Browsing Tag: Global

UN discusses Gross National Happiness indicator as successor to Gross Domestic Product

Should happiness figure in a nation’s bottom line? And should the concept of Gross National Product be replaced by Gross National Happiness?
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A Fall to Cheer

THE past four years have seen the worst economic crisis since the 1930s and the biggest food-price increases since the 1970s. That must surely have swollen the ranks of the poor. Wrong.
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Eco-farming could double food output of poor countries, says UN

A move by farmers in developing countries to ecological agriculture, away from chemical fertilisers and pesticides, could double food production within a decade, a UN report says. Insect-trapping plants in Kenya and ducks eating weeds in Bangladesh's rice paddies are among examples of recommendations for feeding the world's 7 billion people....
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Internet to hit 2 Billion users by end of 2010

The ITU report also noted that U.N. analysts expect that there will be 226 Million new Internet users just this year, and that 162 Million of them will be from developing countries.
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Peace Walkers call for Global Action Today

Our mission is to promote enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, to end religiously motivated violence and to create cultures of peace, justice and healing for the Earth and all living beings.
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Global warming 'undeniable,' it's getting hotter every year

Melting glaciers, more humid air and eight other key indicators show that global warming is undeniable, scientists said on Wednesday, citing a new comprehensive review of the last decade of climate data.
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UN declares access to clean water a human right

884 million people lack access to safe drinking water and that more 2.6 billion do not have access to basic sanitation.
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More than one in four use Internet worldwide, says ITU

A large part of the growth in communications in developing countries is however coming primarily from China and India. Although developing countries have more mobile subscriptions than developed countries, more than one-third of mobile subscribers are in China and India...
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Event: Global Sikh Civil Rights Conference in NYC, USA

December 13, 2008 2:30 pm

First Global Sikh Civil Rights Conference in NYC, USA
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Pavan Guru, Paani Pita, Maata Dharat

Energy Crisis and Sikh Perspective by Gurmeet Kaur.
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