IMF sees India as a bright spot, says reforms will spur growthSayeh said India needs to leverage its existing strength in services exports and extend it to job-rich manufacturing exports by deepening i...
07 Jan, 2023, 12.24 AM IST
UN General Assembly adopts resolution to graduate Nepal, Bangladesh to developing countries blocThe UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the resolution at its 76th session. The three countries that got clearance for graduation are Bangla...
25 Nov, 2021, 03.14 PM IST
Unemployment to stay at 3.5% in India, but 77% of jobs vulnerable: ILO‘The World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2018’ released by the ILO states that economic growth in the Asia and the Pacific region ...
01 Aug, 2018, 07.38 PM IST
New worry for Modi as China takes deep root in Nepal, a place where anti-India fire is so easy to fanChina overtook India 3 years ago as the biggest foreign direct investor in Nepal. China has invested a lot to make a cultural impact in Nep...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.19 AM IST
India performs miserably in war on inequalityThe report said that if India were to reduce its inequality by a third, 170 million people could be raised out of poverty .
22 Jul, 2017, 10.57 AM IST
India below Bangladesh, Rwanda in global hunger rankingsOther neighbours Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are all ranked above India.
13 Oct, 2016, 11.05 AM IST
25 years of reforms: Nehru built many strong institutions, almost all have eroded, says Swaminathan Aiyar"India used to be a leader of the G77 group of developing countries. But is now a member of G20, the biggest global powers."
21 Jul, 2016, 04.17 PM IST
India to bear full cost of setting up South Asian UniversityThe university is all set to hold the first convocation ceremony of SAARC institution, an independent campus of the South Asian University.
11 Jun, 2016, 03.52 PM IST
US government proposes four times jump in aid to NepalAdditionally, US assistance will be used to improve resource management, adaptation to climate change and protect biodiversity.
10 Feb, 2016, 11.16 AM IST
Conflict in South Asian region impedes poverty reduction: Manmohan Singh"Unequal access to productive resources as well as massive inefficiency and inequities are probably important factors in explaining a discr...
09 Apr, 2015, 01.32 PM IST
India's economic growth to help entire SAARC region: Pakistan's envoyIndia is expected to clock a growth rate of 7.4 per cent in 2014-15 and cross 8 per cent in the next financial year beginning April 1.
30 Mar, 2015, 02.33 PM IST
India ranks 135 in human development index: UNDPOver 200 mn people are affected by natural disasters and 45 million, the largest number in 18 years, were displaced by conflicts at the end...
25 Jul, 2014, 11.52 AM IST
- India made progress in cutting multidimensional poverty: Study
India reduced multidimensional poverty more than 50% faster than it reduced income poverty in absolute as well as relative terms, the Unive...
18 Mar, 2013, 03.37 PM IST
- India among worst affected by food inflation: Report
That should sound a warning call to the government which is battling rising food prices somewhat lackadaisically thus far.
06 Apr, 2011, 11.11 PM IST
- India improves on hunger list, but still worse than Nepal, Pak
According to the 2008 Global Hunger Index, the major threat of hunger is in 33 countries including India. Its hunger rate fell to 23.7 poin...
14 Oct, 2008, 11.12 AM IST
- 'China, India lag in eco well being'
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) and India - the two economic powerhouses in developing Asia and the Pacific - are lagging in terms of ...
31 Jul, 2007, 10.29 AM IST
- UN plans pension to reduce old age poverty
A universal pension offering of $1-a-day would reduce old age poverty in developing countries, said a UN report.
20 Jun, 2007, 10.30 AM IST