Hilaro Siquera used to own a 243-hectare farm in Divar, about 6 km from Goa's capital, Panaji. His land isn't cultivable any more

Mining firm Acquitted: On April 24, 2007, Newmont Mining Corporation, the world's biggest gold producer, and one of its executives were acquitted of charges related to dumping unsafe levels of toxic

the construction of a long pending railway line from Hubli to Ankola, Karnataka, has been stayed by the Supreme Court's Central Empowered Committee (cec) for violating the Forest Conservation Act,

Lebanon to sue Israel: Lebanon is preparing legal action to sue Israel for damages over a huge oil spill, which occurred when Israeli warplanes bombed the Jiyyeh power station on the Mediterranean

Oil lease sale blocked: In a preliminary ruling, a US federal court has recently blocked the US administration's plan to allow oil companies, access to the sensitive wetlands near the vast Teshekpuk

WEST Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee signed a much-hyped deal with the Salim Group of Indonesia for investments up to Rs 20,000 crore in infrastructure development on July 31. Billed

A specific wetlands policy needs to be in place

A floating plant shows Kolkata wetlands are turning toxic

In economic terms, they are worth US $70 billion per year

Invasive alien species threaten biodiversity of Sri Lanka

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