A government-appointed expert group suggested enactment
of a law to protect individuals against misuse of information collected through
telephone tapping, videography; use and storage of data as well as setting up
of dispute resolution entities at Centre and state-level to protect the privacy
of individuals.
Friday 19 October 2012
UN State of the World's Cities Report-2012
UN-Habitat has launched the State of World's Cities
Report 2012/2013. Titled 'The Prosperity of Cities', the report recommends that
those engaged in development work need to explore a more inclusive notion of
prosperity and development. According to the report there was an urgent need
for a shift in attention around the world in favour of a more robust notion of
development. – one that looks beyond the narrow domain of economic growth that
has dominated ill-balanced policy agendas over the last decades, and includes
other vital dimensions such as quality of life, adequate infrastructures,
equity and environmental sustainability.
Chair’s Summary Statement at the High Level Segment of CoP-11 to the CBD
Following is the text of Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan, the
Minister for Environment and Forest and the CoP President’s, Summary Statement
at the High Level Segment of CoP-11, being held in Hyderabad, to the CBD
following the Plenary and Panel Discussions held on 17 – 18th October 2012:
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