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August 17, 2012
Rwanda’s solar potential assessed
International charity GVEP which promotes economic enhancement of developing country population through access to clean energy has recently released a report on the off-grid electricity potential in Rwanda. About 85 per cent of Rwandan population is isolated from the grid. The awareness and economic levels are low, but the report […]
August 17, 2012
Cummins Emission Solutions seek to address IAP
Developing countries are large contributors to emissions due to inefficient stoves, which also put their lives at risk due to the resultant IAP (Indoor Air Pollution). CES (or Cummins Emission Solutions) decided to address the issue of IAP through a multi-year CSR project. This initiative is called ‘STEAM’ and has […]
August 17, 2012
DIY solar ovens
This post shows how using even low levels of solar radiation is enough, using nothing more than cardboard bozes, glass and tin foil to make a ‘solar over’. While this post takes a recreational viewpoint, the DIY (Do-It-Yourself) methods are highly relevant to developing countries, where cookstoves remain inefficient. Read […]
August 17, 2012
India: Delhi scales its food provision coverage
The Government of Delhi recently approved a project which would encompass about 200,000 food insecure households in the current year not already under some or the other form of coverage. Read more here.
August 17, 2012
WFP seeks to avoid hunger in Zimbabwe
WFP is appealing for a sum of US$87 million for food-aid in Zimbabwe’s rural areas where approximately 2 million people are in need of hunger-relief measures. Read more here.
August 17, 2012
WFP needs US$48 million to feed Malawi
UN’s WFP (World Food Programme) agency recently announced that to be able to feed a sizeable proportion of the hunger and food insecurity affected people in Malawi (about 11 per cent of the total population), it would need about US$48 million. It also estimates a rise […]
August 17, 2012
Feeding 9 billion people in the future
The Guardian has collected an impressive trove of information, opinions, predictions and analyses regarding the extreme impending food insecurity in the future – that of feeding 9 billion people by 2050. Here is a collection of the best discussion outcomes and more. Read more here.
August 17, 2012
Bangladesh the least food secure in South Asia
According to the Global Food Security Index published by London based global think-tank Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Bangladesh is yet to achieve food security despite producing bumper rice crops in the past several years. Read more here.
August 17, 2012
US drought affects global food economy
USA plays a huge role in global food security – its own production of corn and soybeans have historically been high, and developing countries have always relied on these for aid. Now as US faces the worst drought since 1950s, one that has crippled its food production, […]
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GST 2.0 and Tax Cuts: Can They Make Growth Fairer and Greener?
India's latest GST reform, being termed as GST 2.0, is more than just slashing rates. By simplifying the tax structure, cutting levies on essentials, and supporting renewable infrastructure, it's open..
Reimagining Sports in CSR: From Tokenism to a Vehicle for Multiplying Impact
In 2023–24, Indian companies spent about ₹1,396 crore of their CSR budgets on sports — just 4% of the total ₹34,909 crore Indian corporates spent on CSR that year. Most of the rest went to edu..
Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
Under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), India has 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) spread across 27 states and 6 Union Territories. Each of these small, self-governed, and peer-co..