Finance

The World Bank has instituted a new fund that promises to relieve the poorest farmers and rural communities in developing countries of their financial worries. The Biocarbon Fund will invest in their

Publication Date:

14/12/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Farmers, Finance, World Bank, Developing Countries

Poverty

Food as carrot

In a world where corporate gains feed on hunger and poverty, could food be a human right?

Publication Date:

14/11/2002

Author(s): Ashfak Bhari

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20021115

pp:

0

Tags:

Food Supply, Starvation, Food Aid, WTO, Finance, Poverty, Human Rights, India

India

Spillage damages

In January 2001, the Jessica

Publication Date:

30/10/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Oil Pollution, Compensation, Finance, Ecuador

India

Turncoat thieves

Former teak smugglers become official forest guards

Publication Date:

14/10/2002

Author(s): Surendranath C

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20021015

pp:

0

Tags:

Forest Policy, Timber Smuggling, Tribals, Medicinal Plants, Finance, Poverty, India, Kerala, Malappuram (D)

India

Winds of change?

Disaster management chaos leaves Orissa as vulnerable as before

Publication Date:

14/10/2002

Author(s): Biswanath Dash

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20021015

pp:

0

Tags:

Food Supply, Finance, India, Orissa (Odisha)

India

Baby s days are out

It s pack up time for around 12,000 two stroke baby taxis in Dhaka

Publication Date:

29/09/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution Control, CNG, Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Finance, Legislation, Governance, Bangladesh, United States Of America (US)

India

Cashing in on solar power

Automated Teller Machines (atms) and solar energy. Now that's a unique combination! If all goes well as planned, the next generation atms in India could be solar powered or battery operated

Publication Date:

29/09/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Solar Energy, Finance, India