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Renewable water availability per person plunges 7% in decade as global sca
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Renewable water availability per person has continued to decline by a further 7% over the past decade, while pressure on already scarce freshwater resources is increasing in several regions, according to the 2025 AQUASTAT Water Data Snapshot released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation
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Pakistan among top countries with "inefficient" agricultural water use: Wo
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Pakistan is among six countries with the highest inefficient agricultural water use, worsening freshwater loss. The World Bank report notes 324 billion cubic metres are lost annually, driven by water-intensive crops, poor management, and droughts, intensifying water stress in already drying
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Volatility expected in Indian stock market amid Israel-Iran tension: Analy
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Indian stock market is anticipated to adopt a cautious stance on Monday following the escalation of tensions between Israel and Iran. Investors will closely monitor the unfolding geopolitical situation in Western Asia, with the market bracing for the potential effect of the ongoing tensi
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Every sector in Saudi Arabia, India attractive for investment: Saudi Minis
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
“I think every sector in Saudi Arabia and India is attractive for investment. ..........Saudi Arabia has the most ambitious integrated vision in the world and beyond our great market which is today underserved......we have a plan and the intent for Saudi Arabia to be the platform to
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China's soft power influences the Middle East's Pax Sinica: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China has a negligible footprint in the Middle East by US standards. But China's influence in trade and technology, particularly, has expanded significantly in Western Asia, enabling Beijing to transform its slow buildup of soft power into an unheard-of diplomatic coup.
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India's gold jewellery exports to UAE show positive results post CEPA deal
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): India's gem and jewellery exports to UAE have started showing positive results post implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement CEPA) with the western Asian country.
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Almost 3/4th of Lebonan's population lives in poverty
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], September 6 (ANI) Poverty in Lebanon has drastically increased over the past year and now affects about 74 per cent of the population, warned the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).
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Here are five most exciting things you can only do in Turkey
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 15 (ANI): Turkey is a nation straddling Eastern Europe and western Asia with cultural connections to ancient Greek, Persian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires. Cosmopolitan Istanbul, on the Bosphorus Strait, is home to the iconic Hagia Sophia, with its soaring d
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