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  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

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• NGO to maintain MCD community toilets

  The Slum and JJ Department of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi claimed to have achieved some sort of a record by constructing thousands of community toilets and a number of sewage treatment plants

  • 24/12/2001

  • Tribune (New Delhi)
  • • Environment

• Ultimatum to disaster management panel

  The Delhi High Court gave eight weeks to the National Committee on Disaster Management to formulate agenda for its first meeting and prepare recommendations for disaster management. The committee

  • 24/12/2001

  • Hindu (New Delhi)
  • • Environment

• New outfit to fight drought relief

  As the elections to the State Assembly draw nearer, it looks as if the political leaders are fighting their own battles. A senior BJP leader and former Minister, Devi Singh Bhati, has opened yet

  • 24/12/2001

  • Hindu (New Delhi)
  • • Environment

• Administration asks PGI to bin its bio waste

  Taking strong note of the waste collection system at PGI, the UT Administration in Punjab has written to the premier medical institute to improve its bio-medical waste collection management system.

  • 23/12/2001

  • Indian Express (Chandigarh)
  • • Environment

• Rs 30 lakh eco park for Behala West

  Behala in West Bengal will soon have a park with a difference. Around a lakh residents of Behala West will enjoy the benefits of this eco-friendly park, to be set up on a 10 bigha plot. The man

  • 23/12/2001

  • • Environment

• Ryots complain of pollution in Palar

  Representatives of farmers of Vellore district, who participated in the monthly grievance redressal day meeting, urged the Tamil Nadu Assembly Assurance Committee to inspect the Palar river and the

  • 23/12/2001

  • New Indian Express (Chennai)
  • • Environment

• PCB's mercaptan fight takes wings

  Illegal dumping of gaseous effluents into Hyderabad city nalas has been going on clandestinely at the cost of the health of people of twin cities. for the past one week may in the city have

  • 23/12/2001

  • Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
  • • Environment

• Tremors rattle England

  A widespread earthquake shook Central England and Wales, rattling homes and rousing people from sleep on Sept 23. There were no reports of injuries or serious damage. Worried Britons deluged police

  • 24/12/2001

  • Tribune (New Delhi)
  • • Environment

• Central panel for aid to tackle drought: Koliwad

  The Central team, that visited the drought-affected parts of Karnataka earlier this month, has recommended immediate assistance to the state to undertake relief works, said Minister of State for

  • 22/12/2001

  • • Environment

• MMC seizes 14 kgs of plastic bags

  The Margao Municipal Council (MMC), Goa, on Tuesday conducted a series of raids on business establishments selling plastic bags below 40 microns even as the civic body is bracing up to conduct a

  • 18/12/2001

  • Herald (Panjim)
  • • Environment