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 …
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved a number of development projects costing rupees over 778 million. According to Radio Pakistan quoting an official source, the government under a comprehensive plan is focusing on the uplift of various sectors across the province. He said the projects include rehabilitation of flood-hit infrastructure in …
Delhi appears to be more environment conscious than Mumbai and Pune as Delhiites largely would like the government to prioritize environmental protection over its development objectives. An environment survey, conducted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) across eight cities, on Tuesday revealed that over 50 per cent of respondents …
Strongly pitching for "drastic" reforms in green clearance processes, an environmental think tank today urged the Modi government to set up an independent body for such approvals and a task force so that enforcement and penalties for non-compliance can be strengthened. The Centre for Science and Environment which released its …
The government has so far released over Rs 319.566 billion under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against total allocations of Rs 540 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. According to the latest data of Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms, Rs 48,269.400 million has been released for …
Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar has said that clearing defence projects will be the top priority of his ministry while the projects of individual companies will be considered at a later stage. “There are about 5,000 projects which are waiting for environmental clearance. We are giving high priority to projects …
BHOPAL: Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has urged the Union government to exempt quarries of minor minerals from provisions of environmental clearance besides declaring Narmada-Malwa Link project and Bargi diversion project as national projects. In a letter to Union minister for environment and forests Prakash Javadekar, Chouhan said the ministry …
This new report on development and ecological sustainability in Uttarakhand by Ravi Chopra, environmentalist analyzes Uttarakhand, India, current development pattern in terms of equity and sustainability in the context of floods and landslides which affected the region. Says that the devastation in Uttarakhand on June 15-17, 2013 was aggravated many …
This report describes the progress African countries are making on strengthening the quality of policies and institutions that underpin development. It presents Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) scores for the 39 African countries that are eligible for support from the International Development Association (IDA). This year's report expands coverage …
The journal Nature has this week published a comment on how China must continue the momentum it has recently generated to protect its environment. Since the Chinese policy changes have received almost no attention in India, it is worth visiting it just once. At the end of April, China amended …
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) on Thursday approved 22 development projects valuing around Rs13 billion for the next fiscal. The approval came during a meeting, which took place here under the chairmanship of provincial additional chief secretary Khalid Pervez. The meeting was attended by the administrative secretaries …
Emphasising that system of online applications would soon be launched for forest clearances as well, Javadekar said there will be a given timeline and a maximum time limit for the approval process. Promising faster and more transparent environment clearances for infrastructure projects, new Enviroment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said …
Haryana Urban Development Authority would spend a sum of Rs 2,070 crore for undertaking various development work in urban areas of the State during the current financial year as against Rs 1908.93 crore spent by the Authority during the last financial year. These budget approvals were granted in the meeting …
PANJIM: In a blow to the Goa Tourism Development Corporation’s warped plans to develop the Vagator beach and amidst protest from locals, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned all construction activities of the tourism project and maintain status quo, until the site inspection report and land survey is submitted. …
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mantra of "maximum governance, minimum government" is likely to be implemented in letter and spirit in the ministry of environment, forests and climate change. Though BJP leader Prakash Javadekar will take charge of the ministry on Thursday, sources indicated that the new dispensation favours …
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has warned Odisha government that sanction for development projects under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) will be withdrawn if it fails to implement projects at faster rate. According NABARD, as on March 31, 189 projects with the RIDF loan of Rs.380.09 crore …
PIROJPUR: Sriramkati Union Council Chairman under Nazirpur upazila of Pirojpur district has allegedly planned to fell a total of 312 trees along both sides of the Sriramkati-Chouthaimahol road. The trees have already been marked in this connection. Local people alleged that Sriramkati Union Council Chairman Abdul Malek Bepari is planning …
The present Maharashtra Human Development Report (MHDR) 2012 keeps the spirit of the Eleventh and Twelfth Five Year Plans of ‘faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth’ at the core of its analysis. MHDR 2002 was the state’s first effort in focusing on the prevailing human development scenario in the spheres …
Adds climate change to MoEF's name, shows seriousness in dealing with the issue In a move that signals changed priorities, the ministry of environment and forests has undergone a nomenclature change. It has been renamed as the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The nomenclature change indicates the government’s …
A group of land owners today submitted a memorandum to District Administration Office, Kaski, urging distribution of compensation before acquiring land for construction of Pokhara Regional International Airport. Land and house victims’ struggle committee of Kajipokhari, submitted a six-point memo to chief district officer Krishna Bahadur Raut today. They have …
The Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC) on Monday approved Rs 1.31 trillion national development budget for the next financial year 2014-15, which is 13.42 percent higher than the original budget of the outgoing fiscal year 2013-14. The APCC, which met under the chair of Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms, …
