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This 4th edition of the GGEI is an in-depth look at how 60 countries perform in the global green economy, as well as how expert practitioners rank this performance and ranks based on perception. Performance Rank SCORE 1 Sweden 68.1 2 Norway 65.9 3 Costa Rica 64.2 4 Germany 63.6 5 Denmark 63.2 6 Switzerland... Continue Reading →
Thanks is one of the most Beautiful Words in any Language! Here is the big list of Thanks in many languages along with the regions / countries where it is spoken. Help : Press 'Ctrl' + 'F' on your keyboard, and type to jump to the language / region you want. or SCROLL 🙂 Regions... Continue Reading →
Daylight saving time (DST) or summer time is the practice of advancing clocks during the summer months that have more sunlight so that people get up later in the morning and go to bed later at night. Typically clocks are adjusted forward one hour near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in the autumn. The modern idea of... Continue Reading →
Totally 204 Countries across the world aimed for a spot to play the FIFA World Cup 2014, played 820 matches and scored 2350 Goals! Finally 32 countries made it to the Group Stages! No Wonder why Football has more fans around the globe. Group A Brazil Croatia Mexico Cameroon Group B Spain Netherlands Chile Australia... Continue Reading →
What is the Total Population of the World? Check out the list below, but here are some interesting facts about Population World population refers to the total number of humans living in the world. The world population has been on a constant rise since the Great Famine and Black Death ended in 1350. With... Continue Reading →
The core of the Global Innovation Index Report consists of a ranking of world economies’ innovation capabilities and results. Recognizing the key role of innovation as a driver of economic growth and prosperity, and the need for a broad horizontal vision of innovation applicable to developed and emerging economies, the GII includes indicators that go... Continue Reading →
Country name 2009 2010 2011 Afghanistan 58.1 58.1 58.1 Albania 43.8 43.8 43.8 Algeria 17.4 17.4 17.4 American Samoa 24.5 24.5 24.5 Andorra 42.3 42.8 43.2 Angola 46.8 46.8 46.8 Antigua and Barbuda 20.5 20.5 20.5 Argentina 52.4 53.6 53.9 Armenia 61.3 60.9 60.1 Aruba 11.1 11.1 11.1 Australia 53.2 51.9 53.3 Austria 38.4 38.4... Continue Reading →
Member states and observers of the United Nations State Head of state Head of government Afghanistan President - Hamid Karzai Albania President - Bujar Nishani Prime Minister - Edi Rama Algeria President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika Prime Minister - Abdelmalek Sellal Andorra Episcopal Co-Prince - Joan Enric Vives Sicília Representative - Josep Maria Mauri French Co-Prince - François Hollande Representative - Sylvie Hubac Head of Government - Antoni Martí Angola President - José Eduardo dos Santos Antigua and... Continue Reading →
Brief Overview: The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only international organization dealing with the global rules of trade between nations. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible. The result is assurance. Consumers and producers know that they can enjoy secure supplies and greater choice of... Continue Reading →
Are you an Indian? Then you can travel to only 52 countries without a VISA. India stands behind 144 countries among the total of 199 countries. Whereas 34 countries have the privilege to travel to more than 150 countries without a VISA. Citizens of Finland, Sweden and UK (Great Britain) enjoys the best privilege to... Continue Reading →
YOU CAN CALL 1098 (Toll Free) if you spot any child labour / kids seeking any help. (Applicable in India) Other countries please share your emergency numbers and share this info.
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A total of 258 child labourers were rescued from across the city in the last one year.
Pratham, an NGO which works for the welfare of children, had conducted 21 rescue operations from across the city.
Seventy-two out of the total children rescued were from Nepal.
This NGO, in the coordination with the police department’s social service branch and state government labour department, raided places after tip-offs.
It raided 21 industries manufacturing bangles and laces and leather units since August.
“We rescued 258 children in the last one year. Seventy-two of them were from the Nepal. The rest were from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal. We have put the children at the Dongri and Mankhurd children’s home. After the prescribed procedure, they will be handed over to their parents or relatives,” said Navanath Kamble, chief of children rescue programme, Pratham.
He added that they would find out why…
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Rank Country Total Domains Gain Loss Net 1 United States 80,818,367 777,532 678,646 98,886 2 China 7,139,690 139,884 96,867 43,017 3 Germany 6,560,502 43,441 45,336 -1,895 4 United Kingdom 4,805,145 31,460 30,770 690 5 Canada 3,723,070 76,395 100,010 -23,615 6 France 3,436,741 17,744 20,146 -2,402 7 Japan 3,012,362 29,853 24,822 5,031 8 Australia 2,023,544 26,930... Continue Reading →
Here is the average price of 1.5 liter of drinking water in 122 countries (in USD, INR and EUR) What is your opinion about the sales of bottled drinking water? Please comment, your few seconds spend to comment can help to give insights to students and please share this with your friends using Facebook /... Continue Reading →
The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is a method of quantifying and numerically benchmarking the environmental performance of a state's policies. As of January 2012 four EPI reports have been released - the Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index, and the 2008, 2010, and 2012 Environmental Performance Index. For the 2012 report, a new "Pilot Trend EPI" was developed to rank countries based... Continue Reading →
Courtesy and Source : Wikipedia Country Date Year Independence Event Abkhazia July 4 1993 De facto independence from Georgia in 1993. Officially declared as such in 1999. (Only partially recognized.) End of the 1992-1993 War in Abkhazia; also known as "liberation day". Afghanistan August 19 1919 Independence from the United Kingdom control over Afghan foreign affairs in 1919. Afghan Independence Day Albania... Continue Reading →
Please share this post: India Ranks 4th in Terrorism Index and 141 in Peace Index USA Ranks 41st in Terrorism Index and 99 in Peace Index Where as Second World War Hit Japan stays peaceful on No. 6 and Terrorism Index of almost 0 on 109th spot for low terrorism. Iceland tops in Peace followed... Continue Reading →
As less and less water is available, you have yet another problem being added and that is the problem of privatization. There are companies now saying why don’t we bottle it, mine it, divert it, sell it, commodify it. That greed of privatization, we believe, will be much worse than climate change and everything else that has... Continue Reading →
Country or territory Currency Sign ISO code Fractional unit Number to basic Abkhazia Abkhazian apsar[A] None None None None Russian ruble р. RUB Kopek 100 Afghanistan Afghan afghani ؋ AFN Pul 100 Akrotiri and Dhekelia Euro € EUR Cent 100 Albania Albanian lek L ALL Qindarkë 100 Alderney Alderney pound[A] £ None Penny 100 British pound[C] £... Continue Reading →
Legend Orange – Parliamentary republics Green – Presidential republics, executive presidency linked to a parliament Yellow – Semi-presidential republics Blue – Full presidential republics Red – Parliamentary constitutional monarchies in which the monarch does not personally exercise power Magenta – Constitutional monarchies in which the monarch personally exercises power, often (but not always) alongside a weak parliament Purple – Absolute monarchies Brown – Countries where the dominant role of a single political party or coalition is codified in the constitution... Continue Reading →
Argentina: Danish Pastries filled with Custard Australia: Cold Cereal, Milk and Toast Brazil: Ham, Cheese, Bread, Milk, Coffee Canada: Eggs, Potatoes, Sausage, Ham, Pancakes Chile: Bread and Cheese, Jelly or Yogurt and Cereal China: Dim sum Colombia: Changua Milk, Scallion, and Egg soup Cuba: Cuban Bread dunked in Sweetened Coffee Egypt: Fava Beans, Chickpeas, Hard... Continue Reading →
One need not to tell anything about Wars, these numbers will explain everything. War is nothing but Death. Innocent people are losing their souls. STOP WAR PLEASE WHEREVER. We may the next victim of war! FORGET OUR DIFFERENCES, JUST WE ARE FROM ONE HOME : EARTH. SPREAD PEACE AND LOVE. World War 2... Continue Reading →
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