The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
India can achieve a low-carbon development pathway, with appropriate policies being implemented, without significantly decreasing development ambitions, according to a report released by a consortium of partners that included WWF-India, CEE, Laya, CASA and Welthungerhilfe. This is a first of its kind study to integrate development concerns in a climate …
UN-Water has released a paper, titled ‘A Post-2015 Global Goal for Water: Synthesis of Key Findings and Recommendations from UN-Water.' The publication discusses: a dedicated global goal for water; a water goal building on existing commitments; a proposed framework for a global goal for water; costs and benefits associated with …
The 2013 Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTI) marks the seventh year of continued efforts by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania (TTCSP) to acknowledge the important contributions and emerging global trends of think tanks worldwide. The initial effort to generate a ranking …
India ranks 25th among 43 countries in the Asia-Pacific region Noting India continued to suffer from low but improving levels of economic freedom, the latest Index of Economic Freedom ranked the nation 120th globally and 25th among 43 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Though India is rated a "mostly unfree" …
Order of the High Court of Delhi regarding regulation of the corporate enterprise, 06/01/2014 in the matter of Association Of Unified Telecom vs Union of India & Others. Original Source: http://lobis.nic.in/dhc/PNJ/judgement/05-01-2014/PNJ06012014CW36732010.pdf
The year ahead is critical from the point of view on environment and development. Click on this interactive for the top 14 developments you need to keep track of in 2014.
The vision of ICT Policy - 2014 is to develop IT/ITES/ESDM industries for inclusive growth and employment in the state of Odisha and leverage IT & ITES in governance to transform the state to a knowledge driven welfare society for improving the quality of life of citizens.
Economic inequality is rapidly increasing in the majority of countries. The wealth of the world is divided in two: almost half going to the richest one percent; the other half to the remaining 99 percent. The World Economic Forum has identified this as a major risk to human progress. Extreme …
The Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013 seeks to provide for the establishment of Lokpal for the Union and Lokayukta for States to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain public functionaries and for related matters.
A Bill to provide for the establishment of a body of Lokpal for the Union and Lokayukta for States to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain public functionaries and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. This document contains the text of the Bill as passed by Lok Sabha …
This is a report of the national level public hearing on community forest rights. The Public Hearing was organised by CFR-LA and AJAM along with other people’s networks and forums on the 14th of December 2013 at the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi. Nearly 250 participants from national and …
The impacts of climate change are expected to create numerous challenges for cities. This report synthesizes key points raised in a series of discussions among “adaptation leaders” from fourteen cities around the world. Critical issues for urban adaptation that emerged from the discussions include the need for political commitment at …
The paper gives an overview of the energy resource governance in India. It illustrates the energy-poverty challenge and the emerging energy scenario in the country. The chapters also analyses the economic, social and environmental issues emerging out of rapid development in the energy sector and the challenge of sustainable energy …
This report analyses the non-binding policy as well as legal and institutional framework for groundwater governance in India. It puts special focus on implementation, enforcement and compliance matters in practice, drawing from experience in the States of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat. The case studies show how lack of political will, …
This publication, which is based on statistical evidence, illustrates major environmental, economic and social changes in Asia and the Pacific since 1992. The numbers tell the story of how, in twenty years, the region has changed, and the development path the region takes will not only shape the region, but …
The Multi-stakeholder Policy Formulation and Action Planning approach was applied in the context of a multi-city study to influence and/or change policies that govern urban agriculture practices in three African and two Asian countries. Although the approach was successful and resulted in remarkable outcomes, it showed space for improvement to …
The manifesto released by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the upcoming Delhi Assembly Elections 2013 can be seen as a populist one as it offers everything on the platter, ranging from free water, electricity and healthcare at lower prices to sanitation facilities, subsidies on solar power production and an …
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) promised to reduce electricity charges by 30 percent in a manifesto for the December 04 Delhi Assembly Elections. After incorporating a number of suggestions received from Delhiites online, the BJP in its manifesto promised full statehood to the city, reduction in vegetable prices within 30 …
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) releases Election manifesto 2013 for Rajasthan polls. Releasing the 60-page ‘Suraj Sankalp Patra’, BJP President Rajnath Singh said people had lost faith in political manifestos released by other parties and hence his party had named it differently. State BJP chief Vasundhara Raje told reporters that the …
The BJP in Madhya Pradesh announced a slew of measures for the poor and the youth as it unveiled its manifesto for the November 25 Assembly elections, including giving smartphone to students, laptops for meritorious ones, besides benefits to five lakh youngsters under self-employment schemes. The manifesto committee chairman, Vikram …
