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Agri-mechanical hubs to promote intensive farming in Bengal

Crop diversification gives a wider choice in the production of a variety of crops in a given area. This expands production related activities on various crops and also lowe...

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Sustainable Development

World conference on education for sustainable development opens next week in Japan

Unesco’s director-general, the Crown Prince of Japan and Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco — the President of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the...

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Sustainable Development

Ban Ki-moon Calls for Sustainable Industrial Development, Jobs for Young People

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday outlined a four-point plan aimed at achieving sustainable industrial development, which includes generating mor e jobs for young...

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Sustainable Development

India at risk, can't undermine sustainable development: UN climate change report authors

A crucial United Nations report on climate change released on Sunday telling governments to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2100 is “both an opportunity and a...

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Environment

India at risk, can't undermine sustainable development: UN climate change report authors

A crucial United Nations report on climate change released on Sunday telling governments to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2100 is "both an opportunity and a chall...

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Thought Factory

Waves of Change

My recent visits to the beach have been rather fulfilling, owing to my new found passion, Surfing. My perception of it was altered by my very first experience of a wipeout....

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Sustainable Development

Wilmar labors to convince small palm oil suppliers to go green

Wilmar International Ltd (WLIL.SI), the world’s largest palm oil processor, could take longer than expected to convince small suppliers to comply with its push to be ...

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Environment

Wilmar labors to convince small palm oil suppliers to go green

Wilmar International Ltd (WLIL.SI), the world's largest palm oil processor, could take longer than expected to convince small suppliers to comply with its push to be greene...

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Sustainable Development

Gender equality creates sustainable development

The recent UN report called World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 2014: Gender Equality and Sustainable Development, which focuses on women’s rights, capab...

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Sustainable Development

$2.5tn shortfall for sustainable development in developing countries

A step change is needed in the amount of private finance available for sustainable development. The bad news is the financial sector is still headed in the wrong direction....

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