News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 601
Q&A: India to Make Food a Fundamental Right
- Inter Press Service
Diversifying Income Helps Ease Climate Woes
- Inter Press Service
SUBANG, Indonesia, Jun 24 (IPS) - When 45-year-old Kaswati joined an income-generating project in her village in Indonesia's West Java province in 1999, all she hoped to do was supplement her family's income at a time of erratic harvests.
Asylum Seekers Struggle to Survive Under Israeli Restrictions
- Inter Press Service
TEL AVIV, Jun 24 (IPS) - Tesfahiwet Medin holds a university degree and experience as a nurse. But six years after escaping the violent dictatorship in his native Eritrea, the 39-year-old says he feels like a part of him is missing, as he's been prevented from continuing in his profession in Israel.
Mini-Factories Emerge to Process Fruit in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
CEBALLOS, Cuba, Jun 24 (IPS) - Homemade machines for pulverising fruit and sealing cans of preserves, created by inventive entrepreneurs, are one of the pillars of a slight rise in mini-industries in different parts of Cuba, where food production is picking up.
In Southern U.S., Energy Equity Seen as Path to Sustainability
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jun 24 (IPS) - Advocates of the concept of "energy equity" have begun employing it in the southern United States to create a diverse coalition of citizens who might otherwise approach energy policy issues differently.
Greeting Whales, Not Eating Them
- Inter Press Service
REYKJAVIK, Jun 24 (IPS) - After a two-year break, Iceland has resumed its hunting of fin whales. But environmental campaigners outside of Iceland are doing their best to stop it.
Facing Tough Times, Barbuda Continues Sand Mining Despite Warnings
- Inter Press Service
CODRINTON, Barbuda, Jun 22 (IPS) - Arthur Nibbs was known for his staunch opposition to sand mining in his homeland of Barbuda, a Caribbean island with dazzling white sand beaches that comprisemost of its deserted coastline.
Mining Benefits Fail to 'Trickle Down'
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Jun 22 (IPS) - With South-South trade on the rise and growth in emerging economies set to outstrip production in industrialised countries, the international mining sector has been quick to follow global trends.
India’s Food Security Rots in Storage
- Inter Press Service
BHUBANESWAR, India, Jun 21 (IPS) - Shooing off a quartet of hens that come pecking, twenty-four-year-old Kamala Batra sits guard over a sack of coarse rice spread out on the courtyard. After small black insects slowly crawl away in the sun's heat, she gathers it to cook for the day's free midday meal - a pan-India government food security scheme for school students.
Climate Change Promises Tough Times for Asia and Africa - Report
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Jun 21 (IPS) - Extreme heat, flooding and water and food shortages will rock South Asia and Africa by 2030 and render large sections of cities inhabitable, if the world continues to burn huge amounts of coal, oil and gas, the World Bank is warning.
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