Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Kommuri Srinivas The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) has forecast heat waves in 11 mandals in the State on May 8. Heat waves are expected to hit four mandals each in Alluri Sitarama Raju and Anakapalli districts, two in Kakinada and one in Parvathipuram … Read more
India is forecast to grow at 6.5 per cent in fiscal year 2022, a decline from the 8.4 per cent GDP estimate in previous financial year, and while the country’s economic recovery is on a “solid path” amid rapid vaccination progress, coal shortages and high oil prices could put the brakes on economic activity in … Read more
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted a 10.3 per cent contraction in India’s economy in 2020-21. This means the country may see the biggest GDP growth dip among big economies, the worst in decades. This is the second downgrade for India by the IMF after it reversed its forecast of 1.9% growth in April … Read more
Wind, dust, and farm fires are worsening the situation with the officials predicting poor air quality days till October 11. (Reuters photo) As the air gets colder and denser, more smog-filled days are in store for Delhi-NCR, the pollution watchdog has said. Adding to the Capital’s winter woes are the unending cycles of stubble burning … Read more