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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Your garbage will get you
It's race against time.About 6500 tonnes of garbage is generated in Delhi daily and dumped at landfill sites. These sites are fast getting filled and in the absence of any news on of new sites, the
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Clean ways of disposing waste
As landfills are often criticised for being an outdated technique for garbage disposal, city planners have tried to look for alternative ways, Some ideas related to handling of garbage and management
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US rejects EC's formula to resolve TRIPS, health issues
The US is not willing to subscribe to the European Commission's compromise formula to sort out the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and public health issue. Just five days after
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Few takes for waste management projects
In the Global Investment Meet in Kerala what was glaring by absence were queues to the showcase of solid waste management. For instance, while Mr Raghu Pillai, CEO Spencer Group, estimates Rs 15000
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Central aid for drinking water to drought-hit areas
The Centre has sanctioned Rs 9 crore to Karnataka for providing drinking water in drought-affected areas, Minister of State for Rural Water Supply K B Koliwad said here today.The amount released is
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Charnoi cap threat to Digvijay poll plan
A recent decision of the Madhya Pradesh high court directing the state government not to distribute more than 50 per cent of the acquired grazing (charnoi) land to landless dalits has put the
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Ireland's bill to curb climate change could top EUR1 billion
The Irish government has revealed that the cost of complying with the Kyoto protocol's targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be a quarter of a billion euros per year, reports the Press
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Green-roasted coffee beans keep the taste but ditch the smell
A Dutch coffee roasting plant has streamlined its entire operation to ensure every stage of the roasting process is environmentally friendly, generating savings on bills while eliminating the strong
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Waste management project
A solid waste management project was launched by the Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, at Vasant Kunj in South Delhi. As many as 17 Resident Welfare Associations of this area will be
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U.S. is pressuring industries to cut greenhouse gases
In an aggressive effort to show that President Bush's voluntary climate strategy can work, senior administration officials are traveling the country collecting written promises from industries to