The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025
<p>The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025, passed by the Rajasthan Assembly, aims to establish a Bikaner Development Authority to regulate development activities in the Bikaner district. The bill
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President orders plan to alleviate poverty
President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered officials to prepare a plan in the new year to alleviate poverty in the country. Addressing public officials at the Polonnaruwa District Secretariat, the President
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Fiscal policies for development and climate action
Fiscal policies can lay the foundation for low-carbon and climate-resilient development. Building on more than two decades of research in development and environmental economics, this book argues that
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Rewind 2018: a digest of environmental developments
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Transformation of Indian agriculture? growth, inclusiveness and sustainability
There are three goals of agricultural development in India. These are: (a) achieving high growth by raising productivity; (b) inclusiveness by focusing on lagging regions, small farmers and women; and
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CSE to get Indira Gandhi Prize for peace, disarmament and development 2018
Delhi-based environment think-tank CSE will be honoured with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development this year for its work in environmental education and protection. According
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World Development Report 2019: the changing nature of work
Work is constantly reshaped by technological progress. New ways of production are adopted, markets expand, and societies evolve. But some changes provoke more attention than others, in part due to the
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Human development indices and indicators: 2018 statistical update
India climbed one spot to 130 out of 189 countries in the latest human development rankings released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). India’s HDI value for 2017 is 0.640, which put
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Africa agriculture status report 2018: catalyzing state capacity to drive agricultural transformation
Lack of political will by government leaders more than farm inputs continue to stem Africa’s agricultural development and its contribution to spark widespread economic growth across the continent, a major
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Kenyan developers in limbo as ecological regeneration plan takes toll on their investments
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Kenya’s leading property developers are staring at an uncertain future as the government intensifies implementation of a regeneration plan for the capital of Nairobi that has resorted
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Bombay High Court rejects pleas of development works on hills
The Bombay High Court (HC) has rejected a bunch of petitions filed by housing societies and private developers, challenging a 2017 National Green Tribunal order and a subsequent resolution of the government,