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08 November 2009
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The ongoing global economic crisis is going to increase unemployment worldwide. Director-General of ILO says it is about time that all governments of the world work in a coordinated manner to combat this phenomenon of joblessness.
 
 
 
 
04-11-2009 Resentment is simmering among villagers in Maharashtra due to a proposed nuclear power plant to be set up a few hundred kilometers south of Mumbai. It will be India’s first international collaboration after the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group lifted restrictions on civil nuclear cooperation.
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06-11-2009 The world's religions have a crucial role to play in the fight against global climate change, UN chief said earlier this week characterising the battle against global warming as a "moral" issue. He was co-hosting an inter-faith gathering of religious and secular leaders in London.
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Image: Buddha statues at the Jade Buddhist Temple, Shanghai, China/ Photo credit: Andy Teach/ Environment News Service
 
 
 
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05-11-2009 As the clock ticks to climate change summit, the world is ill-prepared to bring climate-renegade US on board. Is a bad deal in Copenhagen better than no deal? asks Sunita Narain, Director of the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment.
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Image: Sunita Narain/ Photo credit: Down To Earth
 
 
 
 
  • India continues secret FTA negotiations
    23-09-2009 India’s ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) talks with some European countries have not been made public fearing strong opposition. Experts feel that liberalisation of domestic markets and rigid intellectual property rights regulations will adversely affect small retailers and local businesses.
 
 
  • US aid to boost technology in Islamic countries
    05-11-2009 The US-sponsored global technology and innovation fund will invest million of dollars in projects that will promote technological development and innovations in the Muslim-majority countries. Critics, however, say that the real intention is to get more access to the huge market in these countries.
 
 
 
28-10-2009 UN’s report Strengthening the Global Partnership for Development in a Time of Crisis highlights the need for cooperation among key stakeholders for accelerating progress on the Millennium Development Goals. It recommends public-private partnerships for advancing economic and environmentally sustainable growth.
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