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 Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved nine projects worth Tk 6,720 crore including a Tk 175 crore project for the construction of 156 flood shelters in the flood prone and river erosion areas of the country, reports UNB. The approval came from an ECNEC …
A landmark law that has been a symbol of California’s tough environmental philosophy for more than 40 years is facing an unlikely challenge from Democrats, including Gov. Jerry Brown, who contend that regulations protecting the environment have been abused and are thwarting legitimate development. With the Legislature moving toward adjournment …
Cos Asked To Set Aside 2% Of Avg Net Profits Of Last 3 Yrs As Seed Capital Companies which were hoping to fulfill their corporate social responsibility (CSR) obligations, introduced by the recently enacted Companies Act, 2013, through the easy route of donations or activities that would exclusively benefit their …
NIUA Criticizes Transit-Oriented Development, Parking & Farmhouse Policies The draft Master Plan 2021 for Delhi, now under preparation, has been criticized by the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), which has been assigned the task of doing a peer review by the urban development ministry. In its mid-term review – …
The Centre has sanctioned two sewerage integration and treatment plant projects totalling Rs 479 crore for the state to be implemented under the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) scheme. The projects will be implemented at Budge Budge and Barrackpore. A World Bank team is scheduled to visit the city …
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday allowed development work on the central verge of Outer Ring Road to continue. It also said that the Public Works Department is entitled to translocate/remove or fell 75 trees if they come in the way of construction. The bench was responding to a petition …
India yesterday announced an aid of Rs 50 billions, including a special package of Rs 5 billion, for Bhutan as part of commitment to its continued socio-economic development, a move that assumes significance against the backdrop of unease in the bilateral ties recently. The decision was announced after talks between …
This report assesses progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Asia and the Pacific, and identifies actions, challenges, and priorities beyond the MDGs 2015 target year.Asia and the Pacific has made good progress towards the MDGs, though the region will still need to make greater efforts if it …
Renewable energy is fast becoming an important component of total energy mix in India. Since renewable energy’s expansion is happening at a rapid pace, it was felt that the sustainable governance and management aspects of its expansion is critical in its growth and needs to be studied. This study is …
The Delhi Human Development Report, 2013, has been structured around the theme ‘Improving Lives, Promoting Inclusion’. This theme encompasses all the fundamental concerns of human development, that is, improving people’s capabilities; augmenting the choices available to them; assuring the progress of all segments of society in terms of income, education …
The World Migration Report 2013: Migrant Well-being and Development - the seventh report in IOM’s World Migration Report (WMR) series - focuses on the migrant, exploring the positive and negative effects of migration on individual well-being. Many reports linking migration and development concentrate on the broad socioeconomic consequences of migratory …
The proposed hike in royalty across major minerals, including iron ore, is likely to burden the industry as well as result in the rise of cost of production per tonne of steel. A panel formed to review mining royalties has recommended that iron ore royalty rates should be raised to …
An Integraged EIA report for developing integrated faceilities within the existing Kandla port at Kandla was drawn up by Delhi-based Mantec Consultants Private Limited to collectively assess impact and suggest mitigation measures for nine sub-projects listed as part of this development plan. The "integrated" report includes development of: two barge …
A list of reservations expressed by CII and FICCI regarding the land Bill. Industry has expressed apprehension on several points in the Land Acquisition Bill, which might be taken for discussion in Parliament on Thursday. The apprehensions cover several aspects, from the definition of ‘project affected’ to the requirement to …
Kochi: Putting the city corporation in a tight corner, the local fund audit department has found many flaws, including miserly spending, while implementing projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Mission (JNNURM). As per the audit report of the project, the local body had spent only 28.72% of the total …
SAARC Development Goals are regionalized from of Millennium Development Goals, with some additional targets and indicators, for the period of five years, 2007-12. The Third SAARC Ministerial Meeting on Poverty Alleviation, held in Kathmandu on 5th April 2013, has extended the terminal year of SDGs from 2012 to 2015 to …
249 projects to be implemented jointly with grama panchayats. The Administrative Committee meeting of the Thrissur District Panchayat has approved 1,555 projects worth Rs. 440 crore as part of the 12th five-year plan. It included 249 projects, which will be implemented jointly with the grama panchayats, Rs. 54 crore worth …
The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) here on Monday approved and recommended Executive Committee on National Economic Council (ECNEC) 13 projects costing around Rs 103 billion including foreign aid of Rs 8.2 billion relating to the energy sector. The CDWP meeting was held under the chairmanship of Minister for Planning …
Uttarakhand CM Vijay Bahuguna has said the state government would shortly formulate special policies for the development of new hydel projects and other reconstruction works in view of the June 16-17 floods. For this purpose, the chief minister said the government would set up a core group to formulate the …
The Puducherry government has submitted before the Madras High Court that it has cancelled the agreements with private partners to develop a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Sedarapet-Karasur in the Union Territory. The submission was made when two writ petitions by joint venture partners of the project seeking a direction …
