Debt

In search of famine

the film title Harvesting Hunger chills one to the bones and the film itself is a despondent tale of the agricultural scenario in the country. "It is apprehended that millions may go hungry in

Publication Date:

27/02/2001

Author(s): Rustam Vania

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20010228

pp:

0

Tags:

Soil Capability, Soil Science, Starvation, Farmers, India, Food Security, Debt

Agriculture

SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa and Namibia have rejected an offer of the us to provide financial assistance for purchasing anti- aids drugs. A total of us $1 billion was offered by the us

Publication Date:

29/09/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Drugs, Drug Industry, Economic Development, Aid, Africa, United States Of America (US), Debt

India

Indebted forever

Since 1985, countries -- particularly in Latin America -- have negotiated several arrangements to reduce their crippling debt burden. They promptly ended up losing the right to decide what to do with

Publication Date:

Tuesday, March 14, 1995

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

Issue:

pp:

Tags:

Development, South America, Statistics, Debt

Forests

Farmers' long march to the city

A cash strapped Chinese government is trying to prevent unpaid farmers from moving to the cities in search of more money.

Publication Date:

27/02/1994

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Urban Habitat, Rural Habitat, Migration, Farmers, China, Debt

Poverty

Tax the rich and help the poor survive

WHAT DOES the International Monetary Fund have to do with land degradation? On the face of it, nothing. But in reality, quite a lot. A degraded landscape in an increasingly integrated world is

Publication Date:

14/09/1993

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

2

Issue:

19930915

pp:

0

Tags:

Land Degradation, Cash Crops, Exports, FAO, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Debt

Forests

Starve a child to repay a debt

External debt has proved an albatross around the neck of African nations. At least two thirds of their total debt will have to be written off if they are to revive their economies

Publication Date:

14/09/1993

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Children, UNDP, World Bank, Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Debt

Industry

Strong medicine

ONTARIO Hydro's newly appointed chairman, Maurice Strong, has initiated steps to reduce the corporation's debt and review its operations, including its nuclear programme. Ontario Hydro, Canada's

Publication Date:

29/04/1993

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Canada, Nuclear Power, Private Sector, United States Of America (US), Debt

Environment

The Netherlands is negotiating with Bhutan, Costa Rica and Benin a long term reciprocal development treaty that is based on Dutch assumption that rich nations must pay for their overuse of natural resources.

Publication Date:

14/02/1993

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Ecology, Global Environmental Agreements, Netherlands, Costa Rica, Debt

Air Pollution