Articles in Asia

A Massachusetts co-operative is leading the way in solving the problem of homelessness among US veterans, especially those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Many of these veterans have been left with physical and mental disabilities from their wartime service — and, with too few transitional facilities, many end up on the street.

The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a monetary penalty on Shri Janata Sahakari Bank Limited, Halol, Dist. Panchmahal. RBI imposed fine  in exercise of powers vested in it under the provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 for not reporting cash transactions in excess of ` 10.00 lakh to Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND), as required under the Anti Money Laundering (AML) guidelines. The Reserve Bank of India had issued a show cause notice to the bank in response to which the ...

By Dr.M.L.Khurana Climate change today is one of the most serious problems facing humanity, effects of which long-term, global and even life threatening. The problem is not only environmental but it is encompassing social and economic issues within, which need to be addressed without delay.

Reacting to turmoil in coffee markets over the past two years, Fairtrade International (FLO) has sponsored several actions as part of a Coffee Action Plan introduced in November 2010.