Indo-German Energy Programme – Renewable Energy Component PN: 08.2144.7-002.00 Date: 02.06.2014 Terms of Reference for engaging the services of a consultant to develop a roadmap for promoting solar water pumps for irrigation in West Bengal The “Indo-German Energy Programme - Renewable Energy Component” (IGEN-RE) is a bilateral technical cooperation measure between the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)‚ Germany and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)‚ Government
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Surviving Famine: The Kantian Dilemma Say your family and you are struggling to meet your basic needs such as food during a harsh famine. Your basic instinct is to acquire food by any means necessary. One way you could get food is by stealing it from your neighbor. In this essay I will examine whether this issue is morally right. I will argue that by using Kant’s End in itself theory‚ stealing food from your neighbor in time of famine is morally wrong. Kant’s end in itself theory is stated
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Preface This report holds some basic information on the given topic ‘Natural Disaster’. I had to go through some books and surf through the internet to get this project done and going through these stuffs was really interesting and informative. I have tried to include much information about the topic. This report consists of an introduction to natural disasters‚ their causes and some measures to prevent these calamities. I hope the contents of this report will give the readers a quick
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Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality Peter Singer Philosophy and Public Affairs‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 3. (Spring‚ 1972)‚ pp. 229-243. Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0048-3915%28197221%291%3A3%3C229%3AFAAM%3E2.0.CO%3B2-3 Philosophy and Public Affairs is currently published by Princeton University Press. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/about/terms.html. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides
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Ireland suffered greatly during the potato famine in the 1840s. Around one million people died of starvation or disease. Many immigrated to the United States to try to escape the horrid that surrounded them in Ireland.Food was considered the most deadly weapon in a war. Starvation was the leading cause of death in a war. If you had control of the food supply‚ your army had the greater advantage. Your enemies would most likely fall from starvation‚ enviably you would win. Food also gave the soldiers
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From Famine to Five Point Five Points is‚ as the extended title boasts‚ "The 19th century New York neighborhood that invented tap dance‚ stole elections and became the world’s most notorious slum." Unlike most subtitles that promise all by the moon and the stars‚ all these statements and more are absolutely true. The Five Points neighborhood quite literally defines the term melting pot‚ a mixture of cultures‚ faiths and political ideologies that was at one time volatile but also a source of amazing
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Extreme global poverty is a problem that affects a large percentage of the world’s population and will continue to spread until serious action is taken against it by the wealthier nations. However‚ the amount of obligation‚ if any‚ that countries feel they have to deal with such a problem is a main source of controversy and one of the reasons why poverty is taking so long to be reduced. This obligation to help others introduces the concept of utilitarianism. In general‚ this idea requires an individual
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cannibalism‚ and lastly some decided to take their own lives and end their own suffering. At the time the chinese were unaware of the impact that Mao Zedong would have and by the time they did they could not escape. In Frank Dikotter’s‚ Mao’s Great Famine‚ the author reveals the true horrors of Great Leap Forward stating that“...even as every promise was broken‚ the party kept on gaining followers. Many were idealists‚ some were opportunists‚ others thugs. They displayed astonishing faith and almost
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it to Scottish farmers. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was formed in 1801. The Irish people were upset by this and did not want to lose their independence. The Potato Famine that lasted from 1845 to 1848 took its toll on the population of Ireland‚ which went from 9 million to 3 million. The famine oppressed the undernourished people‚ yet Britain failed to offer sufficient support. Gladstone became the Prime Minister of Britain in 1868‚ and claimed‚ “My mission is to pacify Ireland
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PHI 240 HE 1 Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality by Peter Singer The Elements of Reason #8 1. Use two or three sentences to state the main purpose or argument in this article. In other words‚ what is the argument the author is making? (This should be a specific argument. We all know that the authors are writing about morality and ethics.) The main purpose or argument in this article is that Peter Singer
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