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 heads of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank appealed to governments to resist recriminations in the aftermath of the collapsed trade negotiations in Cancun last week. Ahead of the
The Karnataka Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, said: "We have waited for long for relief from the Union Government to tackle the drought in the State. We have not got any relief. After the byelections,
Delhi's new look garbage sorting system was on display as Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit launched the nine-day "Clean Delhi Campaign". The campaign will not just focus on a cleaning drive for
After the collapse of the Cancun ministerial, a decision on resumption of negotiations on key issues such as agriculture, non-farm products and the Singapore issues in Geneva rests with the trade
The success in forging a developing country alliance at the Cancun ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation and India's improved external economic profile, as reflected in the annual
The Supreme Court took serious note of 10 states neglecting its orders regarding inclusion of environment in the school syllabus and asked them pay a fine of Rs 15,000 each within a month. A Bench of
Utility companies made major strides to restore power today in parts of Maryland and Northern Virginia, but severe damage sharply slowed work in southern Virginia and North Carolina, where more than
A Rs4 billion sewage treatment project (Pakistan) has been lying stuck up since 1980s because of inordinate delay in the promised World Bank funding. The Water and Sanitation Agency of the Lahore
The Harbour Police say an oil spill at sea off Negombo (Sri Lanka) has now spread to the coastal area of Bambalapitiya in Colombo. It said the spill, yellow in colour, is spreading about one hundred
In humans effects associated with exposure to dioxins are mainly observed in accidental and occupational exposure situations. In addition, an increased prevalence of diabetes and increased mortality