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October 6, 2012
Child malnutrition eliminated in Cuba
According to the UNICEF report “Progress for Children: A Report Card on Nutrition”, it has been found that child malnutrition is almost non-existent in Cuba now. It is the only country in the LAC (Latin American Countries) that has eliminated child malnutrition. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
Zimbabwe: Nation suffers from the pangs of malnutrition
In Zimbabwe, about 10 per cent of the children are born with low birth weight, while another 9 per cent are abnormally thin. A number of children, as a result are dying due to chronic undernutrition. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
224 million Indians undernourished
According to the recently released Global Food Security Index, as much as 68 per cent of the India’s population lives below the poverty line, and there are about 224.6 million people in India, or about 19 per cent of the total population, who are undernourished. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
India: Greenpeace installs a solar pump set
Bihar is one of the most economically backward states in India. Most of its rural population is reliant on agriculture. Looking at the need for irrigation facilities in the state, as well as the lack of electricity and availability of plenty of sunlight, Greenpeace recently installed a solar-run irrigation pump […]
October 6, 2012
First Solar powers rural India
First Solar, in collaboration with Sir Ratan Tata Trust announced the intention of developing a pilot programme wherein First Solar’s advanced, thin-film PV modules will be used in rural parts of India to generate electricity for water purification and irrigation purposes. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
Asia: Empowering Cambodia’s rural poor
NRG Solutions is a start-up that endeavours to leverage its innovative business model to supply electricity to the energy-deprived rural poor in Cambodia. It involves the installation of a solar home system that the head of NRG Solutions developed while working for a Cambodian NGO in conjunction with EWB (Engineers […]
October 6, 2012
Powering solar in Africa through a pay-as-you-go model
Even though solar power (through microgrids, solar lanterns and home systems) is the answer to the energy woes for the developing world at large, there are many who cannot pay the upfront cost of installation. Angaza, a new start-up offers their SoLite three-watt home solar system inclusive of an LED […]
October 6, 2012
Virginia Tech launches a research project for solar and windmill generated power in India
A new research centre powered by Virginia Tech is set to open in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu very soon. This research centre will work on how solar panels and windmills can be engineered in a better way so as to suit the needs of Indian households better. Read […]
October 6, 2012
Zambia: Minister voices concerns over charcoal use
Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development, Yamfwa Mukanga has pointed out that there is a high concentration of usage of charcoal in Lusaka. This endangers the environment with solid pollutants, and the health of the people in close proximity of the inefficient cookstoves running on the inefficient fuel that […]
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