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
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
The European Parliament has voted, by an overwhelming majority of 498 to 1, to toughen a bill on cutting sulphur emissions from marine fuel. The proposals set limits on sulphur in marine fuels for
The European Commission has launched a new strategy aimed at protecting the health of people across the region, particularly that of children. Children are particularly vulnerable to environmental
A Europe wide initiative to reduce the amount of litter in the North Sea was launched in the UK on Monday 9 June at Lerwick in Shetland, to coincide with UN World Ocean Day. As part of the
Glasgow City Council is hoping to expand its recycling campaign to include every household in the city within two years. Currently, around 40,000 homes across Glasgow are supplied with green boxes
The latest assessment of waste disposal sites across England and Wales shows genuine improvement in how sites are being managed, the Environment Agency figures for 2002 show. The figures are based on
The tiny Pacific nation of Palau has become the 50th country to ratify an international treaty regulating trade on genetically modified organisms, triggering the launch of the tighter rules in
Hill and hill areas have been playing an important role in economic and social development ever since the dawn of human civilisation. In recognition of this, the United Nations General Assembly
A mild tremor jolted the capital in the early on Tuesday morning. Measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale, the tremor passed largely unnoticed. No damage was reported from any part of the city. The tremor
West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd (WBPDCL) has begun talks with Gujarat Ambuja Cement Ltd (GACL) for supplying them ash from the Kolaghat Thermal Power Station for making portland
The Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Arun Jaitley, on Tuesday indicated that India was hopeful of restoration of the benefits of the GSP (generalised system of preferences) under which a few