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
Fears of a possible ban on exports of iron ore from Goa has divided the mining industry in the state with the larger, organised players blaming the unorganised companies for the mess. The ministry of mines
Pakistan’s under Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)) is committed to supply 93 percent of the population of the country with safe water and 64 percent of the population with adequate sanitation by year
Bangladesh has enhanced its status by one notch to 95th among 110 nations in a worldwide assessment of wealth and quality of life. The country was ranked 96th in the last year's Legatum Prosperity Index
China, one of the biggest culprits when it comes to carbon emissions, plans to impose ‘green tax’ as it struggles to meet its commitments to reduce the emission targets by 2015. China will “actively
Flagship Schemes Will Be Given Funds Linked To Usage Due To Cash Crunch New Delhi: Facing a tight financial situation, the government is thinking of trimming the payout to its mega flagship schemes such
Bolstered by industrialization, India is projected to grow at a faster clip than neighbouring China with a 9 per cent economic expansion in 2013, says a report by global consultancy firm Ernst & Young.
India needs a comprehensive energy policy instead of today’s patchwork of different rules With an ugly power crisis rearing its head, most citizens have braced themselves for a Diwali of blackouts. What
Official conservative estimates suggest that floods in Sindh would affect the gross domestic product (GDP) by about 0.5 percent and GDP growth would be at around 3.7 percent of the GDP against the target
Thailand's budget deficit would be far higher than planned because of the worst flooding in 50 years, the government said on Tuesday, and people in Bangkok were told not to drop their guard even if the
The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) has revised the economic growth forecast for the current year downwards to 7.9% from the earlier 8%; which is above the majority view of 7.5%. "The decline
