Growth in Asia and the Pacific outperformed expectations in late 2023, reaching 5.0 percent for the year. Inflation has continued to decline, albeit at varying speeds: some economies are still seeing sustained
This year, World Environment Day comes at a time when India’s growth story has run into trouble. With growth at a nine year low of 5.3% in the first quarter, it may seem like an odd time to talk about
Alarm bells are clanging as economic growth nosedived to a nine-year low, core sector output continued to flounder, and the fiscal deficit widened, buttressing worries arising from intensifying macroeconomic
Food and Disaster Management Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque yesterday said poor sanitation causes about 6.3 percent loss in the country's GDP, said a press release. Safe water supply is one of
Greenhouse gases from the European Union rose more than 2 percent in 2010 when a cold winter and a rebound in many economies drove up energy use, breaking a multi-year pattern of emissions declines.
Asia-Pacific governments are being urged to take the lead in transforming their economies towards the green growth path as a way to balance economic growth and ecological losses. The United Nations
KOLKATA, 27 MAY: Union finance minister Mr Pranab Mukherjee today said that the ministry has set a target for collection of direct taxes of Rs 5.7 lakh crore for the 2012-13 financial year with hassle-free
Germany has asked for discussion on deeper EU carbon emissions cuts to be put on the agenda at a meeting of environment ministers in June, EU sources said. If agreed, a more ambitious target could help
China's central government plans to spend 170 billion yuan ($27 billion) this year to promote energy conservation, emission reductions and renewable energy, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement
The United Nation Economic and Social Survey of Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) has projected the economy of Pakistan to grow by 4 per cent during the year 2012. According to a report launched by ESCAP on Thursday,
The Annual Plan for 2012-13 for Haryana was today finalised at Rs 26,485 crore, which is a handsome 30 per cent hike over last fiscal’s plan of Rs 20,358 crore. This was announced after a meeting between
