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 Government of Himachal Pradesh has reported a loss of 58 lives due to cloudburst/flash floods in the districts of Sirmaur, Kulu-Manali and Kangra, the Rajya Sabha was told
The Himachal Pradesh government is awaiting a report of a high-powered committee on MoUs signed by the previous Dhumal government with private companies regarding power projects in th state in order
A delegation from Asian Disaster Reduction Centre of Kobe, Japan came to Sri Lanka recently to conduct a pre-project survey to establish a Disaster Management System in Sri Lanka. The survey consists
The Andhra Pradesh State government would soon involve a US fir in conducting cloud-seeding experiments in Anantapur
Some of exotic Hawaii's sandy black and white beaches harbor a dirty secret - local officials fail to monitor them for known sources of potential pollution that could sicken visiting sun worshippers,
When Mike Leavitt was named chief of the US Environmental Protection Agency this week, his supporters lauded his strong record of consensus-building on enviornmental issues. They cited the phrase
While the areas under forests has increased marginally in the last five years, as has the quality of air, just how poorly India has fared in managing its environment is brought out by the fact that
President George W. Bush has nominated Governor Michael Leavitt, the three-term republican governor of utah, as the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, tapping a Westerner and
The Prime Minister has instructed all the departments concerned to detect buildings and establishments constructed in violation of the 'building code' or are vulnerable to earthquakes. The capital
the rivers Jhenai and Bangshal two main branches of the river Brahmaputra originating from Kendua of Jamalpur district and flowing through 4 upazilas of Tangail district devoured 200 dwelling house