World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
There is a clear alliance between the party of right reaction in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress, and the Maoists as they try out a cynical strategy of violence to defeat the state
Cyclone Phyan, which was dubbed 11/11 in Mumbai because of the date on which it threatened the city, is the first cyclonic storm in the Konkan region in November for 43 years. The last such storm in November was seen in 1966. Though it transited around 300 km from Goa
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BHUBANESWAR: Continuing to face stiff opposition at its project site in Jagatsinghpur, Posco-India has announced formation of POSCO Foundation for successful implementation of its social welfare programmes. The announcement comes as per the discussions of CEO, Psoco Joon-Yang Chang with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during the former
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh is working towards implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, for empowering the tribals and other traditional forest dwellers for their occupation and habitation rights on forests. This Act empowers and encourages forest dwellers to protect, conserve and manage forest bio-diversity.
The Centre has asked the state to speed up the implementation of Scheduled Tribe and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Rights) Act, meant to provide ownership rights to those who have been farming on forestland.
Darshana Chaturvedi | TNN Vadodara: From peeling coconuts in 20 seconds to carrying a fully loaded gas cylinder with his teeth, this environment crusader has done it all. Now D Muniappan, 35, is all set to embark on a green marathon.
The government today admitted its failure in dealing with the losses suffered by tribals in land acquisition for various projects, but said one solution was that tribals must benefit from the projects for which they had been displaced.
As a result of the continuing heavy rains several areas in the Batticaloa District, in Eastern Sri Lanka have been severely flooded. The Disaster Management Center (DMC) of Sri Lanka said that most of the families at Kaththankudi, Ariyampathi, Wellawalai and Eravur have been displaced due the floods. All the main roads in those areas have also been blocked due to the floods, the DMC added.
TE Narasimhan / Chennai November 04, 2009, 0:25 IST The bonds will help economies get cheaper insurance against natural disasters. The World Bank has launched a