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
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
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is now offering loans to private sector (Pakistan) to meet WTO obligations in respect of environment friendly standards. The ADB consultants besides briefing
The British Airports Authority (BAA) has this week called for a change in aviation tax to
The Government has set up a new Steering Committee to help ensure waste minimisation, reuse and recycling objectives are met. Defra's Waste Implementation Programme, which aims to create a
Local councils have received help in preparing for climate change in a new publication launched by Defra, this week. Climate change and communities
The Pakistani government should renegotiate the Agreement on Trade and TRIPS with the World Trade Organization (WTO) to ensure food security, livelihood security and equitable development in the
A moderate earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale hit China's southwestern province of Yunnan, killing 11 people and injuring more than 200. The tremor was struck at 11:16 pm inDayao county,
The Ministry for Rural Development is in a sanitation drive. It has unveiled an incentive scheme-Nirmal Gram Puruskar - to improve sanitation coverage in rural areas. Cash awards would be given to
The threat of an impending drought is looming over Jharkhand as the State has received scanty rainfall this year. Alarmed by the scanty rains the State Government has sent a SoS to the Union
India will hold talks with other World Trade Organisation (WTO) members ahead of the Cancun ministerial meeting in September. A high level delegation, led by Commerce Secretary Dipak Chatterjee, will
Russia has moved a step closer to ratifying the 1997 Kyoto Protocol following the conclusion by an ad hoc government team investigating the possible effects of the pact on the country that the