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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MP seeks Rs 254 cr. as assistance
Madhya Pradesh has sought a central assistance of Rs 254 crore to generate employment opportunities in the drought affected areas and ensure adequate water supply. Chief Secretary P K Mehrotra on
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Govt urged to check river pollution
The Environment and Public Health Organisation (ENPHO) has welcomed the Supreme Court's recent decision to stop Kathmandu Metropolitan City from filling the banks of the Bagmati river with
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Quake hits Pacific nation
A major aftershock rocked the tiny south Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Friday, a day after a powerful earthquake caused major damage, the US geological survey
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Advaita ashram launches panel for sanitation
The Sri Ramakrishna Advaita Ashram, Kalady (Kochi), has launched a Committee for Sanitation to ensure that all public places, streets and other densely populated areas are kept clean and
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Okharpauwa : A solution for valley's garbage riddle
Kathmandu Valey's long drawn-out garbage problem is fast finding its way to a solution with work being completed on the road that leads to the dumping site, and an agreement being signed with two
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Utility move 'could curb smog'
New power stations and other polluting public utilities should be built well away from residential areas to keep the air clean, China government planning study suggests. Utility plants already in
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Melting ice caps
The martian ice caps are shrinking. As they are made mostly of frozen carbon dioxide, this evaporation could trigger an increase in Mars' own greenhouse effect. Images from the Mars Global Surveyor
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Blow horn and pay the fine
It's a warning for all those addicted to honking on Delhi roads. Delhi traffic police have prosecuted over 200 motorists since January 1 as part of its intensive drive against " unwarranted " honking
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Quake rocks disaster-prone Afghan province
A powerful earthquake hit Afghanistan and neighbouring countries on Thursday, the epicentre in the same province where more than 8,000 people were killed by two quakes in 1998. The quake sent
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Fuller study on Ganga sought
When in doubt, recommend further study. That's what the committee on the Tehri dam headed by Union HRD minister Murli Manohar Joshi seems to have recommended. The 11 member committee was constituted