Already the poorest country in Asia, Afghanistan’s economic base has long been too small to support its population of 40 million. Annual per capita income had declined from US$650 in 2012 to US$508 in 2020 and is expected to drop precipitously to US$350 next year. The report indicates that the …
Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner of India Dr C. Chandramauli releasing the provisional results of Census 2011 CENSUS 2011 is the 15th one undertaken in India since 1872 and the seventh after the country attained Independence. While there have been stray historical references to population counts of one …
Mechanisms to fight climate change need to be strengthened and made more transparent to reduce increasing risks of corruption, Transparency International (TI) said. The watchdog group released a report on Saturday, entitled "Global Corruption: Climate Change," and based on contributions from more than 50 experts. It found that stronger oversight …
Ministerial discussions between the four countries to start tomorrow. India is likely to extend the deadline for signing a gas sales and purchase agreement for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline. Under the gas transportation agreement, signed by the four countries, the GSPA between India and Turkmenistan had to be signed by …
PM in Astana, will meet President Nursultan Nazarbayev today The Central Asian Republic of Kazakhstan is keen to buy small nuclear reactors from India and the two countries propose to carry out a feasibility study in this regard soon. With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arriving here this evening on a …
JAIPUR: Some parts of Rajasthan felt mild tremors on Monday following an earthquake of 5.7 magnitude with epicentre at the Hindukush mountain ranges in Afghanistan which occurred around 3.20 pm. According to reports, the tremors were mainly felt in Pakistan and adjoining Indian territories mainly Jammu and Kashmir. Regional Met …
It has developed an eco-friendly toilet that costs less than 20 dollars NEW DELHI: Sulabh International on Wednesday said it would introduce its cost-effective, environment-friendly toilet technology in South-East Asia. It has decided to construct public toilets in the 10-member ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) countries with the help …
Speaking at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai lamented that the last 30 years of war in his country had resulted in
Satisfied with the ongoing polio campaign in India, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, is hopeful that India could eliminate the deadly virus in the next two years. So far, only four countries
This report analyzes how the United States can be more strategic in delivering water-related assistance in Central and South Asia to maximize its peacekeeping and humanitarian benefits. It also makes the following four recommendations to the administration with respect to water issues in the region that capture opportunities for enhanced …
Close on the heels of deciding to venture into Afghanistan for exploring the Hajigak iron ore mine, domestic steel giants have now set their sights on coal-rich Mongolia. The International Coal Ventures Limited (ICVL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of mineral and metal PSUs, is all set to put forth …
ISLAMABAD: A massive earthquake of 7.3 magnitude shook Balochistan and some parts of Sindh and Punjab at 1.23 a.m. on Wednesday, raising the spectre of the devastating 2005 quake in
Leading private and state-run steel firms including Tata Group, Essar and SAIL are among the 14 Indian companies that have shown interest in developing the Hajigak mines in Afghanistan. The war-torn country had invited an Expression of Interest (EoI) to develop the mines, which it said is a part of …
For the first time rivals in the domestic market, steel giants Sail, Tata, Essar, RINL and the Jindal Group, are coming together to jointly bid for iron ore assets and to explore building a steel plant in war-torn Afghanistan. At a meeting today, the Mines Ministry promised the steel producers
Prolonged civil war has resulted in very poor governance and a battered economy and environment in Afghanistan. Firewood is the primary source of household energy in Afghanistan. But the increased demand and poor management and the collapse of traditional and formal regulatory mechanism for extracting firewood from trees has led …
Afghanistan Human Development Report 2011 - The Forgotten Front: Water Security and the Crisis in Sanitation examines the deep and persistent deprivation in access to drinking water, sanitation and irrigation in Afghanistan, as well as the risks of drought and floods. Reliable access to sufficient and safe water is integral …
The history of development of natural resources in Afghanistan has been fraught with international intrigue for several centuries. At the present time a future in Afghanistan without a continuation of multinational competition does not look likely, although the stakes may seem to have increased. A look back into early resource …
New Delhi, Dec. 14: Turkmenistan has offered India a lead role in the international consortia that will build a $7.6 billion pipeline to transport natural gas from the former Soviet republic to its South Asian neighbours. The offer was made by Turkmenistan President Mr Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov when Indian oil minister …
HOPING TO bring about a green revolution in their country after the years of turmoil and war, Afghanistan farmers and agriexperts are looking forward to working with their Indian counterparts and making use of Indian technology.
Preeti Parashar Afghanistan is looking forward to strengthen its investment relationship with the private sector in the field of agriculture in India. The country seeks to explore investment opportunities with the private companies and value chains of fruits and vegetables, animal products, medicinal herbs etc. Agriculture, irrigation and livestock minister …
India is all set to give its consent for an inter-governmental agreement on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline, which will be signed in Turkmenistan at a summit meet next week. This is being termed as a major breakthrough for a project that has hardly moved beyond the drawing board for nearly …
