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This year’s Forum focused more than ever on cooking and energy access, including plenary discussions and panels on a wide range of issues that impact our work...<o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;border-radius: 3px'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:#267D84;padding:6.0pt 9.0pt 6.0pt 9.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=RLGrEDLHG05mvWp3XORkLg" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white;text-decoration:none'>READ MORE</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:#F6F6F6;padding:15.0pt 11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=467 style='width:350.25pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Trocchi;color:#333333'>Alliance News<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:12.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid white 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="60%" style='width:60.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-1.8pt;margin-right:-1.8pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=fJRtM2b8AZNJI2RLpMHk7w" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#267D84;text-decoration:none'>Christiana Figueres joins Alliance Leadership Council</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in'><p style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='color:#333333'>Christiana Figueres <a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=k-KoHbQMIOYa98gOo79Gcg" target="_blank">has been named</a> to the Alliance Leadership Council. Figueres, former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, joins a group of leaders working with the Alliance to help billions access safe, efficient cookstoves and cleaner fuels.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-1.8pt;margin-right:-1.8pt'><tr><td width=180 style='width:135.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=160 height=160 style='width:1.6666in;height:1.6666in' id="_x0000_i1032" src="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/images/content/pagebuilder/christiana-figueres-official-foto.jpg" alt="gac17-04: April News_christiana"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#979797;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td style='border:none;padding:7.5pt 0in 12.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=7Z_69ZnmOmk_1uH1G6JW6Q" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#267D84;text-decoration:none'>Maximizing the health benefits of clean household energy in urban Nepal</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid white 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 24.0pt 0in'><div><p style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='color:#333333'><a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=puK4IIwTfj9Z7FH8Kotohw" target="_blank">A new clean cooking program</a> is working to improve public health in Nepal, where household air pollution accounts for over 18,000 deaths each year. The program aims to combat this through a series of measures to promote smoke-free kitchen communities. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Trocchi;color:#333333'>Sector News <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:12.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid white 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="60%" style='width:60.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-1.8pt;margin-right:-1.8pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=4cpQ22jgsFMRq-ouSBwcpg" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#267D84;text-decoration:none'>Eradicating household air pollution will pay for itself</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in'><p style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='color:#333333'>A World Bank report concludes that <a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=0OCsNCs-hh3LFgmnJ8JdOA" target="_blank">household air pollution can be solved</a> one village at a time using relatively small investments—with significant health benefits.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-1.8pt;margin-right:-1.8pt'><tr><td width=180 style='width:135.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=160 height=160 style='width:1.6666in;height:1.6666in' id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/images/content/pagebuilder/World_Bank.jpg" alt="gac17-04: April News_World Bank"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#979797'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td style='border:none;padding:7.5pt 0in 12.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=IxEJX1wKAryxAdDzwg5LnA" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#267D84;text-decoration:none'>Global Tracking Framework and SEforAll: A call to action</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid white 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 24.0pt 0in'><p style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='color:#333333'>The rate of progress across all measures of sustainable energy is not what it needs to be and the need for action is urgent. <a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=SfC_NBAqQoP43kWlUBqfOg" target="_blank">Citizens must mobilize</a> around not just making the case for <em><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>why to act</span></em>, but around questioning their leaders on “why are you not acting now?"<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#979797'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid white 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="60%" style='width:60.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-1.8pt;margin-right:-1.8pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=IOOrYjQUfgBde5eDYoFX8Q" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#267D84;text-decoration:none'>India: Steep decline in consumption of subsidized kerosene </span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in'><p style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='color:#333333'>In India, the consumption of kerosene – mostly used by rural poor for lighting and cooking – <a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=_sjmYB1qjFipq4iS4g51KQ" target="_blank">declined to 5 million metric tonnes</a> between April 2016 and February 2017, from 6.3 million metric tonnes in the same period in FY2016, driven by increased use of electricity and LPG.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-1.8pt;margin-right:-1.8pt'><tr><td width=180 style='width:135.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=160 height=160 style='width:1.6666in;height:1.6666in' id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/images/content/pagebuilder/Steep_decline_in_kerosene.jpg" alt="gac17-04: April News_Kerosene"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#979797'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td style='border:none;padding:7.5pt 0in 12.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=p9NMzo0OFrJ3qHVCffoKKQ" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#267D84;text-decoration:none'>Project to support clean cooking sector in Ghana launched</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid white 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 24.0pt 0in'><p style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='color:#333333'>A project to support the clean cooking sector in Ghana <a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=yrfSWugfgW06ehMiQfWbxg" target="_blank">has been launched in Accra</a>. The project aims to build an enabling environment by supporting stakeholders engaged in clean cooking market development.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#979797'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid white 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="60%" style='width:60.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-1.8pt;margin-right:-1.8pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=ZV_AJVJIF_PYt0a9bDUCtg" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#267D84;text-decoration:none'>Nepal's air pollution threatens humans and glaciers</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in'><p style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='color:#333333'>Air quality monitors in Kathmandu are <a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=-hf0X89ndeNu2FKRzPiQgg" target="_blank">revealing some of the most toxic air on Earth</a>. But some of the worst air in Nepal comes from the southern plains, where brush fires, brick kilns, and cooking stoves produce a haze of smoke.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-1.8pt;margin-right:-1.8pt'><tr><td width=180 style='width:135.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=160 height=160 style='width:1.6666in;height:1.6666in' id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/images/content/pagebuilder/Nepal_pollution_4-5-2017.jpg" alt="gac17-04: April News_Nepal"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#979797'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td style='border:none;padding:7.5pt 0in 12.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=j9s3_qYuitdUJsDmyRdXBw" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#267D84;text-decoration:none'>Implications for LPG as cooking fuel for developing countries</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid white 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 24.0pt 0in'><p style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='color:#333333'>Liquid petroleum gas is used by almost 3 billion people globally and could change the landscape of household energy in the developing world. <a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=6zr8A4hqK5rXGPkt_knocQ" target="_blank">A new study</a> looks at the implications for climate, forests, and affordability.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#979797'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid white 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="60%" style='width:60.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-1.8pt;margin-right:-1.8pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=s_Q6Ucp7yk6bNECNeTSoXQ" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#267D84;text-decoration:none'>Study: Converting coal would help China's smog at climate's expense</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in'><p style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='color:#333333'><a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=szlCYy-HT3KSMgNaSIOsbw" target="_blank">A new study</a> on China's conversion of coal into natural gas found that while natural gas may prevent premature deaths it may also undermine efforts to rein in greenhouse gas emissions.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-1.8pt;margin-right:-1.8pt'><tr><td width=180 style='width:135.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=160 height=160 style='width:1.6666in;height:1.6666in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/images/content/pagebuilder/WireAP_4a6279471a6d4bba8739c5332011fcb0_12x5_1600.jpg" alt="gac17-04: April News_China"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#979797'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td style='border:none;padding:7.5pt 0in 12.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=W4s7bz4uKzlPz3modzDsow" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#267D84;text-decoration:none'>Clean cooking listed as key climate solution in new book <em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Drawdown</span></em></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid white 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 24.0pt 0in'><p style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='color:#333333'><a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=r7fRnbQPt5EMwnKvck_Ohg" target="_blank">A new book</a> advocates for a more aggressive approach to address climate change. Released this month, <em><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Drawdown</span></em> highlights some of the most pressing solutions – including clean cooking – to significantly reduce atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#979797'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid white 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="60%" style='width:60.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-1.8pt;margin-right:-1.8pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 6.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=9shqS9hd_j77cCiJOQvxSA" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#267D84;text-decoration:none'>Kenyan women becoming cookstove entrepreneurs</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in'><p style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='color:#333333'>To offset farming losses from drought, a growing number of women in Kenya are <a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=szftUPykmKFuHf6-XeFNzA" target="_blank">setting up clean energy businesses</a>, such as selling cookstoves that burn less firewood than traditional stoves.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-1.8pt;margin-right:-1.8pt'><tr><td width=180 style='width:135.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=160 height=160 style='width:1.6666in;height:1.6666in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/images/content/pagebuilder/Screen_Shot_2017-04-27_at_9.53.51_AM.jpg" alt="gac17-04: April News_Ghana"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:37.5pt 37.5pt 37.5pt 37.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=467 style='width:350.25pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=170 style='width:127.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-1.8pt;margin-right:-1.8pt'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=160 height=160 style='width:1.6666in;height:1.6666in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/images/content/pagebuilder/India_tata.jpg" alt="India tata.jpg"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span 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solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 7.5pt;border-radius: 3px'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:#267D84;padding:6.0pt 9.0pt 6.0pt 9.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/R?i=VCWiCfpyWozNgPv86dv79Q" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white;text-decoration:none'>READ MORE</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td 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