Asian development outlook 2024
Developing economies in Asia and the Pacific are forecast to expand by 4.9% on average this year as the region continues its resilient growth amid robust domestic demand, improving semiconductor exports,
Developing economies in Asia and the Pacific are forecast to expand by 4.9% on average this year as the region continues its resilient growth amid robust domestic demand, improving semiconductor exports,
A microhydel project a day. Communities snatch the initiative from the government to electrify rural Nepal
Whether it is Asia or Europe, countries find a new mantra: decentralise and electrify
Nightmarish laws and an insensitive government keeps thousands in the dark
Europe may be contributing significantly to pollution in Asia during winters. Reginald Newell and Mathew Evans of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology investigated how much pollution reaches
For the country where only 15 per cent of its population have access to electricity, Nepal has come a long way. It took 84 years to achieve power generation of 250 megawatt. And only five years to add a whopping 125 megawatt through microhydels, an incr
To ensure that the South East Asian Region can have the best health care possible, the 53 session of World Health Organisation (WHO) for this region has made several recommendations. These include,
Aerosols from Asia are poisoning the environs of the Pacific Ocean, say researchers
following the death of five lions in the Gujarat's Gir Sanctuary within a span of three months, the state forest department plans to shift some of the lions to the neighbouring Barda hill forest
The year 1999 registered the highest number of disasters since the last 10 years. The trend for the last decade shows that the Asian continent is most frequently hit by disasters. In 1999, nearly
the United Nations Development Programme ( undp ) recently launched its new interactive website the