No-confidence on Ravi submitted

Hambantota’s once ‘white elephant’ to have 13 cruise ships

The Hambantota International Port (HIP), once branded as a ‘white elephant’ will have 13 cruise ship calls to the port between June and September this year. Johnson Liu, CEO of the Hambantota International Port Group said that the port is positioning itself to several categories of cruise ships from luxury liners to all inclusive, budget and low budget carriers. ?We are positioning the port to several categories of cruise ships from luxury liners to all inclusive, budget and low budget carrier

09 Jun, 2023

India’s Himalayan nettle: A species in demand in global market

People who live in the isolated mountain communities of the Hindu Kush Himalayas depend heavily on the fiber-producing plant Girardinia diversifolia (Himalayan nettle). A village that creates textiles from the Himalayan nettle is located in Khar in Darchula of Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district. Its fabric and products are sold in local, national, and international markets as high-quality goods. According to the Pangaia brand, the Himalayan nettle was recently used as a fiber for the first time

09 Jun, 2023

Will rising joblessness and mounting local govt debts stunt China?s 2035 ambition?

by Y P Prakash China?s pandemic-battered economy has started firing. However, since several local governments are saddled with trillions of dollar worth of debt and unemployment rate among youth has jumped nearly four times the national level, there is fear President Xi Jinping?s aim to double income of Chinese nationals by 2035 will never materialise. There are possibilities, unemployment situation would get even worse in the coming weeks and months as millions of new graduates are expected t

09 Jun, 2023