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February 2008
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02/29/2008
India has announced its budget for the next financial year. In a move to provide a major relief to the small farmers, the government has decided to cancel their entire debt. It may be noted that for past many years now the farmers have been committing suicides due to indebtedness and other related reasons.
Read moreRelated: [South Asia] [Agriculture] [Poverty] Image: A farmer / Photo credit: BBC
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02/25/2008
NEW YORK, Feb 24 (OneWorld) - While in Africa this week, George W. Bush drew fire for his plans to expand the United States' military presence on the resource-rich but economically strapped continent.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Africa] [United States] [Development] [Aid] [Geopolitics] [Arms & Military] Image: U.S. President Bush and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Monrovia Thursday. © Eric Draper - White House
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02/06/2008
India has slipped to 128th position in the world human development index. An average expenditure of farmer household is less than half a dollar a month. About 82% of them suffer from indebtedness. Yet the government is withdrawing from sectors that matter most to the poor, says Magsaysay awardee P. Sainath.
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