Sugata Mitra: Can kids teach themselves?
Posted on August 30th, 2008 by ChangeMaker
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UN takes position against energy subsidies
Posted on August 29th, 2008 by ChangeMaker
In a new treaty on global warming, the UN has outlined a general position against energy subsidies, saying that nations such as Russia and Iran — which pay out $40 billion and $37 billion in annual subsidies, respectively — do more harm than good.
Subsidies promoted by countries rich in fossil fuels encourage consumption, discourage [...]
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Child malnutrition hampers progress in India
Posted on August 26th, 2008 by ChangeMaker
Although India has staved off the specter of famine successfully in its bid over recent years to become a greater world power, it is still home to 40% of all the world’s severely malnourished young children.
Only Bangladesh and Nepal have higher percentages of underweight children than India, where nearly half (60 million) are malnourished. Experts [...]
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Feeling the heat - Solar energy
Posted on August 25th, 2008 by ChangeMaker
INFRA-RED light has not featured high on the list of alternative sources of energy. Solar cells prefer visible, or even ultraviolet radiation. But there is a lot of infra-red in the spectrum, so it seems silly to ignore it. Steven Novack, of the Idaho National Laboratory in America has therefore been looking for ways to [...]
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eLearning in Pakistan
Posted on August 24th, 2008 by ChangeMaker
MKFC anticipating a collaboration with the National ICT R&D Fund Pakistan to introduce the eLearning at High school level throughout the country. Initially Mathemetics, Physics, Chemestry and Biology will be introduced in both English and Urdu languages.
Pakistan with more than 160 million people has a great potential for eLearning.
Read the whole article on: EduPak
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YOUR eLEARN CAREER IS HERE!
Posted on August 22nd, 2008 by ChangeMaker
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ENO - Environment Online
Posted on August 20th, 2008 by ChangeMaker
ENO-Environment Online is a global virtual school and network for sustainable development and environmental awareness. Four environmental themes are studied within a school year on a weekly basis. About 400 schools from 104 countries take part.
“ENO Programme invites you to an exciting event. A new school year will be opened in a special way. We [...]
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