New Delhi, March 4, Both inequality and poverty have increased in Pakistan over the past six years, according to a report released by the country's Planning Commission.This is based on a comparison of household income levels and distribution, according to the Household Integrated Economic...
covid-19impact
economic policy
economic survey
floods (pakistan)
household income
imf programs
inequality
pakistan bureau of statistics
pakistan economy
planning commission
poverty
real household income
small and medium enterprises
social protection programs
unemployment
Jammu, February 24 Jammu and Kashmir has recorded the sale of over 5.63 crore bottles of liquor during the current financial year up to January 2026, with Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and beer accounting for the major share.According to official data, a total of over 5.63 crore bottles...
Mumbai, February 22 Israel, which experienced a double crisis of Covid-19 and the war, expects to recover and reach the 2019 level of around 69,000 visitors from India by 2027, a senior representative of the Israel Ministry of Tourism said.Israel welcomed 65,100 visitors from India in 2019...
2019 visitor numbers
2027 tourism outlook
covid-19impact
galit hoffman
india tourism
israel ministry of tourism
israel tourism
mumbai
tourism forecast
tourism recovery
visitor statistics
war impact
Mumbai, February 22 – Composer Salim Merchant reflected on the economics of independent music during an exclusive conversation with IANS.When asked about the current scene of independent music in the country, Salim said that with the emergence of independent music, it has become extremely easy...
covid-19impact
digital music
independent music
mumbai
music audience
music creators
music distribution
music economics
music industry
music production
music release
music trends
salim merchant
Kozhikode (Kerala), February 16 Tourism Minister P A Mohammed Riyas said on Monday that 2025 witnessed the highest number of tourist arrivals in Kerala's history.Speaking to reporters, he said that 2,58,80,365 tourists from outside the state visited Kerala last year, the highest since the...
2025 tourism statistics
covid-19impact
domestic tourism
ernakulam district
highway 66
idukki district
kerala
kerala tourism
p a mohammed riyas
pwd rest houses
thiruvananthapuram district
thrissur district
tourism minister
tourism sector
tourist arrivals
Seoul, February 15 – Data released on Sunday showed that the cremation rate in South Korea continues to rise steadily, raising concerns about potential shortages of cremation facilities, particularly in densely populated major cities like Seoul, amid the rapid aging of the population.The...
bank of korea
covid-19impact
cremation facilities
cremation rates
death rates
environmental technology
funeral practices
hospital funeral halls
ministry of welfare
population aging
regulations
seoul
south korea
super-aged society
yonhap news agency