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This is an article from last month, and I took it from "The Economic Times". It talks about how India could face water scarcity in the near future due to their growing population.

I have chosen this topic because it emphasizes the importance of balancing the number of births per year. It can be seen as a really good thing of increasing the number of your race, but it can be a big problem if the population get out of the control and limits the water per people in the country

India is in danger of moving towards water scarcity conditions as per capita availability of water is reducing in the country, due to variations in rainfall and increase in demand for water from industries.

In India, bananas, apples, and grapes have been growing price. As the law of demand states, this would lower its demand. Oranges are growing in demand due to its low price. The changes in demand of fruits in India describe the relationship between demand and price.

Hey, I like your article because it really links to the Demand topic we did last week. The article is clearly describing the increase in demand of oranges because its substitutes' (apple, grape, banana, etc) experienced the increase in price due to the damage of plantations, and thus their demand had decreased as well. The price of oranges in this part of India stayed the same (Rs40 per kg ), and the price of its substitutes increased from Rs40 per kg to Rs50-60, per kg. The orange demand curve will be shifted to the right because one of the 'ceteris paribus' determinant has changed, and the apple, banana, or grape curve will experience the movement along the curve (the slope) as the price will go up and quantity will decrease. Andjela :)

Hey, I also enjoyed the article even though I wanted to share this article and got a little upset when I saw you have already come across with it. Anyways, I think this is really a good and pure example of the law of demand as you state since the damage on the substitutes of orange increased their price. But I also think that enterpreneurs should aim to supply the substitutes because I think that organic food industry is a fragile market and they should somehow balance the prices. But until then, I guess I'll be okay with oranges :) Alp

This article discusses the concept that when energy stocks declined, other businesses find the balance in demand and supply. However the market is concerned about is a gravitational pull downward due to slower global growth.

This article discusses the need for oil and how increase in demand in certain areas of the world cancel out decreases in other parts creating a worldwide balance. It also discusses what would happen were some factors to change e.g. increased interest in renewable fuels

The decreased production of bananas means there is an excess of demand for bananas. The shortage of bananas demonstrates how to correct and balance the market, the banana increases in price for the market to be in equilibrium. The excess of demand automatically forces the price to increase, demonstrated by the 16% increase, until the market is at equilibrium.

The article suggests how Japan achieved a trade surplus last month as exports of cars, computers and other goods grew, while imports dipped on falling oil prices. Government data released Thursday showed that the trade surplus totaled 111.5 billion yen ($903 million) in October.

China is a country that exhibits great trade surplus. This article attempts to account for the phenomenon by addressing on China's weak domestic consumption compared to its exporting power.