By Georgy Vitryakov – Central Asia Residents of Angren, an industrial city in Uzbekistan, complain that the water supply is erratic and polluted. Water only comes out of the taps for a few hours a day, and even then it is often dirty and smells bad. Problems with water provision in this city of 170,000 […]
Buddhists Around The World Celebrates Vesak Festival Today
Millions of Buddhists including majority of Sri Lankans have been celebrating "Vesak Festival " (VaiÅ›Äkha,-in sanskrit, Veasak Poya in Sinhala) today(24)which marks the birth,enlightenment (nirvana)and demise(Parinirvana) of Lord Buddha the founder of Buddhism.this traditional holy day has mainly observed by Buddhists in Sri Lanka,Tibet, India,Bangladesh,Bhutan,Nepal,Singapore,Thailand,Vietnam,Cambodia,Laos,Philippines Malaysia,Myanmar and Indonesia. Buddhism varies according to countries as […]
That town shows the way-clean and neatness
The town in Andhra Pradesh has turned the collection and disposal of garbage into a profitable proposition for the municipality. The woman sanitation workers have been renamed Sulab and men as `street Decorators.’ They are generating income while keeping the town bin- free. Success mantra of the town model of garbage disposal is complete […]
The Top Career Book – Out of Syllabus
Book: Out of Syllabus Author: V Rajesh ISBN: 9789381588277 Page: 95 Price: Rs.120 Publisher: V&S Publisher Edition: 2012 The days of saying I studied English in school and know nothing about marketing or economics or science is long gone. For today’s graduates life can be fraught with uncertainties if not adequately prepared. Remember, talent […]
Darfur Women Take on Hard Labour
Gruelling, poorly-paid construction work seen as only way of earning an income. By Blake Evans-Pritchard, Zakia Yousif Across the Darfur region of western Sudan, female workers weighed down by heavy buckets are a common sight on building sites. The work is arduous and the pay pitiful, but many women in Darfur have no other […]
Going Green in 2012: 12 Steps for the Developing World
Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet. Many of us are thinking about the changes we want to make this year. For some, these changes will be financial; for others, physical or spiritual. But for all of us, there are important resolutions we can make to “green” our lives. Although this is often a […]
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