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Austria \ David Campbell \ Democracy \ India \ Rakesh Raman \ Vienna
Focus Must Be on the Quality of Democracy: David Campbell
Today, most democratic nations of the world are facing myriad socio-economic challenges and finding it difficult to keep the basic principles of democracy intact. A leading global think-tank Democracy Ranking Association, however, believes that a democracy can perform effectively if the focus is on the quality of democracy. To understand the finer nuances of a [...]
Iran \ Nuclear \ Nuclear Deal \ Pasdaran
Will Iran Adhere to Its Part of a Nuclear Deal?
By Dr. Behrooz Behbudi Dr. Behrooz Behbudi offers his opinion on the recent nuclear negotiations involving Iran: As on Monday in Geneva, Iran’s delegation entered talks with world powers to hammer out a lasting nuclear deal ahead of a deadline of 24 November, the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Brigadier Mohammad Ali Jaffari declared that [...]
India \ Narendra Modi \ PM \ Prime Minister \ Rampal
Weeding Out Rampal-like Fake Gurus: What India and PM Modi Should Do
This article is about a serious contemplation on the rampant darkness, ignorance and poverty in one of the world’s fastest growing economies that is also home to one of the largest collections of illiterate, disease-ridden or mentally bankrupt people anywhere in the world. By Sanjay Gupta The recent episode of a self-styled godman holding thousands [...]
Dalai Lama \ Happiness \ Human \ Tenzin Gyatso
Dalai Lama Wants to Increase Human Happiness
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, opened the 2nd International Symposium for Contemplative Studies (ISCS) in Boston on Friday with more than 1400 academics, researchers, practitioners and graduate students present for his plenary on Science and Society. In his remarks, Dalai Lama challenged the conference-goers with the leading question, “with so many advances over the [...]
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi \ Barack Obama \ Brother Rachid \ Caliphate \ ISIL \ ISIS \ Islamic \ Islamic State \ Prophet Muhammad \ Sharia
ISIS – Is the Islamic State Really Islamic?
In his Sept. 10 speech, U.S. President Barack Obama outlined his strategy to combat the terrorists’ threat from ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIS – Islamic State of Iraq and Syria). Obama said: “ISIL is not Islamic. No religion condones the killing of innocents. And the vast majority of ISIL’s victims [...]
Black Holes \ Meg Urry \ Mills College \ Mystery
Meg Urry to Explain the Mystery of Black Holes
The growth of supermassive black holes will be the topic of discussion at this year’s Russell Women in Science Lecture Series at Mills College. The annual event, set for Tuesday, April 29, 2014, will feature Meg Urry, director of the Yale Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, in a lecture titled “Black Holes, Galaxies, and the [...]
Award \ DBU \ Environmental \ German
DBU German Environmental Award Announced
The winners of the German Environmental Award of the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) have been selected. The 500,000-euro award, considered to be the most prestigious environmental prize in Europe, is to be shared in 2013 by the founder and managing director of the company Hock (Nördlingen), Carmen Hock-Heyl (58), and the chairwoman of the board [...]
Bill Gates \ Melinda Gates \ Poor
Bill Gates Says Lives of the Poor Have Improved
In his fifth annual letter, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, highlights how setting clear goals and accurate measurement are key to improving the lives of poor people around the globe. “I know, it’s not the sexiest of themes, but the proof of its impact is undeniable,” Gates wrote. “The lives [...]
Agriculture \ Bill Gates \ Farmers \ Food \ Foundation \ Poor
Bill Gates Offers Help to Poor Farmers
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, told the international agricultural community it had fallen short of delivering the help small farmers in developing countries need, when they need it. In a speech delivered at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Gates asked the UN bodies responsible for fighting hunger and [...]
Bill Gates \ Melinda Gates \ Poverty
Bill Gates Formula to Alleviate Poverty
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, challenged global leaders Tuesday in his fourth annual letter to invest in innovations that are accelerating progress against poverty, or risk a future in which millions needlessly starve. The letter describes remarkable progress in the developing world and makes the case to continue investing in [...]
Content \ e-Learning \ Facebook \ Kreeo \ S M Nafay Kumail \ Social Media \ Twitter
Five Critical Ways to Manage Online Content
The expression side of content, information and knowledge on the web seems to have reached its zenith. It has becomes effortless. People can record their audio/video on a variety of devices and put them in various public platforms. They can write detailed blogs about their area of interest and publish them instantly, praise or criticise [...]
Amnesty \ Execution \ Human Rights \ Justice \ Larry Cox \ Nobel \ Peace \ Prize \ Troy Davis
“Troy Davis Execution a Failure of Justice System”
Following the announcement that the state of Georgia has executed Troy Anthony Davis, Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), released the following statement: “The U.S. justice system was shaken to its core as Georgia executed a person who may well be innocent. Killing a man under this enormous cloud of doubt is [...]
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