Showing posts with label India. Show all posts
Showing posts with label India. Show all posts
Monday, 26 September 2011
ENVIRONMENT : Rivers ( River Wandle)
Helen Mark seeks a sense of being 'away from it all' more usually associated with the countryside on the banks of the River Wandle, which flows into the Thames at Wandsworth.
The sacred Ganges river provides spiritual and physical sustenance for millions, but today it is filthy. Tom Heap asks if World Bank dollars can change India's life source.
ENVIRONMENT : Rivers ( Fertile river plains)
The flood-cycle of the River Ganges helps to keep the surrounding land fertile.
ENVIRONMENT : Rivers ( Hindu cremation)
When a Hindu leaves the world the most auspicious place to be cremated is the banks of the Ganges.
ENVIRONMENT : Rivers ( Dry season in the Ganges Delta)
Life changes in the Ganges Delta during dry season when the river level drops by 6 meters in 6 months and some tributaries dry up completely.
Friday, 8 July 2011
Western Asia - The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011
www.un.org
Western Asia records progress on the survival and health of mothers and children But is still facing serious challenges on many of the Goals – UN
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