Tag Archives: climate

Who should lead the World Bank?


http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=https://thevisionresearchdotcom.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/who-should-lead-the-world-bank/ Robert Zoellick will depart in June as president of the World Bank, once again raising the thorny issue of leadership of the Bretton Woods twins (the Bank and the International Monetary Fund, or IMF). At their birth, John Maynard … Continue reading

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Lucky Cement Limited of Pakistan earns carbon credits


http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=https://thevisionresearchdotcom.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/lucky-cement-limited-of-pakistan-earns-carbon-credits/ The Lucky Cement, through its waste heat recovery project — a power generation unit that does not require any external fed fuel to operate and uses the wasted heat from the system as its fuel — has managed to … Continue reading

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Indian investment in Saudi Arabia exceeds SR4 billion


http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=https://thevisionresearchdotcom.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/indian-investment-in-saudi-arabia-exceeds-sr4-billion/ By SIRAJ WAHAB DAMMAM: A 13-member trade delegation from India on Saturday met key Saudi executives and businessmen, including Asharqia Chamber Secretary-General Abdulrahman A. Al-Wabel, and explored new avenues to boost Saudi-Indian business ties. Al-Wabel urged the Indian business … Continue reading

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India’s GM seed piracy


http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=https://thevisionresearchdotcom.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/indias-gm-seed-piracy/ The farmers here like genetic modification (GM). In fact, they like it so much they are illegally cross-breeding Monsanto’s insect-resistant cotton with local plants to create their own GM varieties. A BBC investigation has confirmed widespread use of pirate … Continue reading

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Madagascar squares up to ‘extreme’ climate vulnerability


http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=https://thevisionresearchdotcom.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/madagascar-squares-up-to-extreme-climate-vulnerability/ By Laurie Goering DURBAN, South Africa (AlertNet) – If climate change makes the vulnerable more vulnerable, as many experts believe, Madagascar can expect to face serious problems. More than 76 percent of people already live in poverty on the … Continue reading

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