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 …
GWEC's Global Wind Report - Annual Market Update on the status of the global wind industry is the authoritative source of information on wind power markets around the world. This year’s edition includes insights of the most important wind power markets worldwide, future trends with market projections for 2014-2018, an …
Creation of small states does not guarantee growth or improvement in social indicators, India Ratings and Research said on Monday. “A state on the basis of size is not a solution for all the ills plaguing states,” India Ratings said in a report titled ‘Small States Creation and Economic Performance’. …
A gigantic resort proposed for far north Queensland does not need federal environmental assessment, its backers have argued, even though it includes two casinos, eight accommodation towers, a golf course and a 33-hectare lake filled via a 2.2km pipeline from the Great Barrier Reef. The $8bn Aquis project, slated for …
BJP released Election Manifesto 2014 after CEC has said there is no bar on manifesto release on poll day. Chief Election Commission has said there is no bar on manifesto release on poll day, but it cannot be publicised in areas where polling is being held. BJP senior BJP leader …
Piqued over false promises of political parties seven villages in Hardoi district have decided to boycott election saying if political parties are not concerned about their problems why should they vote for them. “This year we will not get swayed by the false promises by the political parties and their …
The CDKN and ICLEI are pleased to launch their working paper "Close to home: Subnational strategies for climate compatible development" by Barbara Anton, Ali Cambray, Mairi Dupar and Astrid Westerlind-Wigstroem with Elizabeth Gogoi. The authors explore the many successful strategies and measures for climate resilience and low carbon development that …
Environment protection groups, Save Bangalore Lakes Trust (SBLT) and Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF), have brought out a report on the encroachment of lakes in the City. The report, titled ‘Phase 1-Lake Encroachment Report,’ has been compiled after surveying 43 lakes. It essentially contains information on the total area, encroachment, BBMP …
Collaborative research efforts are emerging as a way to effectively address complex challenges such as adapting to climate change. Collaborations that span geographic, disciplinary and sectoral boundaries represent a divergence from traditional research approaches that may require new ways of working. This study addresses a research gap related to conducting …
This publication lists the organizations that have reported that they are using the Progress out of Poverty Index (PPI), identifies trends among those organizations in terms of their missions and locations, and provides short case studies on a small number of such organizations. Its purpose is to commend the organizations …
The newly released Climate and Development Outlook: Bangladesh Special Edition features a range of recent results and learning from CDKN’s programme to strengthen climate resilient development in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a populous country of 163 million and is extremely poor, with about 30% of its people living on less than …
This paper represents an input to sensitize Diaspora around issues of climate change and development. Diaspora communities can instigate policy change both in their old and new homelands. Especially in the fight against climate change, they can play a bridge function so that European and African countries play together their …
Encouraged by the government’s recent decision to re-allow field trials of 200 transgenic varieties of genetically modified (GM) seeds, biotechnology companies have readied big investment plans on research and development (R&D;) in this regard. The environment ministry’s Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) last week approved 11 varieties of GM seeds …
Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has ordered demolition of structures constructed by three resorts in Mandrem, as they were built in the no development zone in violation of CRZ notification, 2011. The directive was issued to Bardo club, Micassa resorts and Mandala resorts, all located within one-km of each …
Amid intense poll-time discourse over claims of development in Gujarat, the latest report on the economic freedom of Indian states has revealed that the western coastal state retained in 2013 the No.1 slot it held in 2011. Gujarat also widened the gap with Tamil Nadu, which lost the top rank …
Taking cue from the residents of remote villages in Kumaon region, the villagers from around more than dozen villages near Mussoorie have threatened to boycott the Lok Sabha elections if their demand for road construction is not met soon. The residents from more than a dozen villages from Chaijula Patti …
Lack of proper sanitation and safe drinking water facilities have pulled down Tamil Nadu's human development index. Despite achieving a remarkable growth in the human development index between 2000 and 2012 due to better performance in education and income index, the dismal growth in the health index has hampered the …
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday organized a meeting approving seven development projects, held at the NEC conference room in city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar with Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. These projects involve Tk 3,190 crore including one project to build eight food silos having …
The government has so far released Rs. 191.807 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. 37,250.403 million has been released for various …
The world's first great civilisations appear to have collapsed because of an ancient episode of climate change - according to new research carried out by scientists and archaeologists. Their investigation demonstrates that the Bronze Age 'megacities' of the Indus Valley region of Pakistan and north-west India declined during the 21st …
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has created a line of publications aimed at offering focused guidance on the development of national strategies and roadmaps that can help accelerate the deployment of low carbon technologies. The first issue deals with wind energy. The publication is titled “Technology Roadmaps: How2Guide for Wind …
