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 was passed by voice vote, with the opposition Congress walking out of the House due to insufficient discussion. The bill was introduced …
Mangalore City Corporation will include Moodshedde and Bala gram panchayat areas in the corporation limits to stake claim to be part of the Smart City scheme of the Union government. At present, the population in the corporation limits, as per 2011 census, is a little over 4.99 lakh — falling …
The Human Development Report 2014 released Wednesday by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) stresses on sustaining human progress through reducing vulnerabilities and building resilience. The report is released in Pakistan at a time when millions of people are affected by recent flashfloods that could have been managed through timely identification …
Even though the waters of the Jhelum river have begun receding, there are still around over 100,000 people marooned in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir. The fear of water-borne diseases is now rising and doctors in medical camps are facing shortage of medicines like antibiotics and life-saving insulin, reports …
The Taskforce on Social Impact Investment, established by UK Prime Minister David Cameron under the UK’s presidency of the G8, and chaired by Sir Ronald Cohen, has launched its Taskforce Report, The report, entitled Impact Investment: The Invisible Heart of Markets – Harnessing the power of entrepreneurship, innovation and capital …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) will hear the case pertaining to the Vizhinjam seaport project on September 22. The hearing assumes significance against the backdrop of two recent developments; the Supreme Court had refused to restrain NGT from hearing the case, and, two, the Ministry …
The regional consultation on “Communication for development, community media and ICTs for family farming and rural development in Asia Pacific” focussed on good practices, trends and proposals for implementing inclusive and demand-driven ComDev services in the agricultural sector, improving the participation of community media and community based organizations.
Land enjoyed collectively by villagers cannot easily be acquired for industrial or development purposes, said an Odisha government notification. “It has been decided that if such communal (common) lands are absolutely necessary for use by the requisitioning authority, the said authority shall have to provide equal extent of suitable land …
The draft Scheme for development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar power projects published by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. MNRE through this scheme plans setting up 25 solar parks, each with a capacity of 500 to 1000 MW; thereby targeting around 20000 MW of solar power installed …
This city, known as the gateway to Haryana due to is location on the Delhi border, has never elected a non-Jat candidate in the past 11 Assembly polls. Though the Congress has been retaining the seat for two consecutive terms, but its dismal performance in the Lok Sabha elections indicate …
Lahore—The Punjab government on Wednesday approved 11 development schemes of different development Sectors with an estimated cost of Rs 15,827.446 million. These schemes were approved in the 10th meeting of Provincial Development Working Party of current fiscal year 2014-15 presided over by the Punjab Planning and Development Board Chairman, Muhammad …
A study published in Nature presents a 'global roadmap' for prioritising road building across the planet and balancing development with nature conservation. "Roads often open a Pandora's Box of environmental problems," said Professor William Laurance of James Cook University in Australia, the study's lead author. "But we also need roads …
The government’s plan to hand environmental approvals to the states for projects such as coal mines and ports is set to be blocked in the Senate by the Palmer United party. Clive Palmer has confirmed that his senators will vote against amending the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act to …
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has announced that its group company Reliance Haryana SEZ Limited (RHSL) has returned 1,383.68 acres of land in Gurgaon acquired from Haryana State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) for setting up special economic zones (SEZs) owing to revision of strategic priorities. RHSL is a joint …
CHITRADURGA: The Southern Bench of National Green Tribunal has disposed of the application filed against IISc, DRDO, BARC, ISRO and institutions by environmentalist Leo Saldanha and Environment Support Group (ESG), alleging that their projects are damaging the environment. The bench recently allowed the institutions to continue with their infrastructure and …
The Climate and Development Outlook – India Special Edition shares news of CDKN’s projects across this diverse and climate-affected country. Many of the projects focus on building climate resilience, particularly among vulnerable populations: Leadership on climate compatible development is emerging in states, districts and cities across India, which is celebrated …
Jamshedpur: Calling for judicious distribution of revenue share between the central government and the mineral-producing states, chief minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday appealed to the Union government to review the present policy on allocation of mineral reserves. "It is high time the Union government reviewed the age-old policy on mineral …
Mega road development projects costing around Rs. 42,979 million are being implemented for the convenience of the people in the Uva Province under the Mahinda Chinthana accelerated road development program, Highways, Ports and Shipping Project Minister Nirmala Kothalawala told the Daily News yesterday. He said these massive road development projects …
Green activists and environmental experts on Tuesday criticised the government approval of 40 development projects ignoring the Detailed Area Plan of Dhaka city. They made the criticism in their reactions to the approvals given on Monday by an inter-ministerial committee entrusted to review the plan. Eminent civil engineer Jamilur Reza …
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council yesterday approved three development projects including digitization of land survey, record and preservation system. The approval came from the 6th Ecnec meeting of the current fiscal held at the NEC conference room in city’s Sher-e- Banglanagar with Ecnec Chairperson and Prime Minister …
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved three development projects involving TK 270.61 crore, including one to formulate and conserve land survey and records through digital method with an outlay of TK 92.78 crore. The approval came from an Ecnec meeting held at the NEC …
