http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/Earth_Continents_India_18_197_671.html Press Review of the Earth from the most relevant websites. Keep in touch with the Earth and your future ! fr-FR http://www.earth-stream.com/logo-stream-Earth.png http://www.earth-stream.com Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:17:06 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/3-Changemaking-Water-Projects-Improve-Health-&-Sanitation-in-Rural-Rwanda-Madagascar-and-India_18_197_671_134632.html The type of water conditions these programs are attempting to address, photo: McKay Savage. Last week a new water and sanitation program was announced at the Clinton Global Initiative that’s so large it got dubbed a 'mega-commitment'. One of the groups participating in the initiative is Global Water Challenge; and after one long day of plenary sessions, working groups and ‘round the coffee cart chatting I had a chance to... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:16:52 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/Find-Peace-Harmony-and-Serenity-in-the-Body-Aromatherapy-Massage-Oils-Help-Ease-Stress_18_197_671_134548.html If you’ve experienced stress from work recently, and in this economy it is inevitable, then you may consider relaxing and unwinding with an aromatherapy massage. Our body holds tension and anxiety from stressful situations that massage will help you release, and replace with a feeling of peace and serenity. To take relaxation one step further try adding aromatherapy. Here are a few amazing essential oil blends that will do the trick (below from right to left)~ 1. Red Flower Massage Kit: organic massage oil set of three red flower scents: moroccan rose, indian jasmine and french lavender each made with a warming and nourishing blend of certified organic avocado oil, jojba oil, and grapeseed oil. “Provoke an open heart with moroccan rose a warming blend of rose damascene, rose otto, bulgarian rose and coriander. Seduce a slow embrace with indian jasmine a sensual blend of jasmine flowers, jasmine sambac, tangerine, neroli and ylang-ylang. Transcend for pure clarity with french lavender a balancing blend of lavender, peppermint, rosemary and pepperina.” Read more of this story » Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:48:56 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/The-E-Charkha-Gandhi-s-Vision-of-a-Sustainable-India-Becomes-A-Reality_18_197_671_134397.html Over the span of the last century, the charkha or spinning wheel of India has symbolized non violence, independence and economic progress. Mahatma Gandhi, Father of the Indian nation, promoted the charkha during India’s freedom struggle as a symbol of self-reliance and as a source of income for the rural population. It was emblazoned on the flag of the Congress party, the political party that was built to govern India based upon Gandhi’s economic vision. Today, more than 50 years after independence, the charkha has also become a symbol of sustainable energy production. Read more of this story » Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:35:25 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/Navys-Training-Centre-Inches-Closer-to-Reality_18_197_671_134299.html By Anand McNair GANDHINAGAR: The Indian Navy's proposed plan to set up a ship training centre at Marine National Park and Sanctuary, extending from Jamnagar coast to islands in the Gulf of Kutch, inched closer to reality after it recently got a nod in principle from Union environment ministry. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:18:33 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/The-Ultimate-Carnival-Ride-A-Human-Powered-Ferris-Wheel_18_197_671_134203.html Photo by Guillermo Esteves Southern India has a zero-emissions ride that is equally as good for laughs as it is for the environment. A fun fair operator created a ferris wheel that is human-powered. A team of men take turns hopping on the top of the wheel and riding it down to keep the wheels momentum up and passengers spinning around. See a video of the wheel in action after the jump... Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:57:14 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/Solar-Powered-Refrigerator-Could-Bring-Health-and-Energy-Savings-to-Rural-India_18_197_671_134035.html I just love new technologies that allow the developing world to leapfrog straight into a renewable energy future. TreeHugger has covered several of these inventions and programs—the e-charkha, solar powered lamps to replace kerosene, more efficient biomass cookstoves, Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:39:15 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/Video-Monkey-business_18_197_671_133951.html Railway officials in India employ man in disguise to scare off monkeys menacing passengers Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:18:27 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/Businessman-Has-$17-Billion-Drives-Old-Toyota_18_197_671_133889.html Frugal Green Living is hot these days as we try to consume less and save more. The former Masters of the Universe on Wall Street did not, and one of the contentious issues in the bailout is whether they should have their salaries capped. Perhaps they would not have got into such trouble had they lived a more frugal lifestyle and set better examples for their companies. Azim Premji runs Wipro, the big Indian IT outsourcing company that probably doesn't have too many fans in America but makes him the 5th richest man in India, worth $17 billion. He flies coach. Marcus Gee writes in the Globe and Mail Report on Business Magazine: ... Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:23:14 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/A-Bird-in-the-Hand-_18_197_671_133817.html   Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins The birds of the world are in serious trouble, and common species are in now decline all over the globe, a comprehensive new review suggests today. From the turtle doves of Europe to the vultures of India, from the bobwhite quails of the US to the yellow cardinals of Argentina, from the eagles of Africa to the albatrosses of the Southern Ocean, the numbers of once-familiar birds are tumbling everywhere, according to the study from the conservation partnership BirdLife International. - The Independent Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:54:41 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/HP-to-Expand-Biz-in-India_18_197_671_133785.html By Vinod Mishra HONG KONG: Hewlett-Packard, world's largest technology company, will be expanding its retail business in India to further strengthen its consumer leadership. HP will roll out 7,500 new stores in 1,000 cities and experience stores across Asia Pacific region. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:16:58 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/Tata-Communications-and-Batelco-Extend-MPLS-Network-to-Middle-East_18_197_671_133611.html India-based Tata Communications has extended its MPLS network into the Middle East through a partnership with Bahrain Telecommunications Company. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:36:16 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/Bharti-Airtel-Selects-envIO-to-Add-Social-Marketing-to-Hello-Tunes-Service_18_197_671_133508.html Indian telecom company Bharti-Airtel has selected US-based envIO networks's envIOWorks platform to add social marketing to its Hello Tunes Manager service, which is available via a free download. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:23:20 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/Bad-News-Carbon-Emissions-Increasing-Rapidly_18_197_671_133124.html It’s bad news for us and something more for the environmental evangelists to shout about. According to a latest report, carbon emissions are on the ascend. The emission increase has been more during the last year. And leading the culprit’s list are the emerging economic powerhouses like China and India. The Global Carbon Project released [...] Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:19:51 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/Climate-Tourism_18_197_671_133062.html Just this past week in Delhi, I spoke to an Indian friend gearing up for vacation who is heading to Gangotri glacier in the north of India with his young son. His logic was pretty terrifying — Bangkok, he said, would still be around in 10 years; Singapore will still be shining and clean; the [...] Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:05:18 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/Man-Powered-Ferris-Wheel-is-Zero-Emission-Wonder_18_197_671_133026.html An enterprising fun fair operator in southern India has devised the ultimate in zero emission rides – a man-powered ferris wheel. Four or five men take turns spinning the ride, using their full body weight for optimum effect, sending passengers flying round. It makes for riveting viewing, although we’re not quite sure who’s having more fun, the operators or the passengers. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:41:01 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/IBM-Extends-Leadership-in-India-Domestic-IT-Services-Market_18_197_671_133004.html IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has retained its leadership in the India domestic IT services market and registered a market share of 9.6% for calendar year 2007, according to leading IT market research and advisory firm IDC(1). Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:20:39 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/Bharti-Airtel-Selects-envIOWorks-TM-Platform-to-Add-Social-Marketing-to-Its-Hello-Tunes-TM-Service_18_197_671_132918.html ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- envIO networks today announced commercial deployment of its envIOWorks platform with Bharti-Airtel, India's leading mobile services provider. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:58:25 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/My-Little-Pakora-An-Organic-Baby-Line-and-Multicultural-Resources-Center_18_197_671_132766.html Like many multicultural moms, I find a direct link between a sustainable way of living and the wisdom of old world cultures. As an Indian mom, I have always had a tremendously soft spot for South Asia inspired parenting resources. I have always maintained that it is not easy raising multicultural kids, so I will take all the help I can get. An old adage tells us that company loves misery, obviously other moms like me feel the same way! I was thrilled to hear from Sonia Gupta about My Little Pakora, an organic children’s clothing retailer and online multi-cultural resource center, blends the latest information about organic and sustainable lifestyles with the uniquely similar cultural traditions of South Asia and other cultures around the world. Read more of this story » Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:25:19 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/Sri-Lankan-Navy-Fire-Allegedly-Kills-Indian-Fisherman_18_197_671_132741.html Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Rameswaram (TN) [Tamil Nadu], 28 September [Sunday]: A fisherman was killed and three others injured in firing allegedly by Sri Lankan naval men who surrounded about 40 boats near Katchatheevu around midnight on Saturday night. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:11:52 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/India/Parag-Khanna-Embrace-the-Post-American-Age_18_197_671_132728.html Here's one view of America circa 2008: The US is a modern-day Roman Empire — overstretched, underperforming, slowly crumbling into history's dustbin. Here's Parag Khanna's view: Nonsense. The geopolitical wooziness Americans are feeling isn't decline. It's realignment. In his book The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order, Khanna, 31, describes a planet dominated by a trio of superpowers: the US, China, and Europe. In this tripolar era, America's fate depends on tough national choices, not lame historical analogies. If the US wises up — by tightening trade and energy ties to the rest of the hemisphere, pursuing economic innovation at home, and establishing a "diplomatic-industrial complex" — it can grow stronger even as the globe becomes less red, white, and blue. Khanna himself is a peripatetic emblem of this post-American world. Born in India, he lived as a child in the United Arab Emirates, and attended high school in the US and Germany. He earned two degrees from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. Then he punched his ticket at places that might earn him early admission at the Trilateral Commission: the Council on Foreign Relations, the Brookings Institution, and the World Economic Forum. "I think I'm the only person who went to Davos seven times by the age of 30," the smooth-talking wunderwonk says. "I'm not sure that's a good thing." From Canada to Uzbekistan, Khanna identifies the unexpected flash points, overstated threats, and hidden opportunities the next US president might confront. 8 Regions to Watch Mexico and Canada Integrate, don't isolate America's oil comes from a volatile region half a world away. That's lunacy, Khanna says. "An energy partnership with Mexico, Canada, Venezuela, and Brazil could make the US much less dependent on oil from the Middle East." That's also why building a wall along our southern border is foolish. "We should treat Mexico like Europe ...