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
Pulverised common salt and soapstone is more appropriate and cost effective for seeding clouds for artificial precipitation in the Indian context, meteorology experts point out. The clouds are
Action Aid India, a non-government organisation (NGO) working on poverty-reduction programmes, has called for reform of the negotiating procedures at the WTO ministerial conferences. The NGO
To set the stage for informed negotiations in the preparatory process for ,at and after Cancun, African countries are engaged in national stakeholder consultations and dialogues on the Doha work
The Bush administration has outraged environmental groups with its amendment to the Clean Air Act, which opponents say will allow more air pollution from 17,000 industrial facilities in the US.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has released an environmental audit of Australia's major electricity generators, ranking them according to total greenhouse gas pollution. WWF say that the
Leaders from Africa and the Caribbean agreed on financing for their efforts to stop the alarming loss of fertile lands that threaten to turn farmlands into deserts and cause famines. Heads of
Powerful Hurricane Fabian swept through the Atlantic Ocean on a track that was expected to keep it well north of the Leeward Islands and away from the Bahamas and the United States. With 140 mph
Hong Kong braced for Typhoon Dujuan as it churned toward the south China coast. The Hong Kong Observatory said it expected to hoist strong wind signal No. 3 in the morning and could raise it to
Lake Balaton, central Europe's biggest fresh water lake and one of Hungary's main tourist attractions, is shrinking, prompting warnings of a potential ecological and economic catastrophe. For the
Lakhs of people in Orissa continue to take shelter under makeshift tents on the national highway five connecting Kolkata with Chennai and on the river embankments for fifth consecutive day.