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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An invaluable environment
Statisticians are trying to adjust measures of national wealth for pollution and depleted resources. This turns out be all but impossible : a report.
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'Solar eclipse' at high noon in many areas
A dense pall of gloom engulfed large parts of the capital yet again today. The cause was a cocktail of dust and smoke from vehicular pollution, and flyash from the Indraprastha Thermal Power Station
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Ministry all for centre to study the air
The Science, Technology and Environment Ministrywill assist in the setting up of a National Research Centre on Air Pollution, said its deputy Minister Datuk Abu Bakar Daud. He said it could serve as
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Greening the WTO
Conservationists were rightly angry when the World Trade Organization ruled on April 6 that the United States had violated international trade agreements by prohibiting shrimp imports from countries
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International conference on disaster management
The Tezpur University will organise a four-day International Conference on Disaster Management (ICODIM) from April 23 in
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Erosion posing threat to Shishumara village
Erosion by Sonabhori, a tributary of the mighty Brahmaputra, is posing a great threat to the people of Shishumara village, 5 km from the head quarter of the South Salmara-Mankachar civil sub-division
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Delhi power units to use washed coal
Delhi's coal-based power plants will soon get washed coal, which will reduce pollution to a considerable extent, replacing the currently used poor quality coal that produce a lot of fly-ash. The
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Dhansiri river anti-erosion project on
The scheme is "A/E measures to extension of Protection work at Kuruabhai area against the erosion of "river Dhansiri". Extension of protection work on U/S and strengthening of the existing
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Shell pull out of U.S. anti climate group
Greenpeace International welcomed Shell's announcement that the multinational oil company would be withdrawing its membership from the Global Climate Coalition: the US industry lobby group which
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Rhone Poulenc scheme for Taj Mahal
RHONE Poulence, the seventh largest pharmaceutical group in the world, has launched a preservation programme for the Taj Mahal involving a total outlay of