The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
‘Governments must protect interest of producer, consumer’ The controversy regarding India’s permission to allow foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail and growing “land grab” in Africa by multinational corporations are being closely watched globally by agriculture experts, researchers and donors. At a workshop here on ‘Supporting Policy Research to Inform …
The Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report aims to deepen understanding of regional trends and developments in trade and investment; emerging issues in trade, investment and trade facilitation policies; and impacts of these policies on countries’ abilities to meet the challenges of achieving inclusive and sustainable development. APTIR 2012 focuses on …
Close on the heels of the government rejecting the standing committee on finance's decision to keep 26% FDI cap in the insurance sector, fresh tension is brewing between the parliamentary panel on petroleum and natural gas and the Centre over a proposal to limit the sale of subsidised cooking gas …
ITANAGAR: Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Dr Charan Das Mahant today asked Arunachal Pradesh to be a pioneer in organic farming in the country, considering the State’s suitable climatic condition. The minister was addressing the farmers at the valedictory function of the three-day first State-level …
Around 40,000 fair price shops (FPS) across Odisha downed their shutters on Tuesday in protest against Central government’s plan to transfer cash subsidy directly to the FPS consumers. “In response to call given by the All India Fair Price Dealers’ Federation (AIFPDF), all the fair price shops across the state …
Asserting that “third generation plus” safety features had been incorporated in the reactors of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, Union Minister of State in Prime Minister’s Office V. Narayanasamy on Sunday said the first 1,000 MWe reactor would start generating power by December-end. He told reporters that the Department of …
Investing in agriculture is essential for reducing hunger and promoting sustainable agricultural production. Those parts of the world where agricultural capital per worker and public investments in agriculture have stagnated are the epicentres of poverty and hunger today. Demand growth over the coming decades will place increasing pressure on the …
This study re-examines the effects of remittances on the growth of GDP per capita using annual panel data for 24 Asia/Pacific countries. The results generally confirm that remittance flows have been beneficial to economic growth. However, the analysis also shows that the volatility of capital inflows such as remittances and …
Healthcare is one the fastest growing service sector in India. Given the growing importance of the health care sector and the significant development of trade in health services, foreign direct investment (FDI) in this sector has gathered momentum in the recent years. Since January 2000, FDI is permitted up to …
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organizing the Global Mining Summit 2014: An international Conference on 3-4 December 2014 in Hotel Hyatt Regency Kolkata, India, concurrently with the 12th edition of the International Mining and Machinery Exhibition (IMME 2014) scheduled on 3-6 December 2014 in Salt Lake Grounds, Kolkata, India.
