10-02-2012Year 2011 was landmark of sorts for Nepal and the Himalayan country celebrated it as the Zero Poaching Year. Not a single rhino was killed in the country throughout the year.
10-02-2012YES BANK, one of the largest private sector banks in India, has launched the country's first Social Deposit Account in collaboration with CARE India, through which the bank's customers can donate a part of their interest for philanthropic activities.
10-02-2012In Nepal, where only 5% of wastewater is properly treated, officials are now planning to install environment friendly and cost-effective Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Systems (DEWATS), to treat small volumes of contaminated wastewater.
09-02-2012Lack of awareness on medical issues poses serious health risks before millions of indigenous people across Asia. Statelessness deprives them of proper health facilities from governments.
09-02-2012A new survey by ILO finds that 56% of workers in Afghanistan's brick kilns are bonded child labourers, who work for more than 70 hours a week in very poor conditions.
08-02-2012The Forest Survey of India (FSI) released forest report 2011, a series of biennial assessment report, for the appraisal of country’s forest cover. The report shows that there has been a decline in the country's forest cover by 367 square km as per 2009.
07-02-2012A lack of job opportunities, inadequate education and vulnerable working conditions are some of the main concerns of the global youth, according to a United Nations report prepared by direct inputs from young people.
07-02-2012Oxfam is organising its global fundraising campaign, the Oxfam Trailwalker, in India this year. The event sees a team of four people walk 100 km in rural India in 24 hours and raise funds for fighting poverty. This year's event begins on February 10-12, 2012, in Bangalore.
07-02-2012Chronic poverty in old age impacts on a number of human rights and is present in both developed and developing economies. The UN says that old people also face homelessness, malnutrition, chronic diseases, lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation among a host of other critical human rights issues.
