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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Government ordered to keep capital garbage free
The Supreme court has issued a directive against the government and the Kathmandu and Lalitpur metropolises to rid the capital city of its garbage problem and maintain healthy environment by
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Jharkhand HC quashes PCB chairman's appointment
The Jharkhand High Court has quashed the appointment of Takur Bal Mukund Nath Shadeo as chairman Jharkhand State Pollution Control board as he did not possess educational and technical qualifications
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21 die as storm hits Etawah, 70 injured
At least 21 people were killed and 70 injured in incidents of house collapses triggered by heavy rains and gusty winds that lashed parts of Etawah and Auriaya districts of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday
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Scorching summer
The searing heat wave sweeping across the country has taken the lives of at least 1,100 people. The death toll in Andhra Pradesh, which has been hit the hardest by the soaring temperatures, is said
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Cyclonic storm ravages Tripura, kills two
Two persons, including a woman, were killed and four hundred families rendered homeless sin a cyclonic storm that hit West and South Tripura districts Monday night, according to official sources. At
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State warns hospitals
The Andhra Pradesh state government has warned government hospitals of criminal action if they fail to segregate bio-medical waste and ensure their safe disposal as per the norms laid down by Andhra
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Agencies finalised for unkeep of community toilets
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi, which is the implementing agency for the Yamuna Action Plan in Delhi, has announced that it has selected operation and maintenance organisations for the 900-odd
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BMC, residents make gains on ALM streets
The concept of Advanced Locality Management (ALM) has come of age five years after it was introduced by the civic administration to involve citizens in keeping their neighbourhoods clean. The city
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AMC set for major clean-up drive
Suspecting chance of a major epidemic outbreak during the rainy season, AMC(Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation), Gujarat, authorities are geared up to clean the entire city by removing stockpiles of
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No pollution limits for gensets yet
A year after being pulled up by the Delhi High Court for allowing the unauthorised use of generator sets of 100 kilowatt (kw) and above in the absence of emission norms the Central Pollution Control