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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Union ministry of surface transport
Saboteur in chief. Is responsible for making procedures. Has botched them up, discouraging those keen on CNG
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Identity crisis
Rightwing parties provide an illusion of certainty: the one thing that many Europeans reeling under new pressures are hungrily groping for
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Environmental becomes a key issue
Environmental issues are rapidly coming into focus in the US presidential compaign
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Baptised by fire
Wildlife saviour Richard Leakey, hailed as messiah by some, and hated as hell's messenger by others, is now in the thick of Kenyan politics
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Drama around Tata's proposed car plant in West Bengal
the furore over Tata's proposed Rs 1,000 crore small car plant in Singur, Hooghly may be creating rifts among longtime Left partners, it's also helping bring old foes together. But the fear of being
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Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas
Blames others for its failures. Is raring to destroy the CNG market by hiking prices
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Biodiversity in jeopardy
Tribals in Kerala are being forced to give away medicinal plants in repayment of their loans. In the process, biodiversity is being depleted
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Ministry of Environment and Forests
Has a lot of power to safeguard public health. Prefers not to use it
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Lacking teeth
Why the French pollution tax is unlikely to produce results
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For a greener turf
US vice presidential candidates Al Gore and George W Bush try to hog the limelight by addressing crucial environmental problems