The state of the world’s human rights 2024
This report documents human rights concerns during 2023 in 155 countries, connecting issues at global and regional levels and looking forward to the implications for the future. States and armed groups
Environment
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Nirmala Nagara Yojana in 31 towns from Aug
Chief Minister S M Krishna directed the authorities to commence the Nirmala Nagara Yojana in 31 towns of Karnataka State with a population exceeding one lakh from August. The Nirmala Nagara Yojana
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Cleaning Ganga on Cabinet agenda
Cleaning the Ganga and saving forests both major environmental issues are on the agenda for the next Union Cabinet meeting. The environment ministry is placing before the Cabinet plans for Part II of
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Heatwave spreads drought and havoc
The unusually warm weather is creating havoc across Europe. The heat is causing the Swiss Alps to crumble and forcing the authorities to deepen channels on the Danube and other rivers to prevent
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Brahmaputra Assam's sorrow
The mighty Brahmaputra originates in a glacier mass in the Kailas range in southern Tibet at an elevation of 5300 metres. It flows through Tibet, India and Bangladesh for a distance of 2880 km before
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'UP working on Taj project'
The Centre informed the Lok Sabha that the Uttar Pradesh government had taken up reclamation work on the Yamuna without the approval of the environment and forests
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Over 51 lakh people hit by floods
The overall flood situation in Assam State is gradually improving with the water levels of the mighty Brahmaputra and its tributaries continuing to recede at a fast pace. However, with the fresh
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KMC mulls total ban
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has decided to ban use of all plastic carrybags in the city and are only waiting for a go ahead from the state pollution control board on the
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Declare State floods as national problem
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi urged upon the Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to impress upon the National Disaster Management Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs to declare flood in Assam as a
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Kandy declared environment friendly during perahera
The city of Kandy (Sri Lanka) has been declared as an environment friendly city during the upcoming Esala Perahera season. To encourage more than 1.4 million people who enter the city during the
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Citizens punch holes in city drainage system
The Greater Zoo Road Citizens' Forum and Brihattar Japorigog Unnayan Samity carried out a reconnaissance of the three main natural storm water basins in Guwahati city. The citizen's bodies alleged