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China’s modern Silk Road hits political, financial hurdles
From Pakistan to Tanzania to Hungary, projects under Chinese president Xi Jinping's signature Belt and Road Initiative are being cancelled, renegotiated or delayed due to disputes
6 min read11 Jan 2018Responding to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor challenge
Given the challenges that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is facing, India will need to do much more to provide an effective counter-narrative
4 min read1 Dec 2017News In Numbers: Global energy consumption grew 1% in 2016, says report
In other news, a study by the 'New England Journal of Medicine' journal said 14.4 million children (aged 2-19 years) are obese in India
2 min read14 Jun 2017Pakistan’s big dam project on Indus river in PoK fails to get ADB funding commitment
ADB president Takehiko Nakao said ADB might consider joining the financing of tthe Paksiatn dam project at a later date
1 min read27 Oct 2016Even China won’t finance this Pakistan dam as water fight looms
The proposed Diamer Bhasha project would eliminate about half of Pakistan's power shortfall and irrigate millions of acres of parched farmland
5 min read23 Apr 2015Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared