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• 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

  • 24/04/2024

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• Hurricane ignacio threatens Mexico's baja coast

  Hurricane Ignacio swirled dangerously close to the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula after rapidly strengthening from a tropical storm. Ignacio hovered almost stationary east of La

  • 26/12/2002

  • • Environment

• Parties in a fix over Malda erosion

  All political parties in Malda, West Bengal have emphasised the need for rehabilitation of erosion victims, but have failed to decide how to rehabilitate them. The Malda district magistrate, Mr Ak

  • 18/12/2002

  • Statesman (Kolkata)
  • • Environment

• CBI heat makes Maya's man sweat over a forged' Taj file

  What touched off the political turmoil in Lucknow may not be clear but one thing is: Mayawati turned hostile the day after the CBI interrogated her protege and former Environment, Excise Minister

  • 27/12/2002

  • Indian Express (New Delhi)
  • • Environment

• Worm bags set to hit Delhi

  Taking a cue from Australia, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is planning to introduce "worm bags" for converting bio-degradable waste into compost. The MCD will also introduce bio-degradable

  • 27/12/2002

  • Asian Age (New Delhi)
  • • Environment

• Rs 21-cr Assam plan to save city hills

  To save Guwahati from siltation and flash floods, the Divisional Officer of Soil Conservation, South Assam Division, Mr Malakar Jiten has submitted a Rs 21.25-crore three-year project to the Ministry

  • 20/12/2002

  • Sentinel (Guwahati)
  • • Environment

• Erosion victims living on dyke for 15 years

  More than five hundred families of Palasbari constituency in Assam have been rendered homeless by erosion of the Brahmaputra river and these homeless people have been taking shelter on the dyke for

  • 21/12/2002

  • Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
  • • Environment

• S Kamrup public demand anti-erosion measures

  A group of central observers recently visited the Simina-Phuturi area to make an on-the-spot assesment of the erosion-ravaged flood affected area in Assam. The delegation led by N Sribastav, joint

  • 21/12/2002

  • Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
  • • Environment

• Successful experiment

  Invoking the blessings of the gods may not have helped, but science does seem to have relented. As clouds rained down on Bangalore's neighbourhood on Monday, the experts from the US company Weather

  • 20/12/2002

  • Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
  • • Environment

• Rumbles on the rocky terrain

  It's probably the oldest paradox in evolution. What some call development, others call destruction. If the balding of green hills singes some souls, others cheer the concrete jungles that cover them.

  • 22/12/2002

  • Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
  • • Environment

• More pollutants under scanner

  So far it was the suspended particulate matter, oxides of nitrogen and sodium that were being tested in the air we breathe. Now the parameters have increased to include three carcinogenic substances.

  • 22/12/2002

  • • Environment