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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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• World Bank approves $250 mln loan for Ukraine

  The World Bank yesterday said it had approved a $250 million loan for Ukraine to support medium-term economic development and reforms in the country. "The World Bank approved today a $250 million

  • 21/12/2000

  • • Environment

• Adivasis to continue stir

  The Adivasi-Dalit Action Council has decided to go ahead with its plan to start 'relief camps' in front of all the gates of the Secretariat on September 18 in view of the failure of the district

  • 13/12/2000

  • • Environment

• Mumbai firm plans to set up garbage treatment plant

  The acute problem of garbage disposal witnessed in urban areas will take the centre stage next week as a team of officials of Excel Industries, Mumbai are arriving in Goa on Monday.Excel Industries

  • 14/12/2000

  • Herald (Panjim)
  • • Environment

• National slum policy soon

  All the six mega cities and 35 metros with a population of over one million will be made slum-free by 2010 under the national slum policy being evolved by the

  • 25/12/2000

  • Hindu (New Delhi)
  • • Environment

• China children sue factory over chemical leak

  More than 400 elementary school children rushed to hospital after a chemical leak in April are suing a plastics factory in southeastern China, state media reported yesterday.

  • 21/12/2000

  • • Environment

• Agricultural pests may threaten prairies

  New research shows that corn rootworm beetles invade the agricultural edge of prairies, damaging native sunflowers. Tallgrass prairie is among the most threatened ecosystems in North America and many

  • 20/12/2000

  • • Environment

• CM declares spl directorate for National green corps

  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday announced that the state government would set up a special directorate to promote the activities of National green corps (NGC) in the

  • 17/12/2000

  • • Environment

• Panel to be set up for Charminar

  Minister for Municipal Administration of Andhra Pradesh N Mohammed Farooq said the government had set up a core committee for implementation of the Charminar pedestrianisation project and complete

  • 15/12/2000

  • Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
  • • Environment

• Mango kernal gruel claims 4 more lives

  Four more tribals in Sapalguda village in Gajapti district of Orissa have died after consuming gruel made of mango kernel.

  • 16/12/2000

  • Asian Age (New Delhi)
  • • Environment

• Clean-up campaign in Delhi from Sep 18

  Former Chief Executive Officer of the Organising Committee for Sydney Olympics, Sandy Hollway, will launch the Clean-up the World campaign in Delhi on September 18 at the National Rail Museum,

  • 15/12/2000

  • Indian Express (New Delhi)
  • • Environment