Full Coverage: Economy

29.06.2007 India joins Washington Accord, a 10-member apex global organisation that determines standards of engineering education. This means that Indian undergraduate engineering degree will ultimately be given "equivalency" in all member countries.

28.06.2007 Web radio broadcasters across the US hold a protest against plans to hike royalty payments for music played online. The protest was organised by the SaveNetRadio Coalition against proposed increases of 300%.

28.06.2007 The Third International Women's Peace Conference will be held on 10th to 15 July 2007 at Dallas, Texas, USA. It is being organised by Peacemakers Incorporated, a Texas non-profit organization that sponsors international women's conferences on peace.

28.06.2007 The Strengthening Rural Credit Cooperatives Project of the World Bank supports the Indian Government programme to reform and revitalise the country's rural Credit Cooperative Banks (CCBs) by making them efficient and commercially-viable institutions that also are responsive to the financial needs of the Indian farmers.

27.06.2007 Though Asia has achieved economic growth along with poverty reduction in recent years economic growth alone does not guarantee poverty reduction. But this growth – and its impact on different aspects of development – has been uneven across and within countries.

27.06.2007 Delhi based NGO Toxics Link has urged the Indian government to phase out the usage of mercury in the country after the European Union Parliament banned mercury trade. India being the second largest user and importer of the heavy metal, at the same time time it has serious public health implications in the country.

26.06.2007 The Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), which is a new policy portal featuring research-based analysis and commentary from Europe's leading economists, has been launched. The audience is likely to be economic researchers from public and private sector, international organisations, academia as well as journalists.

26.06.2007 UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has said that a lot of the problems that Darfur faces can be solved by supporting new technologies that will drive economic development. He admitted that socio-political situations are the root cause of the crisis in Darfur.

26.06.2007 "Caste-Based Reservations and Human Development in India" by K.S. Chalam analyses one of the most contentious issues of our times – caste-based reservations, one which has seen tragic, needless deaths and riots and has torn the country apart into protagonists and antagonists.

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15.06.2007 A million laptops at a cost of $10 each. The Indian government hopes to achieve this ambitious target in the next two years with two designs already in and a PSU showing interest.

12.06.2007 A web blog on the home page of Central Board of Direct Taxes is the latest online venture of the tax department of India. Users can open accounts and use it as a platform to discuss tax-related issues and give feedback on policies undertaken.

07.06.2007 The wastepickers in Indian capital New Delhi organised a cycle rally on World Environment Day, 5 June, to protest against the Municipal Corporation of DelhiÂ’s (MCD) plans to privatize waste management. The wastepickers met the Mayor after the rally and sought her help in protecting their rights.