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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Taiwan typhoon's toll put at 81
The death toll from the typhoon that swept Taiwan this week rose to 81 as the capital was plunged into chaos amid power and water outages. Nineteen other people were listed as missing after the storm
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Chinese plastics factory is sued
More than 400 elementary school children rushed to a hospital after a chemical leak in April are suing a plastics factory in southeastern China, state news reports said. The trial began with an open
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At least 12 die in blast at a factory in France
A huge explosion, apparently an accident, destroyed a chemical fertilizer plant in Toulouse (France), killing at least 12 people and injuring 180. Windows were shattered for kilometers around and
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WB team may find faults with quake-proof housing
The World Bank has decided to send its first review mission to assess how the Gujarat government is spending millions of dollars it has so far disbursed as loan for earthquake rescue and
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Rs 15-cr plan to rehabilitate tribals
The Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has chalked out a Rs 15.2-crore plan to rehabilitate tribal population that would be displaced from the reserved forest areas in the
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Greenpeace targets India's HLL for mercury pollution
Environmental lobby group Greenpeace and former employees of Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) demanded yesterday the Indian consumer goods company pay for healthcare costs from alleged mercury pollution
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$6.3 million protects green swath in Maryland
Maryland Governor Parris Glendening has pledged $6.3 million to purchase and preserve 1,271 acres of mature forest, 90 acres of wetlands, and 1.8 miles of Potomac River shoreline.
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California's Schallenberger Ridge protected
The Trust for Public Land (TPL) has completed its private purchase of Schallenberger Ridge, a ridgeline that forms the scenic backdrop to Donner Lake.
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TAPMA to move court if ban on plastic takes effect
The Tamil Nadu Plastics Manufacturer's Association (TAPMA) has decided to go to the High Court if the Chennai Corporation implements its decision to ban the manufacture and use of disposable bags,
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Poland makes good progress on cleaning up pollution, but the situation is still bad
The Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission, known as the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM), has announced that Poland has made good progress in cleaning up its pollution hotspots, but that Polish