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
Environment
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UN calls for preparedness to avert quake disaster
The United Nations warned that a major earth quake in the Kathmandu Valley could claim as many as 40000 lives injure another 95000 people and flatten 60 percent of the building leaving half the
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Monitoring committee set up for Mahabaleshwar-Panchgani zone
The Union ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has just constituted a monitoring committee for the Mahabaleshwar-Panchgani eco sensitive zone. In a notification dated October 29 the MoEF states
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Supreme Court order on Gomti pollution
Concerned by the pollution in the Gomti, the Supreme Court today asked Uttar Pradesh to identify in four weeks land at Lakhimpur, Jaunpur and Barabanki for setting up of oxidation plants to treat
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Eco-friendly bye to Gods
Festivals like Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi and Durga Puja add an even gereater load to our overburdened rivers, lakes and seas. Immersion of idols made of plaster of paris, lime and cement contain toxic
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Along with ear plugs, get a gas masks this Diwali
There's another reason why you shouldn't step out on Diwali night. Apart from loud crackers, scientists say the amount of carbon monoxide (CO) in the atmosphere triples compared to other days.
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Jania area hit hard by erosion
The government machinery may not deem it worth bothering about, but for thousands of people living at several villages at Jamia area the erosion caused by the river Beki along its eastern bank, has
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UP's Taj headache
The Uttar Pradesh governments solemn affidavit is once again a suspect in the eyes of the country's Apex court. What is in question this time is the Rajnath Singh-led Uttar Pradesh government's
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India's auto industry : how eco-friendly?
A race to find the most eco-friendly auto companies and vehicles in India does throw up those who have attained the top ranks. It is a moot point because as the Centre for Science and Environment
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Typhoon in Vietnam kills 20 people
Typhoon Lingling killed at least 20 people, injured dozens and left 13,000 homeless in central Vietnam, but the country largely escaped the fury that killed hundreds in the Philippines last week.
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Pollution kills Vults's dairy experiment
Almost all dairy farms in Vulta, 25 kilometers east of Dhaka City have ceased production. This is because the close proximity of brick fields and other polluting industries have taken their toll on