India is making impressive progress towards achieving the UN’s millennium development goals (MDGs) such as eradicating extreme poverty and ensuring universal primary education, says a government report. As per the alternative mixed recall period (MRP), India’s extremely poor population for whom making both ends meet is difficult, has come down to 21.8 percent in 2004-05 […]
Fannie and Freddie’s Day of Reckoning May Be Near
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced a plan Sunday to rescue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from a potential financial calamity that many have warned of for years. In a rare weekend appearance, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced Sunday night that he was asking Congress for speedy approval of authority for the federal government to provide […]
Volkswagen to Open Production Plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Volkswagen has announced plans to open a production plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee that should be operational by early 2011. This is the first plant the European automaker will open in the U.S. since it shut down its last American plant in 1988. The Volkswagen plant is expected to bring 2,000 jobs to the Chattanooga area. […]
USDA to Open Up Conservation Areas to Flood-Victim Farmers
Posted by Anne Szustek to FindingDulcinea The USDA announced its move late Monday after requests from Iowa Gov. Chet Culver, Sen. Tom Harkin and state agriculture secretary Bill Northey to release protected land. Harkin said in a statement, “The recent flood and excessive rainfall have adversely impacted each sector of agriculture in the Midwest. … […]
Can You WWOOF?
WWOOFing is a vacation, of sorts. If your idea of vacationing is kicking back all day with your feet up on the balcony rail, sipping margaritas, eating flaming desserts, watching the latest video and falling into bed after finishing three or four cocktails, WWOOFing isn’t for you. WWOOF stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic […]
Organic food becomes a conscious choice
Renuka Eapen, a mother of two, switched to eating organic food because ”it would be better for my children and the environment”. Arkaja Singh made the move because organic food ”often tastes much better”. Thousands like them are driving the demand for organic food, which is now a Rs.5.6 billion market in India, according to […]
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