supreme Court, United States Of America (US), Delhi, Vehicles
India

 Green laws

When the Republic of India began its democratic journey in the 1950s, people were given incentives to cut and clear forests to bring more land under cultivation and help alleviate poverty. This

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Milind Sathe
Down to Earth
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Environment, Forests, Wildlife, Legislation, Ecology, High Court, India, Supreme Court
Mining

 Undiluted empowerment

US Supreme Court allows Sokaogon tribe to set its own water quality standards

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Pollution, Mining, Water Quality, Tribals, Legislation, Supreme Court, United States Of America (US)
Air Pollution

Getting the prices right: promoting environmentally acceptable fuels through fiscal measures

The Hon

Publication Date: 
01/07/2002
Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority
Tags:
Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Alternative Fuels, CNG, Transport, Supreme Court, India, Delhi, Fuel Pricing, Vehicle Technology and Fuel
India

 Waiting for a miracle

Citizens approaching the courts for protecting lakes in cities is all very well. But in the end, it is a choice between using land for water or real estate a choice that has to be made. The Centre for Science and Environment

Publication Date: 
29/06/2002
Down to Earth
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Waterlogging, Lakes, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Water Demand, Legislation, Supreme Court, High Court, India, Gujarat, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Sustainable Development

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