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 …
Citizens and environment conservation bodies have condemned the unprecedented destruction of 17,000 trees in the capital, which have been uprooted, damaged, or simply sold off. They have demanded to stop chopping off trees because environment of the federal capital was under threat. Honorary chairperson of a non-government organization, Subh-e-Nau, Shahida …
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday pledged loans and other economic aid worth $5.9 billion to Bangladesh over the next five years. Abe made the promise as he held talks with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina who arrived in Tokyo on Sunday, the foreign ministry said. Japan will provide …
Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand on Thursday said that development must not be at the cost of nature and biodiversity; rather there should be a balance between all three. He stated this, while addressing a national seminar organised by State Forest Department on the occasion of International Biodiversity Day at the …
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Wednesday approved four new projects, including ‘Strengthening Capacity of Distribution System of the Rural Electrification’ Project, involving Tk 5,198.33 crore in a bid to enhance the capacity of transmission network of 39 Palli Bidyut Samities, reports UNB. The approval was …
Visakhapatnam: The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre would try to put economy on track as promised, but the model of development of the new regime could prove to be disastrous for the environment, fear environmentalists. Extremely critical of the 'Gujarat model of development', JV Ratnam of Green Climate said: …
An amount TK 8,100 crore has been allocated for the much-hyped Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project in the new Annual Development Programme (ADP) for fiscal 2014-2015. The approval of the new ADP of TK 86,000 crore came from the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting held at the NEC conference room in …
Even before he enters parliament as MP of Varanasi and India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has already started development plans for his parliamentary constituency as well as the rest of the country. Sources in the government told TOI, Team Modi has reached out to the bureaucracy and sounded the bugle …
The government has so far released over Rs 310.545 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 …
An additional financial boost of USD 17.4M was received yesterday from the World Bank’s International Development Association credit. The money would be used to finance the second urban development project, in that to improve infrastructure services in northern Thimphu and support implementation of the urbanisation policies under the 11th Plan. …
Laamu atoll to set benchmark for climate change development, says UNDP thumbnail The United Nations in Maldives launched its new project, the ‘Low Emission Climate Resilient Development (LECReD) Programme’ in Fonadhoo, Laamu atoll yesterday (May 18). Azusa Kubota, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) representative, said the ambitious programme would set …
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has approved the PC-1 of the two development projects worth Rs1.13 billion under the Cholistan Package. The PC-1 pertains to the desiltation of 1,100 water ponds (Rs465 million) and 31 schemes of the rehabilitation of 31 damaged roads (Rs66 million) in the desert. The Rs2.37 billion …
Around 4,000 trees in Islamabad have so far been uprooted for clearing way for the multi-billion rupees Metro Bus Project with Capital Development Authority (CDA) all set to auction the wood of over 500 tall trees including pines, eucalyptus and paper mulberry trees. Official sources told The Nation on Sunday …
The Nepal Human Report 2014 developed jointly by the National Planning Commission and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) was released in the capital on Thursday. Vice-chairman of the National Planning Commission Dr Govind Raj Pokharel and Visiting UN Assistant Secretary General and UNDP Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for …
Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) has constructed a substandard creek barrage cutting hills and violating rules of Department of Environment (DoE) at South Muslimpara under Matiranga upazila in Khagrachhari district. Due to massive cutting, the hills may collapse if heavy rains occur and block paddy cultivation on some 75 acres …
Victorian government commits $250,000 a year to landmark in move seen as ‘win-win’ for council and conservationists Controversial plans to build a tourist resort at Victoria’s Hanging Rock have been scrapped after the state government committed $250,000 a year to maintain the landmark. The funding, announced on Friday, will fund …
The bridge will be a boon for those who commute between East and South Delhi as they will be able to bypass the congestion on Ring Road. The proposal to construct a bridge over the Yamuna, as part of Barapullah Phase-III, was cleared by the Yamuna Standing Committee (YSC) on …
Administrator Karachi Metropolitan Corporation Rauf Akhtar Farooqui on Wednesday said that KMC has decided to include more than 100 uplift schemes worth over Rs13billion in upcoming fiscal year 2014-15 including construction of seven flyovers and three major roads in different areas of the metropolis. While addressing a review meeting at …
The 2014 general election, it seems, is becoming a referendum on the so-called Gujarat model and the something-United Progressive Alliance (UPA) model. Very broadly, the Gujarat model is seen to be corporate-friendly, with emphasis on economic growth at any cost and little focus on social indicators of development. The UPA …
The election mood is palpable in this village, 14 km from Baramulla town of north Kashmir. Posters of Muzaffar Hussain Beigh stand out on the rustic walls of Chandoosa, which is also the native village of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for the Baramulla constituency. The parliamentary elections in Kashmir …
Infrastructure in Ethiopia is expected to get a boost as China vowed on Sunday to help upgrade the nation's power grid and road system. Deal signed to upgrade roads, grid in Ethiopia Premier Li Keqiang and his wife Cheng Hong arrive in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday.China News Service The …
