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US probes textile imports from Nepal
2016-04-21 13:55:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) is seeking input for a new investigation concerning whether certain textile and apparel articles from Nepal are import sensitive.
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US considering trade preferences for Nepal
2016-04-01 13:43:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The US is looking at the eligibility of Nepal to receive duty-free trade preferences on imported articles such as certain travel goods, hats, and carpets.
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How Women-Led Movements Are Redefining Power, From California to Nepal
2016-03-19 17:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yes! Magazine: In her essay There is No Hierarchy of Oppressions, black lesbian feminist poet Audre Lorde wrote: I have learned that oppression and the intolerance of difference come in all shapes and sizes and colors and sexualities; and that among those of us who share the goals of liberation and a workable future for our children, there can be no hierarchies of oppression. Around the world, womens movements have long recognized the wisdom of that thought, which emphasizes the way social movements benefit...
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Timely flood warnings for downstream Nepal and India
2016-02-16 07:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: Communities in flood-prone areas often do not have access to information about flood forecasting. As a result, they do not have sufficient time to evacuate and put their cattle and belongings in a safe area. The new Community-Based Flood Early Warning system, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)'s new initiative, now allows communities downstream to access almost real-time information about the water level upstream. The system is cheap (at US$1,000) and the technology...
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Statkraft discards plans for 650MW Tamakoshi III hydropower project in Nepal
2016-01-14 01:00:00| Power Technology
Norway-based renewable energy giant Statkraft has scrapped its plan to develop the 650MW Tamakoshi III hydropower project in Nepal, in which the firm was expected to invest approximately $1.5bn.
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