The smog had spread to Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, The Philippines and Thailand covering a population of 70 million. On September 26, all the 234 people on aboard a jetliner died

The amendments to the Montreal Protocol made at the 9th Meeting of Parties may help curb smuggling of ozone depleting substances and ensure compliance. But they place a heavy responsibility on developing countries who have to move towards the use of subst

Some countries have failed to live up to commitments. But measures to ensure compliance to the protocol do not address the issue of North South inequality

While the protocol has succeeded in lowering consumption of CFCs, developing countries still bear the cost burden of using and developing substitutes

The good news... CFCs, halons, carbon tetrachloride and methyl chloroform have been phased out in developing countries to a large extent. Growth rates of CFCs and methyl chloroform in the

The Montreal Protocol, hailed as a

Catching Veerappan, who amuses himself upsetting the government cart, is like trying to cage a titan. The State is in no position to meet his conditions for surrender. But his willingness to give up an outlaw s life has raised questions about precedents

A people's movement in northern California has weeded out the use of pesticide on highways

Is Veerappan playing his last ace? Or is he having the last laugh on the incompetence of the State machinery?

A highway in Karnataka stands testimony to the efforts invested by a couple in the environment