Health

40% of HIV+ in state below 15 years old

JAIPUR: Member of Parliament and chairman of the Parliamentary Forum for HIV/AIDS Oscar Fernandes on Monday said that around 40% of the people living with HIV/AIDS are less than 15-year-old in the state. State legislators and experts on AIDS expressing their concern during the seminar held at the Birla Auditorium, said that increasing pre-marital sex and transmission of HIV from pregnant mother

Publication Date: 
07/06/2011
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, AIDS, Diseases, South Africa, Jaipur (T)
Health

30 yrs after first cases, AIDS infections down

As the world prepares to mark 30 years of AIDS (the infection was first reported on June 5, 1981), it has a lot to cheer about the progress made towards reversal of the epidemic.Much of this progress happened over the last decade, with the global rate of new HIV infections falling by 25 per cent between 2001 and 2009.

In India, which led the decline, the rate of new infections fell by over 50 p

Publication Date: 
04/06/2011
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
AIDS, India, South Africa, Medical Research
Agriculture

Icrisat develops crops resistant to drought

The International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics has released 735 highly-nutritious and drought-tolerant crop varieties developed using germplasm and breeding materials in 78 countries, including Andhra Pradesh in India, significantly contributing to increased income and better nutrition of resource-poor people in the dry land tropics.

In Anantapur, where over 50 per cent of farm

Publication Date: 
21/05/2011
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Drought, Crops, Dryland Farming, Seeds, South Africa
Environment

Decoupling natural resource use and environmental impacts from economic growth

By 2050, humanity could devour an estimated 140 billion tons of minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass per year – three times its current appetite – unless the economic growth rate is “decoupled” from the rate of natural resource consumption, warns a report from the United Nations Environment Programme.

Publication Date: 
12/05/2011
UNEP
Tags:
Environment, Consumption Patterns, Population, Developing Countries, Contraction And Convergence, Trade, Africa, South Africa, Climate Change, Energy, China, Japan, India, Economic Development
Energy

BRICS calls for UNSC reforms

In a boost to Indian efforts at obtaining a permanent seat in the UN Security Council, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group on Thursday for the first time called for

Publication Date: 
15/04/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Brazil, South Africa, India, China, Economy, Energy, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Accidents
Economy

PM asks BRICS to enhance coordination

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that BRICS nations should combine their potential strengths to continue enhancing coordination on major issues of common concern.

BRICS countries

Publication Date: 
14/04/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Brazil, Russia, South Africa, Economy, Development, Trade, Developing Countries, GDP, WTO, World Bank
Economy

Brics coordination key to development: PM

NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: Cautioning that the traditional sources of economic growth are under stress coupled with fresh uncertainties around the globe, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that it would be to the advantage of five-nation Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) grouping to coordinate in key areas of development.

Publication Date: 
12/04/2011
Statesman (New Delhi)
Tags:
Economy, Development, India, Brazil, South Africa, Sustainable Development, Food Security
Poverty

Public support to food security in India, Brazil and South Africa: elements for a policy dialogue

The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth presents a

Publication Date: 
01/04/2011
Darana Souza, Danuta Chmielewska
International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
Tags:
Food Security, India, Brazil, South Africa, Poverty, Malnutrition, Agriculture
Sanitation

Sulabh offers low-cost toilets for ASEAN

It has developed an eco-friendly toilet that costs less than 20 dollars
NEW DELHI: Sulabh International on Wednesday said it would introduce its cost-effective, environment-friendly toilet technology in South-East Asia.

Publication Date: 
03/03/2011
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Sulabh International, Sanitation, Toilets, Asia, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, South Africa
Climate Change

BASIC to Consolidate Leadership

The sixth BASIC ministerial meet in New Delhi ended with a definitive effort to use the opportunity provided by December climate conference in Durban, South Africa, to consolidate the quartet

Publication Date: 
28/02/2011
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, South Africa, India, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Climate Agreements

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