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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New mode to clear garbage
The Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad has come up with a more than hygienic device to transport garbage. Transportation of garbage and solid waste collected from residential areas to collection
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New York city scales back recycling
Starting, New York City - the largest city in the United States - will no longer recycle residential glass or plastic wastes. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has cut the money losing recycling program,
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Europe's chemical industry is pushing down pollution levels
European pollution levels and carbon dioxide emissions from the chemical industry continued on a downward trend during 2000, with phosphorous emissions to water and sulphur dioxide emissions to air
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Wastewater treatment in Ukraine and Belarus needs urgent improvement
The municipal and industrial wastewater treatment at the city of Lvov in Ukraine, and Brest, Grodno and Vitebsk in Belarus need to be improved urgently, according to a Baltic marine protection
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Health hazard in Walia's area
All norms on dumping of bio medical waste are being blatantly flouted at the Delhi Municipal Corporation's (MCD) garbage dump near Laxmi Nagar crossing on Vikas Marg. This is particularly disturbing
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Ex-workers to move High Court against Hindustan Lever Ltd
Former workers of Hindustan Lever Ltd's (HLL) Kodaikanal Thermometer plant and United Citizen's Council, Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu) have decided to move the High Court against the company for allegedly
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'Climate of terror created to evict tribals'
Maintaining that the final notification of the Kudremukh National Park (KNP) is illegal, Nagarika Seva Trust (NST) and Parisarasaktara Okkoota leaders accused the forest officials of creating a
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Delhi to get epic park
Once complete, it would probably be one of the longest parks in the Country. Spreading from Kalindi Colony near Maharani Bagh to Nigambodh Ghat near ISBT along Ring road, an exclusive green stretch
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Assam flood scene grim
The flood situation in central Assam's Sonitpur district today turned grave following incessant rain in the northern districts and the foothills of Arunachal
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Mandamus issued on use of plastic bags
Appellate Court of Pokhara (Nepal) has issued a mandamus in the name of Pokhara Sub-metropolis to make necessary arrangements for protection of the environment by controlling the use of plastic bags.