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
Now, even human waste has become a cause of high profile wrangling. Ever since the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation decided to charge exorbitant sums of a basic facility disposal of bio medical
Sweeping floods caused by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 88 people and stranded more than 100,000 in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, government officials and the army said. A provincial
The Pandalam grama panchayat in Kerala is all set to install a solid waste treatment plant within a period of three months putting an end to the public outcry against the growing threat of epidemics
Though certain parts of the Maharashtra state may have received plenty of rainfall, as many as 10 district of the state are still reeling under water scarcity like conditions. The State government
Thousands of people are still stranded in the flooded area of the Badin district (Pakistan) where heavy rain and breaches in canals and the Left Bank Outfall Drain have played havoc. Canals and
The recent flood in Nandini river has displaced 250 families of Chelairu near Haleangady, Mangalore. The people here shiver at the thought even the rain accompanied by storm. The June 22 flood had
Every airline passenger should pay an "emissions charge" to compensate for the pollution caused by their journey, according to a cross-party committee. MPs which called for a sharp increase in the
Inspired by the success of the waste management mechanism set up by the Panampilly Nagar Residents Association (PNRA), Kochi, Kerala, other residents associations are moving towards implementing it
Around 2.25 lakh people have registered under the Akshaya total e-literacy project being implemented in Malappuram district in Kerala. Sixty thousand persons have already been imparted basic computer
Researchers from Suntory Ltd, and Kobe University have established the basic genetic engineering techniques to create flowering plants that can serve as environmental monitors, blossoming in