By Global Issues KATHMANDU, Nov 10 (IPS) – Emergency health services are grappling with the enormous challenge of providing essential care to individuals affected by a deadly earthquake that claimed the lives of at least 153 and around 400 people wounded in western Nepal. Read the full story, “Healthcare Crisis Follows Deadly Earthquake in Nepal”, […]
By Global Issues NEW DELHI, India, Nov 10 (IPS) – For a long time, the agriculture sector has been heralded as a success story for India. Spurred by the Green Revolution, it provided a path-breaking solution to feed the country’s burgeoning population starting in the 1960s. Read the full story, “Recognizing Food & Land-Use Systems […]
By Global Issues UNITED NATIONS, Nov 09 (IPS) – The killings of thousands of civilians in the ongoing Middle East conflict are largely the result of an uneven battle—a nuclear-armed Israel, equipped with some of the most sophisticated American weapons systems, fighting a rag-tag militant group, Hamas. Read the full story, “Arms Suppliers to Israel […]