India's unemployment rate is likely to decline by as much as 97 basis points by 2028 as the country's economy hits the USD 5 trillion mark, fuelling a rise in employment, a new report said. Unemployment rate -- the percentage of people in the labour force who are without jobs …
The American Legislative Exchange Council released their annual “Rich States, Poor States” report examining the latest trends in state economic growth. Renowned economists Arthur Laffer, Stephen Moore, and Jonathan Williams take into account tax rates, regulatory burdens, labor policy, and more in assessing and ranking the fifty states by overall …
In a country afflicted by chronic malnutrition, the fertile soil of Mozambique’s central Manica province offers up rich sustenance to those who know how to work it. Subsistence farmer Lianeva Candiado, a grandmother who has been raising her one-year-old grandson, Pedrito Artur, since the death of her daughter, is learning …
Nearly one million new "green jobs" are expected to be created in China, the United States and the European Union by 2030 if the regions stick to their current pledges to curb global warming, scientists said on Tuesday. The three regions combined produce more than half the world's greenhouse gas …
The state government publishes Socio-Economic Survey report every year along with the budget documents placed in both the Houses of the State Legislature. The present Socio-Economic survey 2014-15 report presents information pertaining to the financial year of 2014-15 and covers 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh. The report essentially attempts to …
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. Steady growth in the region is sustained by economic reform at home, …
Even as the Central government is debating a new direction for the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, a recent study on NREGA spending in Karnataka gives some interesting insights, especially from the point of the differences between the assembly constituencies. NREGA spending per MLA constituency has gone up 57 per …
The smart city project of the Central government is another anti-farmer action similar to the anti-people Land Acquisition Ordinance, said Central executive committee of peasant’s organization All India Kishan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS). Leaders of the AIKMS who had got together for its two day central executive committee meeting in Berhampur, …
The objective of the studyy was to assess the effect of experienced stigma on depth of multidimensional poverty of persons with severe mental illness (PSMI) in Delhi, India, controlling for gender, age and caste. Original Source
India has made notable progress in achieving poverty reduction and other Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) since their adoption at the turn of the century but this progress has been uneven and millions continue to remain trapped in extreme poverty. As the MDGs reach their deadline, and world leaders prepare to …
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has released the Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2014. The annual Yearbook provides a statistical overview of the social, economic and environmental development processes in the region, to support comparative analysis of Latin American and Caribbean countries …
This publication critically examines urban policies and projects from the perspective of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, urban resiliency, inclusive cities, and the impacts of the informal economy. The 2014 volume marks the fifth year of the “Reducing Urban Poverty” competition, with chapters examining the following topics: a …
More than 200,000 jobs could be created as the economy shifts to reusing materials traditionally discarded by businesses and households, according to a study by a leading green charity. Green Alliance said the jobs would be created by a new breed of companies that embrace recycling and servicing goods to …
Formerly entitled Global Employment Trends, the World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2015 includes a forecast of global unemployment levels and explains the factors behind this trend, including continuing inequality and falling wage shares. It looks at the drivers of the rising middle class in the developing world as …
Global economic growth is forecast to increase marginally over the next two years, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 (WESP) report. The global economy is expected to grow 3.1 per cent in 2015 and 3.3 per cent in 2016, compared with an estimated growth of …
International conflict and water crises lead the list of Top 10 global risks, according to a survey by the World Economic Forum ahead of next week’s meeting in Davos. The 2015 report published today highlighted the most significant threats expected over the next decade, according to almost 900 WEF members …
This 10th edition of the Global Risks report published by the World Economic Forum warns of five environmental risks among the top risks than the economic ones. Interstate conflict with regional consequences is the top-most global risk in terms of likelihood, with water crises ranking highest in terms of impact. …
A new study concludes poverty affects Americans differently. The reasons are manifold but center on the economic segregation of many communities Being poor has an adverse effect on one’s health and poorer communities have a higher mortality rate. That’s no secret, admits Amani Nuru-Jeter, associate professor at University of California …
Assocham-Yes Bank study asks government to take progressive policy initiatives Employees are seen at the Bedara Bhommanahalli (BBH) iron ore mines at Chitradurga in Karnataka Ban on iron ore mining and exports in Karnataka and Goa led to job losses to the tune of about 1 million, directly and indirectly …
The period of rapid economic growth over the past 50 years was exceptional and will not be repeated without an unprecedented acceleration in productivity growth, according to a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute. The report, Global growth: Can productivity save the day in an aging world?, attempts to …
