Climate Change

Green skills for rural youth in South East Asia

Climate change is making it more difficult for young people in south-east Asia to find a job, according to a report by Plan International). Livelihoods in countries such as Indonesia, Burma, Thailand and Vietnam are dependent on ocean and coastal environments for food, building materials and medicine.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2014
Plan International
Tags:
Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, Unemployment, Indonesia, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Environment, Economic Development, Climate Mitigation, Climate Adaptation
Environment

From Tuvalu to Kiribati, the outlook for Pacific island states is perilous

Small island developing states in Asia-Pacific are at a development crossroads. Some have achieved middle-income status. The classification is based on several indicators, one being economic.

Publication Date: 
28/08/2014
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Climate Change, Health, Environment, Natural Disasters, Cyclones, Floods, Sustainable Development, Infant mortality, Poverty, Unemployment, UNDP
Economy

Sri Lanka national human development report 2014

The Sri Lanka National Human Development Report 2014 on Youth and Development explores the challenges of young people and opportunities for development, in the areas of education, employment, health, political participation and social integration, with gender as a cross-cutting theme.

Publication Date: 
12/08/2014
UNDP - Sri Lanka
Tags:
Human Rights, Development, Sri Lanka, Education, Unemployment, Health, Women
Economy

Gogoi presents Rs2357.91 cr deficit Budget

Opposition parties dub it as ‘Budget without any direction’

Publication Date: 
12/08/2014
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Assam, Budget, Soil Erosion, Irrigation, Unemployment, Agriculture, Economy
Economy

Food processing industry can generate 320,000 jobs in Uttarakhand: Study

Adoption of an integrated approach to facilitate development of an agriculture and food processing industry in Uttarakhand can create 320,000 additional employment opportunities.

Publication Date: 
08/08/2014
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Agriculture, Food Process Industry, Unemployment, Economic Development
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Understanding changes in poverty

The 2015 Millennium Development Goal to reduce by 50 percent the share of the world’s population living in extreme poverty was met early. The number of individuals in developing countries who live in extreme poverty had decreased from 43 percent in 1990 to 21 percent by 2010.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2014
Gabriela Inchauste, João Pedro Azevedo, B. Essama-Nssah, & et al
The World Bank
Tags:
Poverty, Developing Countries, Economy, Unemployment, India, Economic Development, GDP, Consumption Patterns
Industry

Assam without industrial policy since ten months

In what may raise many eyebrows, Assam government has not yet notified the new industrial policy despite announcing it way back in February last.

Publication Date: 
30/07/2014
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, Industry, Regulations, Unemployment, Economy
Habitat And Urbanisation

World cities, home to most people, to add 2.5 billion more by 2050: U.N.

More than half of the world's seven billion people live in urban areas, with the top "mega cities" - with more than 10 million inhabitants - being Tokyo, Delhi, Shanghai, Mexico City and Sao Paulo,

Publication Date: 
11/07/2014
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Urbanisation, Delhi, Japan, China, Developing Countries, Asia, Africa, India, Nigeria, Environment, Unemployment, Natural Disasters
People

Rising population needs sustainable housing

The World Population Day is an annual event observed on July 11 every year seeking to raise awareness of global population issues.

Publication Date: 
11/07/2014
Mayarani Praharaj
Pioneer (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Population, UNDP, Unemployment, Poverty, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Census 2011, People
Economy

Smart city project to create 10-15% employment

AURANGABAD: Terming the Union budget presented by finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday as 'pragmatic and sensible', the city's industrialists said the budget would send a positive signal to in

Publication Date: 
11/07/2014
Times Of India (Aurangabad)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Aurangabad (T), Budget, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Unemployment, Food Adulteration, Rural Development, Economy

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