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 and a major increase in international remittances. The report highlights that international migration remains a driver of human development and economic growth, highlighted …
Gujjars, whose population in Jammu and kashmir has crossed 12 lakhs, have conveyed their resentment to the National Conference for having nominated a prominent community leader to the Rajya Sabha seat which fell vacant after Prof Saifuddin Soz's election to the Lok Sabha. At a meeting of prominent Gujjar leaders, …
CAG : Water supplied by the Delhi Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Undertaking (DWS& SDU) to the Ntional Capital Territory of Delhi since 1990 has been reported to be dirty, turbid and foul smelling.
Children, campaigners and celebrities are travelling across the globe, and plan to cover a total distance which almost encircles the globe twice, in an attempt to raise awareness about the child labour problem worldwide. "We need to break the myth that child labour cannot be broken," said local organisers of …
The new BJP-led Government at the Centre has been attacked by a prominent NGO activist Kailash Satyarthi. The incumbent had taken exception to the Government's stand on nuclear arms here early this week.He was speaking at a march against child labour, in which more than a thousand children took part.
One hundred and sixty six bonded labourers were freed today in Thanjavur district, thanks to the efforts taken by the district administration. Following the Supreme Court order, voluntary organisations conducted a survey of bonded labourers in Tamil Nadu.
A warm reception was accorded to a group of children and adults, from various countries who have undertaken a 'Global March' against child labour on their arrival at Chennai here on Sunday.
The Gujarat HIgh Court, in a significant order recently, has directed the State Government to implement in term and spirit the Supreme Court directive on child labour and take necessay measures for the enforcement of various provisions in the Child Labour (Abolition and Regulation) Act.
The Clinton administration has raised objections to a crucial provision - "unilateral sanctions" - a proposed child labour elimination Bill which targets countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh where the problem is prevalent. The objections were revealed in a letter the US State Department has sent to Rep Christopher Smith, …
Huge amounts of obsolete and unused pesticides continue to threaten human health and the environment in many developing countries, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned following the conclusion of a two day expert consultation on pesticide disposal. FAO urged the international community to increase its efforts to solve …
Tribal leaders from all over the country decided at a meeting here on Sunday to mobilise people for self-rule in areas where the "indigenous population " is in sizable numbers. They also urged the Union government to frame a rehabilitaion policy soon . The leaders, belonging to various groups like …
The USA proposes to penalise nations that do not prohibit child labour or fail to effectively enforce child labour laws. Countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, where child labour is widely prevalent, would attract sanctions if they are found to be lax in curbing the practice by the USA, …
For the first time, nine Indian school children shall participate in the Fifth Children's Summit to be held at Disneyland Paris in France in May next. A spokesperson of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) said, the Indian children will be selected on a nationwide short-essay, slogan …
A recent survey by the Orissa Labour Department on child labour has been disputed by an NGO which claims the State Goverbment's estimate of the number of children working in hazardous units is flawed as the survey goes by the provisions of the Child Labour Protection Act 1986 while distinguishing …
Deep within the bamboo and timber-rich forests of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra , tribal villagers are seeing the first stirrings of a 'mini political revolution'. The growing assertiveness among the Gond tribals here has led to a head-on confrontation with local authorities. The instigator this time around is not the …
They are walking for others and with a purpose. Thirty-two Britishers flying across Indian ocean have come down to Garden City, not on a jaunt, but to participate in a walkathon organised to raise funds for various projects undertaken to help the downtrodden in India.
Environmentalist and advisor to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Dr. Rashmi Mayur, has warned of complete degradation in the sub-continent's ecology in the near future. Specifically, South India's unique bio-diversity faced a grave threat, he said. Dr. Mayur said a pointer to the degradation was the depletion of ground water …
The Clinton administration has proposed an additional funding of $86 million to help strengthen the enforcement of child labour laws in the US and overseas, including South Asia.
The US-led anti-child labour campaign in South Asia will get a boost with President Bill Clinton's allocation of an additional $ 86 million to help enforce child labour laws at home and abroad.
