Human development report 2023/2024
After a drop in its Human Development Index (HDI) value in 2021 and following a flat trend over the past few years, India’s HDI value has increased to 0.644 in 2022, placing the country 134 out of 193
After a drop in its Human Development Index (HDI) value in 2021 and following a flat trend over the past few years, India’s HDI value has increased to 0.644 in 2022, placing the country 134 out of 193
Two Mexican environmentalist have been put behind bars for 10 years on charges of growing marijuana and possession of arms. The Sierra Club and Amnesty International, two non-governmental
In 1962, it was the Indo Chinese war. Now it is the creation of the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve. Once again, the Bhotiyas, who inhabit the Garhwal hills, find themselves at crossroads. They find their means of sustenance cut off. The difference this tim
A NGO asks the NHRC to prevent the dislocation of Van Gujjars of the Rajaji National Park by the Uttar Pradesh government
One good <font class='UCASE'>tv</font> programme on Amazonian rainforests can force politicians to take action just as much as <font class='UCASE'>tv</font> can force them to protect Kosovars
A PEOPLE'S march demanding the right to information will be taken out from Pune in Maharashtra to Delhi, according to Gandhian activist Anna Hazare. This is for the first time that such a
XENOTRANSPLANTATION, the practice of transplanting animal organs in human patients, has been challenged by British human rights group. The report, co-authored by the British Union for Abolition
Australia vetoes UN declaration granting indigenous people the right to "self determination"
The International Seabed Authority (ISA), the United Nations' agency responsible for administering the Law of Sea Treaty, has started discussions on a code to govern the recovery of minerals from the
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have become increasingly influential in the past 50 years. Awareness of human rights and social and environmental causes has increased, and NGOs have helped empower people. This has raised the hackles of power hounds,
Madhya Pradesh tribals say the administration has created an atmosphere of terror