Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet. For over 40 years, Earth Day has served as a call to action, mobilizing individuals and organizations around the world to address these challenges. This year Nourishing the Planet highlights agriculture—often blamed as a driver of environmental problems—as an emerging solution. Agriculture is a source of food and income […]
Liberal credit facility vital for maximising farm sector potential of J&K: Rather
Saying that agriculture development is impossible without availability of timely and adequate credit facility to the farming community, the Minister for Finance, Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Abdul Rahim Rather today enjoined upon the banks and financial institutions to increase the credit-deposit ratio (CDR) to tap the vast unexploited potential in agriculture and rural development […]
What Africa Expects from Barack Obama
The premise of a Barack Obama presidency brings great expectations from Africa. Kenyan journalist Fred Obera explores why. "Africa is hurt by factors unique to the continent and our place in the world. There is our distance from viable markets and problems with trade. And Senator Barack Obama is aware of this," says a Kenyan […]
Lawari Rail Tunnel will bring green Revolution in Chitral
Lawari Rail Tunnel will bring great changes and revolution in Chitral DCO. CHITRAL: After completion of Lawari Rail Tunnel fate of this area would automatically changed as Chitral is a gate way to Central Asia and shortest route to these Republics said District Coordination Officer Chitral Mutasim Billah during a meeting of elites […]
Lawari Rail Tunnel will bring green Revolution in Chitral
Lawari Rail Tunnel will bring great changes and revolution in Chitral DCO. CHITRAL: After completion of Lawari Rail Tunnel fate of this area would automatically changed as Chitral is a gate way to Central Asia and shortest route to these Republics said District Coordination Officer Chitral Mutasim Billah during a meeting of elites […]