Asian development outlook 2024
Developing economies in Asia and the Pacific are forecast to expand by 4.9% on average this year as the region continues its resilient growth amid robust domestic demand, improving semiconductor exports,
Developing economies in Asia and the Pacific are forecast to expand by 4.9% on average this year as the region continues its resilient growth amid robust domestic demand, improving semiconductor exports,
The global crisis has exposed underlying structural imbalances built up over decades. Reorienting the macroeconomic structure in fairer, more balanced and inclusive channels of development will help sustain the recovery once fiscal stimulus policies have done their job.
Water-related risks are receiving more attention than in the past, yet the connection to power sector development is not well understood by investors, governments, and companies in
Glaciers in the high heart of Asia feed its greatest rivers, lifelines for two billion people. Now the ice and snow are diminishing.
The objective of the study was to analyze the macronutrient, micronutrient, food intake pattern, anthropometry, and lipid profile of urban Asian Indian adolescents and young adults and compare it with
Increasing prevalence of childhood obesity calls for comprehensive and cost-effective educative measures in developing countries such as India. School-based educative programmes greatly influence children's
The WHO said India alone contributes 20% of the Tuberculosis disease burden across the globe.
Electronic waste (e-waste) has emerged as a new policy priority around the world. Motivations to address e-waste include rapidly growing waste streams, concern over the environmental fate of heavy metals and other substances in e-waste, and impacts of informal recycling in developing countries.
Much greater cooperation between China and India, the world's emerging economic giants, is essential for tackling pressing environmental issues, says a group of scientists who have research programmes in one or both countries.
Southwest China's monsoon-driven climate doesn't bring much precipitation in autumn and winter. But this year's dry season
THE recent world recession put WTO activities on hold. Many would say that trade agreements under the WTO are now in suspended animation. Despite many attempts, closure of the Doha round of trade negotiations (begun in 2001) has still not been achieved. But work on free-trade or preferential-trade agreements (FTAs and PTAs) seems to be in full swing.