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 …
The University of Sydney has been accused of breaking its own environmental policies by investing $1m in the company behind the controversial Maules Creek mine. Greenpeace said Dr Michael Spence, vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney, had confirmed that 0.1% of the university’s long-term investment fund was used for Whitehaven …
This Guide is a publication by UNDP and the Climate Parliament in the framework of their joint Parliamentary Action on Renewable Energy (PARE) project. The Guide explores the benefits of renewable energy development, presents an overview of renewable energy technologies and their respective applications, and offers concrete guidelines and tips …
The Sri Lanka National Human Development Report 2014 on Youth and Development explores the challenges of young people and opportunities for development, in the areas of education, employment, health, political participation and social integration, with gender as a cross-cutting theme.
The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has devised short-term and long-term plans for the development of Rajkot as 'Smart City'. The Smart City programme will be launched on August 15. Short term work for development of Rajkot as 'Smart City' will be completed by October 2 and while planning for long …
New Delhi : The National Green Tribunal has banned new construction within 100 metres on both sides of Braj Parikrama route, spanning across three states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan by declaring it as ‘No Development Zone’. Braj Parikrama route spans across the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, part …
KATHMANDU, AUG 06 - Floods and landslides cause a huge loss of lives and properties across the country during monsoon season. Given the instances of disasters and the damage they cause evey year, the government lags far behind when it comes to preparedness, prevention and response. Haphazard and unscientific development …
The Economic Development Ministry has allocated Rs. 7,435 million to develop Ratnapura and Kegalla districts in the Sabaragamuwa Province under the House-to-House, Village-to-Village National Economic Development Plan. The Sabaragamuwa program will cover 1,148 Grama Seva Divisions in 28 Divisional Secretariat areas of the 17 electorates in the two districts. The …
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved four development projects with an outlay of Taka 720.70 crore. The approval came from today’s ECNEC meeting held at the NEC Conference Room in city’s Sher-e-Banglanagar with ECNEC Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. “Of the …
The National Green Tribunal on Monday asked the Kerala government why it needed more time to shut down illegal quarries operating in the state. NGT made its observation while hearing the state government`s plea seeking more time to act against quarries flouting norms. There are an estimated 2,300 illegal quarries …
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved four development projects with an outlay of Taka 720.70 crore. The approval came from today’s ECNEC meeting held at the NEC Conference Room in city’s Sher-e-Banglanagar with ECNEC Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. “Of the …
ISLAMABAD: Though a large number of trees have been copped off for the construction of the metro bus track in Islamabad, environmentalists stress the need to compensate for the loss to Islamabad’s greenery. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) believes that the loss can be covered by plantation and as many …
As the world approaches the target year of the Millennium Development Goals and passes into the new, post-2015 era, the development community has made a call for a new international development goal of eradication of extreme poverty by 2030. How feasible is that? For most of the developing world, the …
The paper debates that water security can never be fully achieved, because ever-changing physical and economic conditions will require the continuous adaptation of water systems and behaviors in order to meet the growing demands and changing climatological conditions. The authors suggest two approaches to increasing water security: the developmental approach …
Millennium Development Goals: Bangladesh Progress Report 2013 is the seventh report monitoring the progress of MDGs in Bangladesh after 2005. This report is prepared and published by the General Economics Division (GED) of the Planning Commission after taking inputs from different Ministries/Divisions/Agencies that are implementing various programmes/projects with the aim …
The World Bank has been working to update safeguards intended to ensure that development projects it backs don’t hurt people or the environment. But environmental and civil activists are pushing back on a draft of proposed safeguards leaked last week, arguing they would weaken the standards and fail to adequately …
BEIJING - Chinese authorities will focus on environmental protection, sci-tech innovation and improvement of people's livelihood when evaluating the performance of officials in fulfilling their economic responsibilities, a circular published on Sunday said. According to the document jointly issued by the country's audit, State-owned asset, and human resources and social …
Four key railways projects in the North Eastern region have been affected for want of forestry clearances, the government said today. Noting that several railway projects are pending due to want of forest clearances, Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said efforts are being made to speed up approvals. "Four …
China opened the railway line to Lhasa, Tibet’s capital, in 2006 as a part of its efforts to boost development. China plans to extend a railway line linking Tibet with the rest of the country to the borders of India, Nepal and Bhutan by 2020 once an extension to a …
In a reflection of the poor standard of living of Indians, the country’s ranking in the Human Development Index (HDI) remained unchanged at 135 in 2013, according to a United Nations Development Programme report. “India’s HDI value for 2013 is 0.586 which falls in the medium human development category positioning …
India may have little to feel proud about in the findings of UNDP’s Human Development Report for 2014, but the good news is that with ongoing rural employment and school education programmes and some serious discussions on universal healthcare over the last couple of years, it is moving in the …
