Economy

 The culprit is

the preparatory phase of the World Summit for Social Development witnessed the launch of several research projects relevant to and in support of issues like poverty, unemployment and social

Publication Date: 
14/09/1996
Vinayak Rao
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Economy, Global
Economy

 The 20th century Nostradamus

WITH the advent of the modern era, people had long began conjecturing about the future, maintains Barry Minkin. Which way will the wind of change blow? This is the focus of the book in

Publication Date: 
28/02/1996
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Economy, Global
Health

 The bitter half

Women have always had it bad...patriarchy has ensured that down the generations. A look at women in the various spheres of life, in education, workplaces, health status and in power show that men are

Publication Date: 
Monday, August 14, 1995
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health, Workers, Women, Global, Statistics
Agriculture

 Life Under the Sun

Can life countinue to survive on the sun's energy harvested by photosynthesis

Publication Date: 
14/07/1995
Lord Porter
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Agriculture, Solar Energy, Global
Environment

 International body set up against golf

Representatives of environmental movements in Asia have formed a body to protest the spread of golf

Publication Date: 
14/08/1993
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Displacement, Asia, Global
Environment

 What does India want?

India has been quite vocal about its interests at several international environmental conference

Publication Date: 
30/07/1993
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Environment, Sanitation, Global, Sustainable Development, Drinking Water
Environment

 Teething troubles

A UN body formed almost a year ago is still unable to suggest how to achieve its goal of sustainable development.

Publication Date: 
30/07/1993
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Environment, Sanitation, Global, Sustainable Development, Drinking Water
Environment

 Giving direction to Commonwealth nations

An agreement between India and Britain on a global convention on forests has received broad support from other nations.

Publication Date: 
30/07/1993
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Environment, Sanitation, Global, Sustainable Development, Drinking Water
Environment

 An informal approach to issues

A new grouping of 20 environment ministers seeks to resolve environmental conflicts without setting agendas

Publication Date: 
30/07/1993
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Environment, Sanitation, Global, Sustainable Development, Drinking Water
Environment

 Increasing clout of G 77

The Group of 77 has enabled developing countries to air their grievances against the powerful North at international fora. But its financial dependence on industrialised countries threatens to curb its role.

Publication Date: 
30/07/1993
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