Activists term Rio+20 summit a ‘hoax’
June 23rd, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 23 (IANS) As world leaders ended the Rio+20 summit with a 53-page statement called "The Future We Want", activists have slammed the UN Conference on sustainable development as ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Greenpeace to collect one million signatures for Arctic
June 22nd, 2012 - 3:06 am ICT by IANS
Moscow/Rio De Janeiro, June 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Greenpeace has plans to collect one million signatures via the Internet to support a project against oil drilling and unsustainable ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Greenpeace protests trial of two who exposed Japan whaling scam
June 8th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Environment organisation Greenpeace Tuesday held a demonstration to press their demand for justice for its two activists being tried in Japan for unravelling corruption in Japan's whaling ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Use IMF money to fight climate change: Soros
December 10th, 2009 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Dec 10 (IANS) Rich countries should pay poor countries $100 billion a year to fight climate change, using the foreign exchange reserves they have received from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Iraqi women face ’silent emergency’
March 8th, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, March 8 (DPA) Poverty, lack of security, and a lack of basic services have created a "silent emergency" for Iraqi women, a study released Sunday found.
A survey of 1,700 Iraqi women ... Read more...
Posted in Health |