Water scarcity 'now bigger threat than financial crisis....! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

By 2030, more than half the world's population will live in high-risk areas

Humanity is facing "water bankruptcy" as a result of a crisis even greater than the financial meltdown now destabilising the global economy, two authoritative new reports show. They add that it is already beginning to take effect, and there will be no way of bailing the earth out of water scarcity.

The two reports – one by the world's foremost international economic forum and the other by 24 United Nations agencies – presage the opening tomorrow of the most important conference on the looming crisis for three years. The World Water Forum, which will be attended by 20,000 people in Istanbul, will hear stark warnings of how half the world's population will be affected by water shortages in just 20 years' time, with millions dying and increasing conflicts over dwindling resources.

A report by the World Economic Forum, which runs the annual Davos meetings of the international business and financial elite, says that lack of water, will "soon tear into various parts of the global economic system" and "start to emerge as a headline geopolitical issue".

It adds: "The financial crisis gives us a stark warning of what can happen if known economic risks are left to fester. We are living in a water 'bubble' as unsustainable and fragile as that which precipitated the collapse in world financial markets. We are now on the verge of bankruptcy in many places with no way of paying the debt back."

The Earth – a blue-green oasis in the limitless black desert of space – has a finite stock of water. There is precisely the same amount of it on the planet as there was in the age of the dinosaurs, and the world's population of more than 6.7 billion people has to share the same quantity as the 300 million global inhabitants of Roman times.

Water use has been growing far faster than the number of people. During the 20th century the world population increased fourfold, but the amount of freshwater that it used increased nine times over. Already 2.8 billion people live in areas of high water stress, the report calculates, and this will rise to 3.9 billion – more than half the expected population of the world – by 2030. By that time, water scarcity could cut world harvests by 30 per cent – equivalent to all the grain grown in the US and India – even as human numbers and appetites increase.

Some 60 per cent of China's 669 cities are already short of water. The huge Yellow River is now left with only 10 per cent of its natural flow, sometimes failing to reach the sea altogether. And the glaciers of the Himalayas, which act as gigantic water banks supplying two billion people in Asia, are melting ever faster as global warming accelerates. Meanwhile devastating droughts are crippling Australia and Texas.

The World Water Development Report, compiled by 24 UN agencies under the auspices of Unesco, adds that shortages are already beginning to constrain economic growth in areas as diverse and California, China, Australia, India and Indonesia. The report, which will be published tomorrow, also expects water conflicts to break out in the Middle East, Haiti, Sri Lanka, Colombia and other countries.

"Conflicts about water can occur at all scales," it warns. "Hydrological shocks" brought about by climate change are likely to "increase the risk of major national and international security threats".

so you have to decide for your future...

coz "what you sow today.. will get in the future..."

 its my humble request to everyone that please "Save Water" for your better future...!!

Percentage of population who smoke including Childrens......! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Percentage of population who smoke

In Britain in 1948, when surveys of smoking began, smoking was extremely prevalent among men: 82% smoked some form of tobacco and 65% were cigarette smokers. By 1970, the percentage of cigarette smokers had fallen to 55%. From the 1970s onwards, smoking prevalence fell rapidly until the mid-1990s. Since then the rate has continued to fall slowly and in 2007 around a fifth (22%) of men (aged 16 and over) were reported as cigarette smokers. Since 2007, the rate has remained stable ( Figure 6.1). 9, 10   In 2009, only 2% of men reported being cigar smokers and less than 0.5% of men said they smoked a pipe.10   Trends in lung cancer incidence rates (shown here from 1975 onwards) reflect the trends in smoking prevalence in past years.

Smoking has never been a majority habit among women and the percentage of female smokers remained remarkably constant between 1948 and 1970 (41% in 1948 and 44% in 1970). By 2007, the percentage of women who smoke decreased to 20%. The female smoking rate has fluctuated around this level since 2007 ( Figure 6.1).
Around 10 million adults in Britain smoke cigarettes.
Recent research suggests that self-reported cigarette smoking rates may underestimate true tobacco smoking prevalence by 2.8% in England.


Smokers by Age

due to These no.'s of smoker the death rate is also too high.
and smoking in the youth age is too high.
my appeal to everyone is that plzz don't smoke, it harm our body.
and environment too.
soo Stop smoking and aware others too about its harmful effects.

CHILDHOOD BROKEN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.........! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

CHILDHOOD BROKEN

Thirteen-year-old Harikesh repairs a car

10-year-old Shabnam collects rags while children her age play in a ground

A 7 year Child working at a tea vendor

 

Child Labour 

Is it right what we are doing with these small chidrens.....???

The age in which they have to study, they have to play, have to Enjoy their childhood, we are taking work from them....!!!

is really we are doing justice with them....???

I request to everyone please dont destroy any1's childhood...!!

if childrens are poor, help them......insteed of taking work on Labour basis....!!!

they are our future assets, dont destroy them....!!!

Computers recycled to help Africa.....!!!!!!

Computers recycled to help Africa

People throwing away old computers or laptops after receiving a new one as a Christmas gift are being urged to recycle them through a scheme to get more people in the developing world logged on.
According to charity Digital Links, 90% of students in Africa have never touched a computer and just 10% of Africans have access to the internet, despite technology's importance in helping improve health and education on the continent.
The organisation has already supplied 65,000 computers and digital learning materials such as DVDs to developing countries.
Digital Links said nothing from donated computers, which have the data wiped from them before being refurbished and reused, went to landfill, with even damaged equipment being recycled.
The Department for International Development is donating 200 redundant servers to the charity after upgrading computer systems in the UK, and it is encouraging the public to follow its lead.
According to Digital Links, three million PCs end up on the rubbish heap each year in the UK.
The DfID servers will be used in IT labs set up in schools, universities and community centres in Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal and Cameroon, as well as being used in hospitals to give doctors and nurses access to the latest medical research and treatment and to store patient information.
And in Tanzania and Senegal, youths on the streets or those at risk of becoming homeless are given the chance to gain IT training and find jobs in schools doing IT maintenance.
International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell said: "Throwing a computer into landfill is a waste when it could be helping some of the world's poorest people. Education is one of the best routes out of poverty, yet millions of people have no access to basic learning we all take for granted.
"Computers will help provide a new generation of students and medical staff with the resources that can help break the cycle of poverty. Donating to Digital Links is not only an environmentally friendly way to dispose of computer equipment, but offers taxpayers the best value for money as none of the equipment is wasted."

Division Head - The seat for the new post and new Responsibilities.

Divisional Heads. 


The Youth To Power has decided to come up with the newest positions offering to the members offline ad online with us. We are pleased to introduce the Six new positions for the members who wish to gain an experience as a part of Internships in the following fields. There are six new divisions in the Organization to work sufficiently and the selection of the candidate shall be done upon the strict guide lines of the sending of the CV (Resume) to the Youth To Power with a cover letter or an essay explaining the exact reason, purpose and the fruitful result when you get elected as the candidate for that particular division.
Please note some divisions are also open for non - registered members all they need to fill out the fastrack application and send the application and the Resume to the given email address below 


youthtopower@ovi.com; genius_Kapil@yahoo.com


The Divisional Heads are :
           1. DHC - Divisional Head of Consultancy. Inquires related to the organization will reach this division. The Division will be mostly online and offline too. 


Requirements: Good Communication skills  - Fluent in English, Hindi optional German, Spanish.
Work Criteria :  Shall be responsible for the reply back of the queries that will reach out to the organisation.
Internship : 3 months. Final receivable certificate explaining the exact work criteria from the organisation on the computerized Letter head. The work is part-time.
No. of Seats : 1


                2. DHe-E - Divisional Head of e-Education. The applicant should keep in mind the responsibilities of the free education via our platform. He/ she shall be responsible for the posting of the educational articles atleast 4 a week to the facebook page or by writing it down on a Microsoft word and sending the matter to the Organization or by posting us the topics in person by India Post.


Requirements : Good writing Skills - English, Hindi optional German & French.
Work Criteria : Depends what you choose. Is available offline and online.Open for Non - members too. 
Internship - 6 Months. Final receivable certificate explaining the exact work criteria from the organisation on the computerized Letter head. The work is part-time.
No. of Seats : Depends by the organization. 


                3. DHJPM - Divisional Head of Journalism & Press Media. The applicant is responsible for the latest and the burning news from round the globe. He/She shall be responsible for posting the news on the facebook page or as notes that are remarkable news. The person responsible should be available on the work  the complete week round except the Organization holidays and the gazetted holidays.


Requirements : Good communication and writing skills in English. 
Work Criteria : Online posting of the news minimum 5 a day as the status on the facebook page and the blog. 
Internship : 3 months. Final receivable certificate explaining the exact work criteria from the organisation on the computerized Letter head. The work is part-time.
No .of  Seats: 1


           4. DHPE - Divisional Head of Politics & Economy: The applicant shall be good in understanding the subjects related to the arts, Humanities, Economics and Finance subjects.


Requirements : Good Understanding and communication skills : English. 
Work Criteria : Review the present Global Economy and the Political talks on Facebook page and send us the articles online either by email or by facebook page tagged notes for publishing them for the magazine. 
Internship : 3 months Final receivable certificate explaining the exact work criteria from the organisation on the computerized Letter head. The work is part-time.
No of Seats : more than 2. 


                5. DHEHR - Divisional Head of Enivironmental & Human Rights: Candidate shall be responsible for the awareness about the environment acts, animal protections and liberty of the UN human rights.


Requirements: Good communication and writing skills in English and Hindi.
Work Criteria : Shall depend how you choose door to door awareness in offline mode or write articles and send it to the organization email id or on the facebook page. 
Internship - 2 Months. Final receivable certificate explaining the exact work criteria from the organisation on the computerized Letter head. The work is part-time.
No of seats available : 3 


               6. DHST - Divisional Head for Science and Technology: Candidates interested must select their topics of choice in the field of science.


Requirements : Good communication and writing skills in English
Work Criteria : Shall post new technological related and science related topics online on the facebook page or on the email to be posted for magazines.
Internship - 1.5 months.  Final receivable certificate explaining the exact work criteria from the organisation on the computerized Letter head. The work is part-time.
No of seasts : 6 
Open for non members too along with the fastrack application 


Please note the interested applicants should send their resume at 
youthtopower@ovi.com ; genius_Kapil@yahoo.com

and if you are not a registered member and still applying for the seats in the field of divisional heads open for non members please also send the fastrack applications along with the Resume


Note Youth To Power is a NGO organization nor profit its work. Hence the above works should be done for free media platforms. The applicants will not receive any money salary wages. In return we would give certificates to the candidates.
Please also note the minimum level of applying is 17 years and candidate must have completed the High School. or Secondary Schooling. 
This application is open for citizens from various countries.


Facebook page : http://www.facebook.com/lahadibyajyoti

Environmental Pollution....!!!

The environmental problems in India are growing rapidly. The increasing economic development and a rapidly growing population that has taken the country from 300 million people in 1947 to more than one billion people today is putting a strain on the environment, infrastructure, and the country’s natural resources. Industrial pollution, soil erosion, deforestation, rapid industrialization,  urbanization, and land degradation are all worsening problems. Overexploitation of the country's resources be it land or water and the industrialization process has resulted environmental degradation of  resources.  Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing humanity and other life forms on our planet today.    India's per capita carbon dioxide emissions were roughly 3,000 pounds (1,360 kilograms) in 2007, according to the study. That's small compared to China and the U.S., with 10,500 pounds (4,763 kilograms) and 42,500 pounds (19,278 kilograms) respectively that year. The study said that the European Union and Russia also have more emissions than India.

Environmental Pollution News            Copenhagen climate summit    The skies over North India are seasonally filled with a thick soup of aerosol particles all along the southern  edge of the Himalayas,  Bangladesh  and the Bay of Bengal.  - NASA research findings. Fire, Haze -Northwest India (NASA)    Space Shuttle view of haze and   pollution over Northern India swept   in from Tibet. Credit: NASA

India has been ranked as seventh most environmentally hazardous country in the world by a new ranking released recently. The study is based on evaluation of “absolute” environment impact of 179 countries, whose data was available and has been done by researchers in Harvard, Princeton, Adelaide University and University of Singapore 0n January 12, 2011.   Brazil was found to be worst on environmental indicators whereas Singapore was the best. United States was rated second worst and China was ranked third.   India and US clean energy pact:  India and the U.S. on November 8, 2010 inked an agreement to establish a bilateral energy cooperation programme to promote clean and energy-efficient businesses, Indian and U.S. companies inked joint venture deals worth $175 million in the renewable energy sector.  The US President Barack Obama  and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced the setting up of Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Centre. The proposed centre is part of the Partnership to Advance Clean Energy (PACE), which forms the core of the “green partnership”. Funding for the centre is expected from national budgets and the private sector. Each government proposes to commit $25 million over the next five years..    A Comprehensive environmental assessment of industrial clusters, undertaken by IIT Delhi and the CPCB, found that the environmental pollution levels in 10 major industrial hubs had reached a “very alarmingly high” level. The World Bank Group has sanctioned two loans worth around Rs1,185 crore for environment management projects in India on July 22, 2010. Of this, Rs897crore will go for the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) project and the remaining for Capacity Building for Industrial Pollution Management  project. .

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