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The 2008 Right Livelihood Awards – Part 1

Posted on October 2, 2008 by An alien Earthling

The Right Livelihood Award was established in 1980 to honour and support those “offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today”. It has become widely known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ and there are now … Continue reading →

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Africa, awake, arise and act! (Part 1)

Posted on September 23, 2008 by An alien Earthling

African leaders have warned that the lingering global financial crisis coupled with the collapse of talks on a world trade agreement could hinder the United Nations’ campaign to improve life for hundreds of millions of the world’s poorest. Africa, despite … Continue reading →

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Has UNCTAD gone crazy?

Posted on June 5, 2008 by An alien Earthling

I was reading about the world summit on the global food crisis that is taking place in Rome with great interest when I was shocked to read this news report about the United Nations Conference on Trade And Development (UNCTAD) … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, alternate energy, Ban Ki-Moon, cars, China, crops, democracy, Earth, economics, economy, environment, farming, food crisis, food riots, India, inflation, life, motorcycles, news, peak oil, politics, poverty, price rise, random, road safety, Supachai Panitchpakdi, the U.N., thoughts, Uncategorized, UNCTAD, world, world food summit | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 36 Comments

Bio-diesel in India: from the tree to the tank!

Posted on May 16, 2008 by An alien Earthling

A Spanish/Latin American blogger friend of mine has a blog dedicated to alternate fuels called Jatrophaonline. He invited me to share links and posts about alternate energy sources. I am delighted to join him in his mission to write blog … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, alternate energy, bio-diesel, bio-fuels, cars, crops, Earth, economy, environment, farming, flora, India, Jatropha, life, nature, peak oil, Pongamia, poverty, random, Rudolf Diesel, thoughts, transport, Uncategorized, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Rice price rise may lead to rice riots!

Posted on April 30, 2008 by An alien Earthling

Though the title mentions rice, this post is all about the rise in prices of staples (rice tops the list of staples) that has caused serious unrest in several parts of the world. Haiti’s government was thrown out and there … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, business, crops, Earth, economics, farming, food, human rights, life, loans, news, politics, poverty, random, the U.N., thoughts, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

WHEN will the suicides STOP?

Posted on April 15, 2008 by An alien Earthling

I came across a very depressing report in today’s newspaper about the continuing farm suicides among cotton farmers in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. Please click this link to read the article written by Meena Menon of The Hindu. The … Continue reading →

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India Budget 2008-09: Good but not good enough!

Posted on March 1, 2008 by An alien Earthling

The Indian Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, tabled the central government’s budget for the financial year 2008-2009 in the Lower House of Parliament yesterday (February 29,2008). You can read about the highlights of the budget on this link and download the … Continue reading →

Posted in agrarian crisis, agriculture, banks, budget, business, crops, economy, election, farm crisis, farmer, farming, finance, India, loans, money, politics, suicides | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments