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Bangladesh wins the Equator Prize for outstanding community initiatives
The Shidulai Swarnivar Sangstha of Bangladesh wins the Equator Prize in recognition of outstanding community efforts for poverty reduction and biodiversity conservation. The Shidulai Swarnivar Sangstha uses riverboat-based educational resource centers throughout Bangladesh’s Ganges river delta to deliver information on sustainable agricultural practices and current market prices. Summary: 1. Initiative Description and Innovations The organization […]
Pakistan’s urban population to equal rural by 2030: UNFPA
* 35-50pc of urban population living in katchi abadis * Over half of world’s population to live in cities by 2008 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s urban population is likely to equal its rural population by 2030, according to a report titled ‘Life in the City: Pakistan in Focus’, released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) here […]
A picture taken by a mobile camera phone, which is self-explanatory
The picture was taken on 30 May 2007 at afternoon from the busy Manik Miah Avenue, opposite of Jatia Sangsad (National Parliament) at the Capital City Dhaka in Bangladesh. I was passing by the road at that time while I was on the stearing of my car. I was surprised to see the incident in […]
Computer centre and library in rural Medavakkam school, Tambaram
Tambaram, India: A full-fledged computer centre and a well-equipped library are the latest additions at the Government High School in Medavakkam near Tambaram. The computer centre with 10 monitors and the library were dedicated on Thursday by representatives of Cooperative Financial Services (CFS) and Information Technology company Xansa, both based in United Kingdom.Jim Slack, Director, […]
‘Farmers don’t commit SUICIDES where they have COOPERATIVES’: Verghese Kurien
India, June 23: HAILED AS the father of the India’s White Revolution, Verghese Kurien was responsible for setting up the Anand model of cooperative dairy development. The movement transformed over 2.5 million farmers into stakeholders in the Amul brand, the country’s largest food product manufacturers. The former chairman of the now billion-dollar brand has also […]
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