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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Andhra Pradesh Governor lists steps to tackle drought
The misery of the people reeling under the worst ever drought and drinking water shortage cast its long shadow on the Andhra Pradesh Assembly which began its budget session. The Governor, Surjit
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More drought relief for Tamil Nadu sought
The Pattali Makkal Katchi chief S Ramadoss, appealed to the Centre to give liberal assistance to Tamil Nadu which experienced severe drought this year. Dr. Ramadoss who had a meeting with the Prime
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Mira gets ISO certificate
Mira Model School has become the first school to get an ISO 9001-02 and ISO 14001-1996 Environment Management System certificate. Registro Italiano Navale India Private Ltd, an Italian Company,
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Minister siding' with US firm
A Bhopal gas victims organisation suspects that the minister in charge of Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation, Mr Arif Aquil, must be working for Dow Chemical, the US company into
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Drought pulled down growth rate: IEG
The impact of drought on the gross domestic product growth for 2002-03 seemed to be much higher than was expected, said the latest monthly report of the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG). Based on
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Plastic in polls
An NGO, Chintan, has appealed to chief electron commissioner J M Lyngodoh against the use of plastic in election campaign material. The EC had already issued standing instructing against the use of
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Committees on drought plan on cards
The J&K Government today decided to set up two committees, one each for Kashmir and Jammu regions to formulate a comprehensive drought contingency plan to deal with the grim situation arising out of
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Snow makes farmers smile, cuts off Valley from the rest
The sight of thick snow blanketing most of north Kashmir lit up faces here as the Valley recorded its first snowfall after a long spell of dry winter. The snow fall that started on Sunday afternoon,
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WTO: Too many roadblocks
Inconclusive talks at the World Trade Organisation's mini-ministerial meet in Tokyo last week is being seen as a 'fiasco' in the making by Commerce Minister Arun Jaitley. Mr Jaitley who arrived back
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WTO promises still unfulfilled
In a throwback to the World Trade Organisation's fiasco at Seattle, the development agenda of the WTO at Doha appears to have been derailed. None of the promises made to developing countries having