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    Sri Lanka Stuck in Choppy Political and Economic Waters

    In 2023, Sri Lanka faced significant economic and political challenges including a contraction in GDP and a rise in taxes, yet improvements were noted...
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    Bhutan

    Bhutan’s Hydropower-led Growth Model Not Labour-intensive: World Bank

    The authors of the report say that over 40 per cent of workers in Bhutan remain engaged in low-productivity agricultural employment. This finding is...
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    Food Security

    Dalit Migrant Labour Depends on a System that Perpetuates Poverty

    To meet the Nuākhāi festival expenses, most of the poor and underprivileged families take loans at higher interest rates from local money lenders and...
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    Democracy

    Ministry of Panchayati Raj introduces Panchayat Development Index

    MoPR’s localization of sustainable development goals (LSDG) initiative, emphasis has been laid for capacity building and training of the PRI representatives to formulate theme-based...
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    Empowerment

    Inclusive and Sustainable Businesses Set New Pathways for Sri Lanka

    With ambitious reforms taking centre-stage towards rebuilding Sri Lanka into a resilient and sustainable economy, the Government of Sri Lanka is exploring opportunities to...
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    Finance and Economy

    Almost 25 Crore People Escaped Poverty in Last Decade, Says NITI Paper

    About 24.82 crore people escaping multidimensional poverty with a fall in headcount ratio by 17.89 percentage points will also help in accelerating the achievement...
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    Inclusion

    PM to Release First Instalment to One Lakh PMAY (G) Beneficiaries on Monday

    With a budget of approximately Rs 24,000 crores, PM-JANMAN focuses on 11 critical interventions through nine different ministries. It is aimed to improve socio-economic...
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    Finance and Economy

    Flagship Economic Report Highlights why Global Cooperation is Key

    The UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects report for 2024 projects a slowdown in global growth from an estimated 2.7 per cent in 2023...
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    UN Warns of Mounting Crises in Afghanistan as Security Incidents Surge 57% Under Taliban Control

    In a sobering assessment released this week, the United Nations has painted a complex portrait of Afghanistan under Taliban governance, where a dramatic increase in security incidents coincides with fragile stability, devastating cross-border violence with Pakistan, and a deepening humanitarian and human rights crisis.
    Civil society

    Sri Lanka’s Prisons in Crisis: Overcrowding, Mental Health Collapse, and Calls for Comprehensive Reform

    Sri Lanka’s prison system is under intense scrutiny following multiple deaths in custody.
    Afghanistan

    Wildlife in Peril: Illegal Hunting and Bird Trade Defy Taliban Bans Across Afghanistan

    The persistence of illegal hunting and trade underscores a tension between traditional practices, economic necessity, and modern conservation imperatives.

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    UN Warns of Mounting Crises in Afghanistan as Security Incidents Surge 57% Under Taliban Control

    In a sobering assessment released this week, the United Nations has painted a complex portrait of Afghanistan under Taliban governance, where a dramatic increase in security incidents coincides with fragile stability, devastating cross-border violence with Pakistan, and a deepening humanitarian and human rights crisis.
    Civil society

    Sri Lanka’s Prisons in Crisis: Overcrowding, Mental Health Collapse, and Calls for Comprehensive Reform

    Sri Lanka’s prison system is under intense scrutiny following multiple deaths in custody.
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