The government of the industrial city of Tianjin in northern China said it would not approve any new steel, cement or non-ferrous metals plants in a bid to fight pollution, state media reported on Tuesday.
The new World Bank paper, Prosperity for All: Ending Extreme Poverty, begins by looking at progress to date in reducing global poverty and discusses some of the challenges of reaching the interim target
<p>As the performance of small states differs across various economic parameters, carving out a small state does not assure strong growth performance reveals this analysis of the growth performance of states by India Ratings & Research.</p>
<p>India ranks 102nd , below Bangladesh (99th) and Sri Lanka (85th) on this global index of social development that ranks countries by social and environmental performance. This index was released by US-based non-profit Social Progress Imperative at the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship on 3 April 2014.</p>
Economic growth is widely regarded as a necessary, and often sufficient, condition for the improvement of population health. The researchers aimed to assess whether macroeconomic growth was associated
<p>This 2014 edition of the annual Asian Development Outlook provides a comprehensive analysis of economic performance in the past year and offers forecasts for the next 2 years for the 45 economies in Asia and the Pacific that make up developing Asia. It recognizes that, as emerging demographic and environmental challenges are expected to compete for public resources in the years ahead, regional governments will need to explore options for mobilizing more revenue as they build equity objectives into their fiscal plans.</p>
China's energy-hungry, high-polluting industries continued to grow too fast in 2013, putting "huge pressures" on the environment and causing air quality to worsen, the country's pollution agency said on
This Congress manifesto titled 'Your voice, our pledge' released for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections focuses on inclusive growth, agriculture, education and health.
A new report recommends that China curb rapid urban sprawl by reforming land requisition, give migrants urban residency and equal access to basic public services, and reform local finances by finding stable
This report provides a concise summary of the elements necessary for integrating REDD+ into a Green Economy. It provides policymakers with innovative ideas for supporting economic development while maintaining or increasing forest cover.
