Global gender gap report 2023
The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival,
Politics
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Can there be a green Bush?
Will the Bush administration bring about radical changes in environmental and climate policies of the US?
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Fighting for a cause
K N Narayana Pillai, 75, is an ordinary citizen who has been suffering because of pollution from an industrial unit operating beside his house. He has been running from pillar to post for justice for the past two years but to no avail. He also wrote to An
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Yet another pretense
CNG technology is not proven, says the Delhi government to avoid implementing the Supreme Court order
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Bhopal revisited
The government department to provide relief to the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy may be closed down
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Unhealthy decision?
A new bill on environment related risks is rejected by the Delhi Assembly
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The cost of inaction
Cornered by the SC and buckling under pressure of protesters, the Delhi government dilutes household industry norms
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Fuelling a debate
Ethanol is a clean and cheap fuel blend. But the Indian government is impeding the use of ethanol when it is callously promoting cancer causing MTBE
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Ethanol: Impact on health and environment
With ether-based oxygenates falling out of favour, ethanol is emerging as one of the most favoured options worldwide. According to H B Mathur, professor emeritus at the Delhi College of Engineering,
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Disasters galore
Even as the fuel tax protest has hit the headlines, incessant rains have brought the issue of global warming and environmental mismanagement to the fore
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Haunted by the past
Five years ago, Nigerian social activist Ken Saro Wiwa was killed because he fought against multinational oil companies and dared to assert the Ogonis claims to their resources. Now, oil giant Shell will face a lawsuit in the US that could cost the comp