Full Coverage: Development
October 2005
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10/31/2005
Multinational and Indian seed companies are paying Indian farmers who are producing their cotton seed almost 40%- too little to enable them to hire adults for the local minimum wage of Rs.52 (1,-) instead of children. The companies are multinationals like Bayer, Monsanto and Syngenta but also Indian companies like Nuziveedu Seeds, Raasi Seeds and Ankur Seeds.
Read moreRelated: [India] [South Asia] [Development] [Agriculture] [Children] [Education] |
10/31/2005
Sot fillon zyrtarisht regjistrimi testues i popullsisė, i nė gjashtė komuna tė Kosovės: Prishtinė, Prizren, Gjilan, Kaēanik, Skėnderaj dhe Novo Bėrdė.
Read moreRelated: [Kosovo] [Development] [Population] |
10/31/2005
Nearly two years after the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) took up the question in Geneva, the international community is yet to arrive at a consensus on creating a framework to manage the Internet. All countries today recognise the fundamental and growing role of the Internet as a facilitator of governance, commerce, and communication. An editorial in The Hindu addresses this question.
Read moreRelated: [India] [South Asia] [Development] [Education] [Health] |
10/31/2005
The UNICEF has supported the Ministry of Education in assessing the immediate needs of the children. UNICEFs priority is to get children back to school as quickly as possible to help them cope with the trauma.
Read moreRelated: [South Asia] [Pakistan] [Development] [Children] [Education] [International Cooperation] |
10/28/2005
Fifty years ago, the Tonga people were evicted from their lands along the Zambezi River when the construction of the Kariba Dam flooded their valley homes. Now, an oral testimony project is highlighting the voices of the Tonga, exploring the history and contemporary experiences of communities that paid dearly for their country's development.
Read moreFrom: In Motion Magazine Related: [Zimbabwe] [Zambia] [Development] [Land] [Migration] [Social Exclusion] [Rivers] [Culture] |
10/26/2005
Veintidós meses después de haber sido negociado entre Centroamérica y Estados Unidos, el tratado de libre comercio (TLC) fue enviado el viernes 22 de octubre a la Asamblea Legislativa por el presidente Abel Pacheco.
Read moreFrom: Informa-tico Related: [Costa Rica] [Development] [Economy] [Trade] [Politics] [Activism] [Civil Society] [Democracy] [Geopolitics] [Globalization] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] |
10/25/2005
Zyra e Zhvillimit Ekonomik pranė Bashkisė Shkodėr ka organizuar javėn qė shkoi, me mbėshtetjen e GTZ-sė, njė takim me praninė e tė gjithė aktorėve qė veprojnė nė fushėn e turizmit nė kėtė qytet. Qėllimi ka qenė ngritja e njė bordi kėshillimor pėr problemet e turizmit, i cili shihet me inters nė zhvillimin ekonomik tė kėtij qyteti, nisur edhe nga favoret qė i jep atij pozita gjeografike.
Read moreRelated: [Albania] [Development] [Tourism] [Economy] [Business] |
10/25/2005
OneWorld South Asia is holding a one-day meet on "Inter-Faith Connectedness with reference to the Millennium Development Goals" to be held on November 10, 2005, from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm, at the India International Centre, New Delhi.
Read moreRelated: [India] [Development] [Religion] [MDGs] |
South Asia Earthquake
10/25/2005
One of the largest earthquakes in South Asia for more than a century has brought death and destruction to areas of north Pakistan, India and Afghanistan. It is estimated that more than 40,000 people have died, and over 2.5 million people are now homeless. Tearfund partners are responding to immediate needs in India and Pakistan, providing shelter, warm clothing, blankets and medical help. An emergency response team, previously based in Quetta, has moved up to the earthquake-affected areas in Pakistan.
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10/25/2005
Blogs. What does an obscure format which started with computer geeks have to do with development? Quite a bit, say Tim Harford and Pablo Halkyard, who write the Private Sector Development Blog, the World Bank's first venture into internet blogging. Read this article from the id12 website.
Read moreRelated: [Development] [Information & Media] [Internet] Image: An Internet cafe.
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10/24/2005
The campaign, organized by the Citizens Alliance for Protection of Vlora Bay continues. The latest events was a book launch and presentation, to add to the previosly organized public debates, discussions, round-tables and experts debates.
Read moreRelated: [Albania] [Development] [Tourism] [Environment] Image: Vlora on the Crossroads
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10/24/2005
Kryeministri i Kosovės, Bajram Kosumi, takoi njė delegacion nga Ministria pėr Zhvillim dhe Bashkėpunim Ekonomik tė Gjermanisė, tė kryesuar nga Kristinė de Baros Said (Christine de Barros Said). Nė kėtė takim kryeministri Kosumi me mysafirėt gjermanė ka biseduar pėr bashkėpunimin e deritashėm dhe ndihmėn qė ka ofruar Gjermania nė rindėrtimin e Kosovės pas luftės dhe pėr konsolidimin e zhvillimit ekonomik tė Kosovės.
Read moreRelated: [Kosovo] [Development] [Aid] [Energy] [International Cooperation] |
Restoration of the destroyed natural resources, is a step towards Empowered India
10/21/2005
A country like India, therefore, has no choice but to adapt to climate change. This means that with increasing water scarcity, a more responsive and responsible system of management of this precious resource is required. Our agriculture will also require the development of new species and strains that are drought resistant and salt tolerant to ensure that agricultural yields do not go down.
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A country like India has no choice but to adapt to climate change. This means that with increasing water scarcity, a more responsive and responsible system of management of this precious resource is required. Our agriculture will also require the development of new species and strains that are drought resistant and salt tolerant to ensure that agricultural yields do not go down. |
10/21/2005
The present draft of the Tribal Bill will not only destroy forests, but also wipe out tigers in all scheduled tribal areas of India. Valmik Thapar takes a critical look at the bill.
Read moreRelated: [South Asia] [India] [Development] [Animals] [Forests] Image: Tribal girl grazes her goats in Madhya Pradesh © Centre for Science and Environment
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10/20/2005
The Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations and the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace Netherlands organized a lunch meeting on the 19th of October 2005 to evaluate the results of the 2005 UN World Summit outcome and to determine follow up activities.
Read moreRelated: [Development] [Religion] [United Nations] [MDGs] |
10/20/2005
the International Labour Organization and the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) have joined forces to enable poor people to cooperate out of poverty through a Global Cooperative Campaign Against Poverty.
moreRelated: [Development] [Poverty] [MDGs] |
10/20/2005
The Ten Years of Dayton and Beyond International Conference for Bosnia and Herzegovina started today at the International Conference Centre in Geneva, Switzerland. The Conference will end tomorrow, October 21.
Read moreRelated: [Switzerland] [Bosnia and Herzegovina] [Development] [Culture] [Civil Society] [Governance] [Conflict Resolution] [Peace] |
10/20/2005
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is set to abandon the "Development Round" this week and return instead to a corporate agenda based on self-interest and power politics, according to proposals now before the WTOs 148 member states.
Read moreFrom: War on Want Related: [Development] [Trade] |
10/19/2005
According to Minister for Science, & Technology, Ocean Development Mr. Kapil Sibal, we need information technology to empower our farmers to sell their produce when market conditions are favourable. We must empower our farmers with agricultural produce with enhanced shelf life. To benefit from such technologies, we need to develop cold chains from the field to the supermarket.
Read moreRelated: [India] [South Asia] [Development] [Agriculture] [Intermediate Technology] [Economy] |
10/19/2005
Sam Pitroda, The telecom pioneer confers that the true knowledge can empower people at all levels. It can make our people aware of their rights and responsibilities. It can also provide them tools and techniques to be productive and meaningful in the information age. To achieve this, the best brains in the country will have to focus urgently on solving problems of the poor and the underprivileged at the bottom of the pyramid.
Read moreRelated: [South Asia] [Development] [Agriculture] [Poverty] [Knowledge] [MDGs] |
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