India joins UN's Better Than Cash Alliance in financial inclusion push

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 23:33

The government Tuesday said it's joining the United Nations' Better Than Cash Alliance as part of its efforts to widen its financial inclusion drive.

India's clean energy targets way ahead of others: UN

Last Updated: Monday, July 20, 2015, 22:55

India can lead the world in the area of sustainable energy from renewable sources, as its clean energy target is way ahead of the UN global goal, senior official of the United Nations said Monday.

India's rice exports may drop by 20% in 2016: FAO

Last Updated: Monday, July 13, 2015, 20:45

India's rice exports may decline by 20 percent in 2016 due to tight supplies and growing domestic demand, according to the UN body FAO.

India makes a splash as FDI inflow picks up

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 23:07

FDI inflows in India rose 22 percent to USD 34 billion in 2014, and the upward trend is likely to continue against the backdrop of a push to manufacturing as part of the 'Make In India' initiative, a UN report said Wednesday.

Not correct to expect India to shift from coal: India tells UN

Last Updated: Thursday, May 21, 2015, 23:58

India has told a high-level energy meeting here that it will not be fair to expect it to move away from coal to meet energy requirements of millions of Indians, underscoring that coal will continue to remain the "mainstay" of its energy needs for the "foreseeable future."

India's economic growth to surpass China's in 2015-16: UN

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 00:04

The mid-year update of the UN World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP), released Tuesday, said India's economy is projected to grow by 7.6 percent this year and 7.7 percent in 2016, overtaking China.

India loses $9.8 billion every year due to disasters

Last Updated: Monday, May 4, 2015, 23:14

India suffers losses of $9.8 billion every year owing to multi-hazard disasters as 58.6 percent of its land is prone to earthquakes and 8.5 percent vulnerable to cyclone, as per a UN estimate.

Need not just production but production by masses: India to UN

Last Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2015, 12:25

Mukerji said any development has to result in jobs and "what we need is not just more production, but mass production and production by masses."

Smart Cities is the solution to rapid urbanisation: expert

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 15:18

Experts worldwide point out there will be a need to cope with changes in lifestyles, work, study along with time and location constraints, he said.

'Post-2015 agenda must give real voice to developing nations'

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 12:15

With the post-2015 development agenda set to be adopted later this year at the UN, India has said developing nations must be given the "necessary space" to pull their people out of poverty while pursuing socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable growth.

30 crore people still live in extreme poverty in India: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 20:38

About 30 crore people still live in extreme poverty in India even as the Millennium Development Goal (MGD) programme will expire in December, a United Nations report has said.