The Central Government has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guideline and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023. This notification was issued on 6th April, 2023 and are effective from that same date. These Amendment Rules amend the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. They …
Artists, scientists, writers, teachers and entrepreneurs in Venezuela's northwestern state of Zulia have set up a foundation to sponsor an eco-tourism museum. At the heart of their endeavour is Maracaibo lake, the largest in South America, covering more than 12,000 sq km. The lake was the epicentre of the region's …
There is something not-so-comical about our comic channels. A recent study says Nickelodeon, the popular entertainment channel, is spreading junk food among kids through its advertisements. Center for Science in the Public Interest (cspi), a us-based ngo, has examined 168 Nickelodeon television food advertisements, another 21 food ads in Nickelodeon …
If the ministry of information and broadcasting has its way, television programmes in India will start wearing quality tags very soon. A new set of guidelines, to come in July 2007, asks broadcasters to certify programmes into categories u, s
Can video games enjoy limitless freedom since they are fictitious and are set in cyberspace? The Church of England does not think so. It has threatened to sue Sony Entertainment Corporation for setting murder scenes inside the Manchester Cathedral in its game, Resistance: Fall of Man. "It is so inappropriate …
Bowing into global pressure, auction website eBay has decided to stop online ivory trading. On June 5, 2007, the first-ever online trading ban on ivory was announced in Amsterdam. The website will allow listings of ivory products only in the seller's country. The move comes after the International Fund for …
Soaring inflation and a chaotic governance has put Zimbabwe into its worst days. But its diaspora has pitched in to help, through a medium that the country's despotic regime can hardly tame: the Internet. Online portals like Mukuru.com, Zimbuyer.com and Zimland.com are helping the diaspora support relatives at home. The …
www.pttf.net/go/Managed by the Pune Traffic and Transportation Forum (PTTF), an ngo for sustainable transportation policy, the website promotes sustainable traffic practices. It asks the public to use public transport. "The public transport's per-capita usage of resources, per-capita pollution and per-capita accident rate is much lesser than a private vehicle,' says …
70% of the billion or so tobacco related deaths expected by 2025 will occur in developing countries. Such staggering figures could have a profound eff ect on the global economy. India is the second largest producer and consumer of tobacco products worldwide, but it has taken great strides to be …
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has refused to renew the licence of a television channel regarded as an institution in his country, raising fears that the Venezuelan leader is fast turning despot. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, members of the European Parliament, the us Senate and even Chile's Congress have denounced …
The recent focus on fundamentalist Islam might obscure the fact that western nations have their own experiences with religious fundamentalism. But New York audiences are filling the Lyceum Theatre on Broadway to learn about one such episode in the country whose government has targeted radical Islam the most. Inherit the …
>> A shortage of health care workers is paralysing the health system in Southern Africa. The shortfall has imperilled the lives of millions in Lesotho, Malawi and Mozambique, particularly in rural areas, warns Medecins Sans Frontieres. A report by the global healthcare NGO, launched in the commercial hub of Johannesburg …
Sigmar Gabriel, Germany's environment minister, has introduced a new proposal which will make it mandatory for car dealers to display an emissions certificate next to the price sticker on all new vehicles' windscreens. The German newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported that the certificate will be similar to the efficiency
Media reports say it is one of the most unexpected conversions since Saul of Tarsus hit the road to Damascus. Media moghul Rupert Murdoch is turning into a green campaigner. He is making the whole of his worldwide operations carbon neutral and setting out to "educate and engage' his readers …
A new online water quality monitoring system to keep a daily tab on water quality in regions falling under Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (ghmc) will be up and running by the end of July. The local body in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad will conduct daily, weekly and …
An Auckland private investigation firm has earned the ire of civil society groups in New Zealand. Thompson and Clark Investigations is paying agents to infiltrate and spy on environmental, peace and civil rights groups for its clients, including state-owned enterprise Solid Energy. The tactics have shocked civil rights supporters, who …
http://www.greenfacts.org This site under review is run by an eponymous Belgian non-profit organisation, created in December 2001 by individuals from a variety of backgrounds. It brings complex scientific reports on health and the environment to non-specialists. As a contribution to the International Day for Biological Diversity, green facts has also …
The recently completed assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh witnessed an unprecedented public practise. In the drought-stricken Bundelkhand region, voters asked the candidates to take a written test on the problems of the region. Called
