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Health millennium goals neglected in Asia-Pacific region: UN report

Posted by: sarah-indra, 21. February 2012 - 16:21
Source: http://www.downtoearth.org.in

Hunger, child mortality and maternal mortality remain high in the Asia-Pacific region, making it difficult for the countries in the region to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, says a UN report released on Friday in New Delhi. Read on

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In pictures: Fighting forgotten tropical diseases

Posted by: xamboli, 3. February 2012 - 11:12
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk

Donor countries, including the UK, and pharmaceutical companies have announced a new plan to tackle killer tropical diseases, which they say have long been neglected by the international community. These include visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar), sleeping sickness and Chagas disease, which have high mortality rates. Read on

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UNICEF : Schools for Asia to protect right to an education

Posted by: ajaychabba, 2. February 2012 - 9:09
Source: http://www.unicefusa.org

UNICEF recently launched Schools for Asia, an international fundraising initiative to improve the access and quality of education for disadvantaged children living across Asia and the Pacific. Read on

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Amrut Mitti Making Workshop for Your Food Garden - 29th Jan 2012

Posted by: sarah-indra, 24. January 2012 - 13:30
Source: http://urbanleavesofindia.blogspot.com

This year Urban Leaves is planning to conduct many workshops on “Natueco Farming Technique”. The first step is to make Amrut Mitti, a nutritional rich soil. The importance of the soil and technique to make and maintain shall be the key programme during these sessions. Read on

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Indian villagers’ lives transformed by new energy delivery system

Posted by: sarah-indra, 24. January 2012 - 13:23
Source: http://ourworld.unu.edu

It’s late December and an icy fog cloaks the northeastern state of Uttar Pradesh. Here, far from the cities, smoke rises in dense, choking spirals from meagre wood fires and scantily-clad children shiver against the cold. These are largely farming families, and their mud huts fortified by the occasional brick wall are for the most part devoid of light, heat or clean water. Read on

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The rapid spread of private school education in India should be welcomed

Posted by: Supriya.Surya, 19. January 2012 - 11:22
Source: http://www.livemint.com

Nearly one out of every two children in rural India pays for his or her education in a private school or tuition classes. The rise of private schooling is the natural response of parents to the broken system of public education. Read on

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Fast Food – Ads vs. Reality

Posted by: xamboli, 18. January 2012 - 11:59
Source: http://www.alphaila.com

People around the world know fast food as one of the most reliable distributors of disappointment ever produced by the business world. We know that if we ever feel the need to complain about something, we can just grab a page out of a coupon booklet, adorned in pictures of juicy burgers, go to a fast food place, then have a party. Read on

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No Scalpel Vasectomy: Curbing Population

Posted by: ajaychabba, 16. January 2012 - 7:17
Source: http://www.thehindu.com

Dr Baljit Kaur looks a picture of femininity but the minute she steps into the operation theatre, scrubs up and dons the surgeon's robes for NSV (no scalpel vasectomy) procedure she is a transformed human dynamo. Read on

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India beats down deadly virus:Polio

Posted by: ajaychabba, 13. January 2012 - 7:13
Source: http://www.thehindu.com

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A ‘5Es' strategy for education in Tamil Nadu,India.

Posted by: ajaychabba, 11. January 2012 - 8:21
Source: http://www.thehindu.com

Essential five Es in higher education: expansion, equity, excellence, employability and e-governance. Read on

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Disaster in paradise

Posted by: sarah-indra, 10. January 2012 - 11:43
Source: http://www.chinadialogue.net

Two years ago a massive landslide devastated Pakistan’s Hunza Valley. People in the region remain stranded even now and not enough has been done to prevent future calamities, writes Noreen Haider. Read on

eLearning Course: Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change

Posted by: Anna-Maria, 7. January 2012 - 0:37
Source: http://www.internationalpeaceandconflict.org

The Center for Sustainable Development—CSDi—has specialized in providing sound, evidence-based information, tools and training for humanitarian development professionals worldwide.

In their online courses students actually develop real projects within communities. Read on

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Living Lightly and Lively

Posted by: ajaychabba, 6. January 2012 - 8:31
Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com

 Cells as anti-ageing mechanics. If you treat them right, by eating well and exercising, they will tune you up on a daily basis Read on

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Why is India wasting its biggest and brightest asset?

Posted by: Supriya.Surya, 4. January 2012 - 14:40
Source: http://www.firstpost.com

What is India’s biggest — and brightest — asset? Its people.Or more precisely, its youthful, working-age population, which is set to become the world’s largest working-age population (972 million) by 2030.In theory, economies that make productive use of their youth population can experience huge advances in growth. That’s what called “reaping the demographic dividend.” Read on

30,000 Citizens "Occupy" Highway in China to Protest Coal Pollution

Posted by: xamboli, 23. December 2011 - 12:39
Source: http://www.treehugger.com

Perhaps borrowing a meme from the now-global 'Occupy' movement, an estimated 30,000 angry citizens occupied a public highway to protest an incoming coal plant, as well as an exceptionally dirty one that has been fouling their environment for years. After holding the the highway for some time, the protesters were forcibly removed by tear gas-wielding police forces. Read on