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 …
Pakistan retained its last year's position at number 146 in the category of 'low development countries' in the UN Human Development Report (HDR) 2014 'Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Enhancing Resilience' released at the UN University Headquarters here on Thursday. The country's human development index (HDI), a measure derived …
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed all concerned of the Agriculture Ministry to be more active to implement every development project on time by maintaining the quality. She said that the budget of Agriculture Ministry in the Annual Development Programme (ADP) is being enhanced in every fiscal year and Taka …
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, has asked the Finance Department to release 1st installment of Rs 25 billion for the development work and directed the officers concerned to complete at least 405 ongoing development schemes during Financial Year 2014-15. The Chief Minister directed the officers to prefer …
ISLAMABAD: Experts believe that Pakistan’s efforts towards preventing climate change are insufficient, which can translate into grave challenges for the economy, development and even the national security of the country. Addressing a seminar organised by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) on climate change and its various dimensions in a global …
The 2014 Human Development Report—Sustaining Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience—looks at two concepts which are both interconnected and immensely important. This year's Report show that overall global trends are positive and that progress is continuing. Yet, lives are being lost, and livelihoods and development undermined, by natural or human-induced …
Promising development without destruction of environment, the Government on Tuesday said it would simplify procedures for green clearances while stepping up efforts to get 35,000 crore, stuck in litigations, released for afforestation. Replying to a discussion on the demands for grants of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Environment Minister …
New Delhi : The supposed delays in environmental clearance to projects came in for sharp criticism in Parliament on Tuesday as the Lok Sabha discussed budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Environment and Forests. Most members from the opposition benches demanded clear rules to expedite the process of green approvals …
For the denizens of Krishnapatnam coastal village, 25 km east of Nellore, the sanction of a smart city has come as a surprise. It is also loaded with opportunities that will improve their economy, besides generating jobs. They have no idea as to what exactly the “industrial smart city”, which …
The Punjab government on Monday has approved 6 development schemes of different development Sectors with an estimated cost of Rs. 5316.587 million. These schemes were approved in the 3rd meeting of Provincial Development Working Party of current fiscal year 2014-15 presided over by the Punjab Planning and Development Board Chairman, …
Australian Institute of Marine Science says the government report on the Barrier Reef focuses on positive conclusions Australia’s marine research agency has warned that the government has downplayed the declining health of the Great Barrier Reef and there is “clear potential for conflicts of interest” in development decisions. The Australian …
Karnataka’s urban poor percentage is way higher than the national average and has been the same for nearly 30-odd years now. While the current national urban poor percentage stands at 26, the percentage in State is 32, according to a study by a senior researcher at the Institute of Social …
In what speaks volumes about poor performance of the housing schemes for urban slum dwellers under the UPA’s key flagship programme, JNNURM, just 8.15 lakhs out of the total 14.42 lakhs sanctioned houses constructed from 2005 to June 2014. Similarly, while construction is under progress in 3.83 lakhs houses, work …
NAGPUR: Minister for environment and forests Prakash Javadekar on Sunday pushed for development by clearing stuck up projects with focus on protecting environment. At the same time, he made it clear that there will be no compromise on non-compliance for environment clearance by project proponents either private or government. Javadekar, …
DHAKA : The government on Tuesday approved six development projects involving over TK 7839 crore and three of them are related to rural electrification to boost rural economy, reports UNB. The approval came at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) with Prime Minister Sheikh …
KHARTOUM – The Sudanese legislative and executive bodies are considering a $50 million loan offered by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) to finance development projects of the private sector. Last February, the Sudanese government and the KFAED signed a 13.5 million KWD ($47.2 million) loan agreement to …
Ghana will not draw the remaining $1.5 billion (0.87 billion pounds) tranche from a $3 billion loan agreed with China in 2011, Ghana's finance minister said on Wednesday. Seth Terkper said the remainder of the loan had been cancelled due to "challenges that we have had in coming to an …
Islamabad—Meteorologists and environmental experts on Tuesday termed the rapid urbanisation, developmental work and massive deforestation as the main cause of rising temperature in the capital city. Meteorologists and environmentalists say that Pakistan is already among the top ten countries where unusual weather patterns are making major environment impacts, and the …
Lahore—Member National Assembly from Dera Ghazi Khan, Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. Measures taken by the government for the development and prosperity of South Punjab were discussed in the meeting. Speaking on the occasion, Shahbaz Sharif said that a sum of Rs.119 billion has …
The World Bank has systemic defects in its procedures to ensure that people and the environment are not harmed in development projects, according to an internal review obtained by Reuters. The global development lender is undergoing the first major update to its social and environmental protections in decades, which are …
The National Green Tribunal on Monday sought the Centre’s response on a plea requesting a stay on a Ministry of Urban Development project that seeks to commercialise the East Kidwai Nagar area in the capital. A bench headed by U D Salvi sought responses from Ministry of Urban Development, Ministry …
