The brick factory that the British built in Khanfara, Iraq, 80 years ago runs like a vein of hell upon the smooth earth. Villagers have worked in this furnace for generations, and they begin, like

Civil society organisations, UN agencies, political parties and government officials will hold special seminars, workshops, conferences and meetings to highlight women issues and their solutions.

The workshop on 'ICT for poverty alleviation in India' organised by IIM, Ahmedabad, discussed innovative and economically viable projects on new-age technology for uplift of the weaker sections of

• New urea units to only use the feedstock of natural gas (NG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG) • Even existing plants using naphtha or fuel oil/low sulphur heavy stock

The world needs fairer rules, and more coherent and equitable international policies for judicious sharing of the fruits of globalisation. The multi-point action agenda for reforming global rules

It's time dealmakers make a mental note of micro-finance, long ignored by high-street banks. The world's largest micro-finance securitisation deal of $4.3m has been completed between ICICI Bank and

India has plenty of potable water but it is not equitably distributed, resulting in floods and drought during the same year in different parts of the country. Suresh Prabhu, a Cabinet minister at the