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From Madrid to Baku: A chronicle of inadequate climate action at UN Conferences
Why are international measures to mitigate Climate Change so slow and ineffective?
Will take legal action if Guj gov’t fails to check flooding, water-logging: Environmentalists
They write that that if there is any damage to the environment or communities, authorities will have to compensate
Deep Sea Mining: Boost for economy but bane for future generations?
Will the exploitation of the ocean floor leave the future generations bereft of its bounty?
40,000 trees cut in Odisha!
Just like in Chhattisgarh, officials obtained a fake Gram Sabha certificate to take over tribal land
Chhattisgarh HC orders PSU to stop all mining activity
The PSU had obtained a fake NOC from the gram sabha to begin mining
Bad Air Day: UP Govt to cut nearly 64,000 trees in Lucknow for Defence Expo
The Uttar Pradesh state government is preparing to cut down nearly 64,000 trees along the Gomti river for India’s Defence Expo scheduled to be held in February next year.
Children living in extreme poverty are most vulnerable to effects of climate change
Suburban rains, Chennai Text of the note prepared by...
Toxic Emissions World Needs To Slash Soared To Record High In 2018: UN
New Delhi: The world needs to drastically reduce greenhouse...
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The residents who had been ‘rehabilitated’ to Mahul, today languish in apathetic conditions facing life-threatening diseases
UN Report Warns Only Rapid and Transformational Action Can Stave Off Global Climate Disaster
An alarming United Nations report released Tuesday said global temperatures are...
‘Discussed’ with Modi, Gujarat Rann Sarovar proposal in Kutch runs into rough weather
Top Saurashtra industrialist Jaysukhbhai Patel’s by now controversial proposal to convert the 4,900 sq km Little Rann of Kutch area, an eco-sensitive zone – a UNESCO biosphere, world’s only wild ass reserve, and a nesting ground of lesser flamingoes – into a huge sweet water lake, called Rann Sarovar, appears has suffered a major roadblock. At least three Central agencies have expressed serious doubts about its feasibility.
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Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
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History
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Rule of Law
Bombay High Court grants bail to Rona Wilson and Sudhir Dhawale in Bhima Koregaon case
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India
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The Indian apex human rights body, with a mixed reputation since its inception faces a serious credibility challenge with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) having put India’s accreditation on deferral since 2024; now the Sub-Committee on Accreditation will decide on this when it meets in March 2025
Rights
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Gender and Sexuality
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