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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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• Protesters call for trade reforms before WTO meeting

  Critics of the World Trade Organization will press for trade reforms during the group's meeting in Qatar next week, despite the Gulf nation's ban on assembly and street protests, advocacy groups said

  • 01/11/2001

  • • Environment

• Miles to go before 'going green'

  If you are buying a car and "eco friendly" tag rates high on your priorities, the Daewoo Matiz should be on top of the list, according to the Centre for Science and Environment. The environmental

  • 31/10/2001

  • Statesman (New Delhi)
  • • Environment

• Breathtaking results in Bangkok

  It's been a long uphill battle, but the Thai capital is winning its fight against cough-inducing smog by tackling the cause rather than the effect of pollution.

  • 25/10/2001

  • • Environment

• Pollution map on the cards

  The environment department will study the environment status of industries in the state to make a map of polluting units. Mr Manab Mukerjee, state environment minister, said we will study the

  • 27/10/2001

  • Statesman (Kolkata)
  • • Environment

• UP closes all brick kilns in Taj Zone

  The Uttar Pradesh government today informed the Supreme Court that it has implemented the five-year-old directive to close down all brick kilns within a 20 km radius of the Taj Mahal and in the Taj

  • 31/10/2001

  • Business Standard (New Delhi)
  • • Environment

• Manufacturers puzzled with CSE test criteria

  Most car manufacturers are not happy with the Green Ratings released by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) yesterday. Unsure of the rating criteria, they are busy analysing the methodology.

  • 31/10/2001

  • Indian Express (New Delhi)
  • • Environment

• India insists on covering letter with second draft

  New Delhi has firmly maintained that it will not a acquiesce in a situation where the second draft ministerial declaration is transmitted in the present form to the WTO trade ministers without

  • 03/11/2001

  • Financial Express (New Delhi)
  • • Environment

• Noiseless?

  Noise levels during Diwali have come down drastically at six of the seven locations the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). In fact, the sale of firecrackers has gone down, compared to the

  • 02/11/2001

  • Pioneer (New Delhi)
  • • Environment

• Indo-China MoU on flood forecast

  India and China are soon likely to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for flood forecasting relating to river Brahmaputra, which flows through both the countries said the Union minister of

  • 04/11/2001

  • Financial Express (New Delhi)
  • • Environment

• Margao garbage plant to cost MMC Rs 1.2 cr

  Ms Excel Industries, Mumbai has said it will cost the Margao Municipal Council around Rs 1.20 crore to set up a mini-plant to treat about 25 tonnes of garbage generated

  • 25/10/2001

  • Herald (Panjim)
  • • Environment