South Asia

South Asia Clean Energy Forum 2023

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) organized the South Asia Clean Energy Forum (SACEF) from May 2-4, 2023. The forum aimed to promote regional cooperation and support clean energy initiatives in South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, ..

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State of Gender Equality and Climate Change in South Asia and the HKH Region

“State of Gender Equality and Climate Change in South Asia and the HKH Region” report was released by the ICIMOD on September 29, 2022. Key findings The newly released report assessed the state of gender equality and climate change in ..

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The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021 report

World Bank recently published its report titled “The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021”. As per report, South Asia suffers the most in terms of loss of human capital loss because of air pollution. Highlights Latest edition of the report has ..

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India’s economic growth downgraded to 10% by ADB

The Asian Development Bank has downgraded India’s economic growth forecast for the current financial year to 10 % from 11% that it had previously projected in the month of April. This downgrade was done taking into account the adverse impact ..

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World Investment Report released by UNCTAD

On June 16, 2020, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development released its World Investment Report, 2020. According to the report, India is the 9th largest recipient of FDI in 2019. Key Findings: India According to the report, the ..

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World Bank Report

The World Bank in its latest Global Economic Prospect downgraded its projection of growth of India by -9%. However, the World Bank believes that Indian growth is to bounce back in 2021. Highlights The World Bank says that the growth ..

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