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Rights and Recognition Nepal's transformation could only have happened in the first decade of the 21st century - and similar changes are taking place elsewhere in Asia as sweeping economic and social forces erode long-held prejudices. In India, the Delhi High Court recently struck down as unconstitutional a 149...
This support gave him a platform to organize the local gay community - as it did for pioneers in the gay-rights movement in other countries. Anjali Gopalan, an activist in New Delhi, was there at the beginning of HIV/AIDS-awareness efforts. Trained in political science and international development, she moved to...
For the Obama Administration, change begins with the low-hanging fruit of energy efficiency, pursued through mandates and incentives to get vehicles to use less fuel and get appliances, buildings and factories to use less power. It's also pushing investment in wind, solar and other renewables, along with a...
Chu is also becoming the chief financier for the U.S. clean-energy sector, retooling a sclerotic department to shell out about $39 billion worth of short-term stimulus projects - nearly 150% of its normal annual budget - while reorienting its long-term research and development toward artificial photosynthesis, advanced batteries and...
Read "Clean Energy: U.S. Lags in Research and Development."