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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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• Enforcing supreme court ruling will be difficult : experts

  Divali this year isn't likely to be just enough noise accompanying it too, despite the supreme court's ruling on restricted use of crackers. The apex court recently rules that firecrackers should

  • 30/10/2001

  • • Environment

• SC seeks Gail's views on CNG supply to units in Taj zone

  The Supreme Court today asked Gas Authority of India Ltd (Gail) to find out the feasibility of supplying compressed natural gas (CNG) in cylinders to industries around the Taj Mahal to save the

  • 01/11/2001

  • Business Standard (New Delhi)
  • • Environment

• Developing countries dispute draft agenda

  Hopes of a successful launch to a new round of global trade negotiations received a severe setback yesterday when a key meeting of World Trade Organisation delegates failed to agree a draft agenda

  • 01/11/2001

  • • Environment

• India threatens to walk out of WTO

  Stung by the draft ministerial declaration (DMD) for the November 9-13 Doha meeting of the World Trade Organisation which mandates the launch of negotiations in new areas, commerce minister Murasoli

  • 01/11/2001

  • • Environment

• Three crore litres of polluted water released in the open in Rajkot

  Believe it or not, but as much as three crore litres of polluted water was being released into the open posing a health hazard to Rajkot(Gujarat). This despite the underground sewerage system

  • 27/10/2001

  • • Environment

• Centre okays fluoride research project

  A centrally sponsored project will be taken up soon to conduct research on minimising the effect of fluoride on animals in surrounding areas of Nalco smelter plant at Angul in Orissa.Officials said

  • 27/10/2001

  • Statesman (Kolkata)
  • • Environment

• Civic boards flout HC order on immersion

  Flouting a High Court order, structures of Durga images are being dumped into the Ganga and other rivers during immersions in Calcutta and other districts. The West Bengal Pollution Control Board

  • 28/10/2001

  • Statesman (Kolkata)
  • • Environment

• NEERI report on Amlakhadi slammed

  Environmentalists have strongly criticised the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute's (NEERI) report on pollution control in the heavily-polluted Amlakhadi channel of Bharuch

  • 29/10/2001

  • • Environment

• Matiz most eco-friendly

  The most environment-friendly car on Indian roads is Daewoo's small car Matiz, says a green rating of the Indian automobile industry conducted by a leading environment organization. Maruti-800 (euro

  • 31/10/2001

  • • Environment

• Disaster zone

  It is a scandal that exactly two years after the devastating cyclone, that drew attention and substantial aid from the rest of the world, tragedy stalks large areas of coastal Orissa. Roads lie

  • 31/10/2001

  • Statesman (New Delhi)
  • • Environment