Asian Development Outlook- April 2025
<p>Weak consumption in the People’s Republic of China will partly offset robust domestic demand in South Asia. Disinflation is expected to continue, driven by lower food and energy prices, along
Economy
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Tamil Nadu betters national average in GDI too
In its first effort at producing a Human Development Report for Tamil Nadu, the State Planning Commission has managed to construct a Human Development Index for all 29 districts, using the UNDP
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Nature's Bounty
A bountiful monsoon may have raised the prospects of higher agricultural production this fiscal, but the sector is stuck on a low growth trajectory. Public investment has dropped: In 1994-95, it
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Development of Hulhumale a huge project linked to Maldives' future vision: Gayoom
President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom said that the development of Hulhumale was a huge project that was linked to the country's future vision. The President made this statement in his address at the
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Half a freedom
We need politicians who recognise that the issues of the 21st century are healthcare, education and the environment and not ideology or mythology. We have had poltitical freedom - if it means
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Report Shows Glaring Inter-district Disparity In TN
The proof of the pudding, as they say, lies in eating. And if Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalithaa has to keep her words about banishing poverty from the
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Central funds for 546 projects in North-east
The Centre has sanctioned Rs 3,103.61 crore under the Non-Lapsable Central Pool of resources to take up 546 projects in the North-east since 1998-99. According to official sources, of the said amount
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WB workshop for Asian NGOs on Empowerment of the
"Learning Across Borders: Effective Partnerships for Empowering the Poor", the World Bank's capacity building program for Asian NGOs including NGOs from Japan, was held recently in Sri Lanka. During
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South Asia's four play
The road to Indo-Pakistani cooperation flows through four key areas of the economy. For a start, New Delhi can trade its IT expertise for Islamabad's energy. There are four areas in particular in
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Cos gaining critical mass in rural India
The rural push by consumer goods companies has started showing returns for India Inc. Close to 70% of toilet soap users now live in village whiel 38% of two-wheeler purchases are now made by rural
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$112.56m World Bank loan for Chhattisgarh rural plan
The World Bank has financially supported Chhattisgarh District Rural Poverty Project with a sum of $112.56 million. The project is aimed at creating infrastructure and helping develop