SHIMLA - At least four hydropower and cement projects worth Rs.6,000 crore (over $1.3 billion) have got stuck in Himachal Pradesh in less than four months due to green concerns. Local people as well as environmentalists say these will gobble up a considerable chunk of forest land and cause immense damage to natural resources.

BEIJING - A Chinese government think-tank has said China's economy in 2010 would grow 10 percent year-on-year with gross domestic product (GDP) reaching 37 trillion yuan ($5.56 trillion).