Avatar Posted by parulgupta8ue 4 days ago (http://blog.wired.com)
Category: Alternate Energy | Tags: alternate energy pedal power
An American company and an African NGO are teaming up to bring light to regions like Karagwe in Tanzania which lack access to grid electricity by charging battery-powered lights with a modded recumbent bicycle generator from Nepal.


Their idea is simple: a charging station operator pedals the g read more »
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Avatar Posted by vishalta 10 days ago (http://www.latimes.com)
Category: Conflict & Disaster | Tags: palestine jerusalem jews conflict
Israeli actions in the capital city treat Palestinians as if it's in their DNA to attack Jews.

By Bernard Avishai
July 10, 2008

The little supermarket in the German colony of Jerusalem has a famously good meat counter; the man who has run it for the last 10 years or so is named Abed. He is read more »
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Avatar Posted by lakshmisivakumar 5 days ago (www.unnatiblr.org)
Category: Education & Training | Tags: ngo bangalore unnati empowerment employment underprivleged
A vocational training program UNNATI for the under privileged youth, providing vocational skills,life-skills etc and guranted employment in 3 months in an all expense paid progrmme.

You can find the details of the program
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Avatar Posted by Samaritanhelpmission 106 days ago (Editorial)
Category: Education & Training | Tags: education vocational training
Samaritan Help Mission
127, Noor Md Munshi Lane Howrah-711101
Website: - www.geocities.com/mamoon_akhtar_shm
Blog With Video: -www.samaritanhelpmission.blogspot.com
Email: -shm7@rediffmail.com / Shm.mamoon@gmail.com
Ph:-033-2637-5712/2640-3592-Mobile: -93318 read more »
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Avatar Posted by vishalta 12 days ago (Editorial)
Category: * Needs & Opportunities * | Tags: prize award grant sustainability
Rio Tinto Alcan and the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) are pleased to announce the US$1 million Rio Tinto Alcan Prize for Sustainability* 2008 is open for entries. Information on eligibility criteria and how to enter the Prize is available at www.alcanprizeforsustainability.com. The cl read more »
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Avatar Posted by Goli 10 days ago (http://peswiki.com)
Category: Appropriate Technology | Tags: environment energy technology
This is a extremely good reference of good clear energy technologies. Here they have been ranked by some organization called New Energy Congress, according to criteria such as afford ability, environment friendly and so on. Some of these are very interesting like, Acoustic Stove read more »
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Avatar Posted by Goli 8 days ago (http://ruralindia.blogspot.com)
Category: Appropriate Technology | Tags: innovation environment
Malapati of rural India blog, reports about the simple innovation to carry water for rural areas. Developed by an organization called Q-Drum.

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Avatar Posted by ankita.awasthi@technopak.com 8 days ago (Editorial)
Category: Others | Tags: india
Dear All,

I want to take this opportunity to introduce my project to you and request for your assistance for the same. Care for India aims to provide a web-based library which highlights and promotes initiatives concerning the social causes in India. We are building a comprehensive database of p read more »
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Avatar Posted by pulkit 11 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
Category: Appropriate Technology | Tags: health appropriate technology smoke-free smokeless stove biomass
These stoves claim to process biomass (wood, crop waste and animal dung) efficiently to reduce toxic emissions by as much as 80 per cent, while using 50 per cent less fuel and reducing cooking cycle time by 40 per cent. Along with rural areas, these could be substantial value in urban slums as well. read more »
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Avatar Posted by laliltk 23 days ago (http://www.economist.com)
Category: Economics & Business | Tags: microfinance
Solving problems of the poor..... profitably! This article presents the successful model of Compartamos and compares it with the approach of ppl with only social concern. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Goli 28 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
Category: Health & Disability | Tags: health india disease vaccine
Found this article about Polio vaccination very informative. It talks about two types of vaccines, IPV and the OPV and also gives some insight in to ugly politics associated even with such grave matters as Polio.
Must read. read more »
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Avatar Posted by k_25 12 days ago (http://iitbombay.org)
Category: * Needs & Opportunities * | Tags: education rural ict
Village Knowledge Center, VKC, is an initiative by IITB alumni to set up knowledge centers in villages. As a part of this initiative, these guys have setup one knowledge center last year in a nearby village, Ittamadu. The team currently has only 3 players and look forward to more volunteers who can read more »
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