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 …
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Monday he was confident the world would sign a global deal to combat climate change in Copenhagen in December. Barroso urged European industry to gear up for a green technology race instead of shoring up outdated, high-carbon business models. "I am confident …
The world's biggest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, is considering diversifying away from chips for the first time in its 22-year history to combat declining industry margins. "If you look at the past five to 10 years, growth [in the industry] has slowed down," Rick Tsai, chief executive, told …
Australian winemaker Wolf Blass has claimed that selling wine in plastic bottles, instead of glass bottles, would reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Wolf Blass on Tuesday launched its Green Label, offering a dry white and a cabernet shiraz in plastic PET bottles. The company claimed that the plastic bottles were aimed …
Meena Gupta SAHAS, an NGO has been providing us with eco friendly cloth bags which is very appealing and also has a clear message "Refuse a plastic bag and carry your own shopping bag." Green HSR The
The central component of this research initiative is the creation of a composite index of environmentally sustainable consumption called the Greendex. The Greendex will be used over time to monitor and report changes in consumer behavior by replicating the research annually. This is the second year National Geographic has partnered …
Parul Sharma NEW DELHI: Applying science and technology to suit the needs of rural areas, a student of Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi has designed a 130-litre
President Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) Muhammad Zaka Ashraf has said the government is making all out efforts to bring about green revolution in the country. Addressing a press conference in Mandi Bahauddin, he said President Asif Ali Zardari has directed decrease in interest rate on agri loans from 14 …
Namrata Acharya / Kolkata April 11, 2009, 0:07 IST In order to revive the jute industry, the Union government has set up a high level committee with representatives from the Union finance and labour ministries, West Bengal government, labour unions and the The Indian Jute Mills Association (IJMA). The committee …
This article introduces a multiagent simulation framework for investigating the emergence of niche markets for environmentally innovative products. It clarifies how consumer preferences, business strategy, and government policy interact during market development. The framework allows investigation of the effects of uncertainty and agents' corresponding coping strategies. We describe the model, …
E S Sudheendra Prasad There are people who are taking to planting areca following the success of the industry, despite a slump in the prices of areca. At a time when the price of areca has come crashing down, there are still those who have found ways to make use …
As part of its 'Green Initiative', Indian Railway plans to equip its entire fleet of over 1000 AC coaches with eco-friendly refrigerant technology. The Northern Railway (NR), Lucknow division, will get this facility by March-end," confirmed a senior NR official to The Pioneer. Till date, the Indian Railways have been …
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Group said Sunday that it planned to invest nearly $6 billion this year, similar to 2008, and would focus on developing environmentally friendly automobiles as it eyes longer-term growth beyond the current crisis. The global auto industry is reeling under an unprecedented demand slump that has resulted …
With every thing else going green, why should information technology be left behind? Everything in information technology from processors to data centres is following a new trend
9 Jan, 2009, 0304 hrs IST,Ratna Bhushan, ET Bureau NEW DELHI: Reckitt Benckiser, maker of Dettol and Harpic, is kicking off an exercise to re-label all its products with a
