Protesting Farmers Posing Covid-19 Risk: NHRC
As the government has ignored farmers’ demands, most protesters have already left protest sites. By RMN News Service The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has taken cognizance of…
WHO and Switzerland Launch Global BioHub for Pathogen Study
The Covid-19 pandemic and other outbreaks and epidemics have underscored the importance of rapidly sharing pathogens. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Swiss Confederation signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
Using Nuclear Technologies to Address Plastic Pollution
NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics) is set out to assist countries in integrating nuclear and isotopic techniques to address plastic pollution. Plastic pollution is a major environmental…
Europe Plans to Revamp Environmental Liability Rules
Parliament strongly condemns any forms of violence, harassment or intimidation against environmental human rights defenders. The Members of European Parliament (MEPs) want to strengthen existing EU rules on companies’ environmental…
IMF Calls for Transparency in Covid Spending to Combat Corruption
The corruption risks must be identified and mitigated by public institutions to help advance access to safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), governments around…
Punjab Farmers Holding Unjustified Protests
The farmers should accept the new farm laws that are supposed to introduce free-market systems in the Indian agricultural business. By Rakesh Raman A few farm leaders who have been…