Thursday, 5 Nov 2009
Video : Danish Family Makes Wind Turbine - Nat Geo
Some 150,000 Danes have already invested in wind power and own wind turbines or shares in wind turbine co-operatives. Denmark has about 5,500 wind turbines, out of which 75% are privately owned by local co-operatives.A video Snippet from National Geography , showing how a Danish family succeded in making a wind turbine...
Date: 5 Nov 2009 , Author: / Category: Energy / Views: 3712/Rating:1.5 / Comments:
Wednesday, 4 Nov 2009
UN urges countries to be prepared for more Swine Flu cases
The United Nations health agency today reiterated that countries need to remain prepared for the H1N1(Swine Flu) virus, noting that the world has not yet hit the peak influenza season between January and February when more cases are expected..
Date: 4 Nov 2009 , Author: / Category: Environment / Views: 2459/Rating:NAN
Tuesday, 20 Oct 2009
Severe Shortage of Water in Northern Iraq
In a war thorn nation, where people live between bombs,militants,military, there are other problems too.. A UNESCO study finds that Water shortage is fueling displacement of people in northern Iraq(Also Referred as Southern Kurdistan) ..
Date: 20 Oct 2009 , Author: / Category: Environment / Views: 3761/Rating:5
Monday, 19 Oct 2009
Zidane Invites People to Take Action Against Poverty
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Millennium Campaign launched a new advertisement featuring football legend Zinédine Zidane encouraging governments and citizens to reach the 8 Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
Date: 19 Oct 2009 , Author: / Category: Environment / Views: 2653/Rating:NAN
Friday, 16 Oct 2009
A Hungry Planet Of Billion People
One side we humans are exploring for water on the unseen other face of the moon, collecting images of the rings of saturn , but failed to find the "Hungry Planet" which is there here on our own "Mother Earth" .
There are 1.02 billion undernourished people in the world today. That means one in nearly six people do not get enough food to be healthy and lead an active life. Hunger and malnutrition are in fact the number one risk to the health worldwide — greater than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined...
Date: 16 Oct 2009 , Author: / Category: Environment / Views: 3581/Rating:5 / Comments: