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 environment and forest clearance for various developmental projects, including those in hilly areas in the State of Uttarakhand, are granted after following statutory procedures. The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006 as amended from time to time, prescribes the procedure to be adopted for the grant of prior environment …
Bank of Ceylon ventured into the fisheries sector 38 years ago, in 1975, and contributed to the development of this sector. The Bank also successfully implemented 26 loan schemes to enhance the fisheries community in the country. At the beginning the fisheries sector was considered as a non bankable group …
Virginius Xaxa-headed commission to also examine mining in tribal areas The government has set up a commission – its third since independence --to examine various issues of development and welfare of tribals, including the contentious issue of mining in tribal-dominated areas. Headed by sociologist and National Advisory Council member Virginius …
The government will support 44 large projects this fiscal‚ of which 21 are of national pride and the remaining have been identified as central-level projects KATHMANDU: The government will spend Rs 44.86 billion for developing large-scale projects nationwide this fiscal year, which is almost 19 per cent of the total …
The Centre on Tuesday approved a Rs 588-crore highway project in Karnataka under its flagship road building programme. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cleared the four laning of NH-212 from Kollegal to Kerala border. The project will be developed under build-operate-transfer (toll) mode. …
Residents of around 159 unauthorized colonies, situated on forest land and the ridge area in south Delhi, will now be able to enjoy access to basic facilities in their areas. In view of forthcoming assembly elections, the Urban Development (UD) Department, Delhi government, has found a way to carry developmental …
With successful implementation of phase-I of Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project (ICZMP), Odisha has been selected for phase-II of the project by the Union ministry of forest and environment (MoEF), according to state officials here. Chief secretary Mr Jugal Kishore Mohapatra chaired a meeting here today to discuss the preparations …
The United Progressive Alliance government has cleared . 822-crore roads projects for three Maoist affected districts of West Bengal, signaling its intent to thaw frosty ties with the Trinamool Congress-led state government. The sanction for 447 road projects for the districts of Paschim Mednipur, Bankura and Purulia comes soon after …
The Government of Goa recognizes the need to kick-start investment in the Goan economy. The state has high potential due to the availability of a combination of port, rail, road and airport for efficient logistics, and educated population, reliable and economical power supply and plentiful water resources along with an …
The Federal Capital is fast losing its green glory due to the chopping of trees, extending parking areas to greenbelts and commercialization to generate financial resources to run the affairs of CDA. Doxiadis Associates, the Greek firm of architects, had designed the Federal Capital's master plan in 1960 to provide …
The Tripura government has demanded relaxation of forest and environment clearance norms for developmental activities in northeastern states. Finance and PWD minister Badal Choudhury told TOI on Sunday that most project proposals for roads and other infrastructure in the region are held up in Delhi pending environmental clearance. "I've asked …
Both state and central governments have placed the Western Ghats Ecology Experts Panel report in a wrong way before the people, the chairman of the Committee Madhav Gadgil said today. Speaking at a People’s Convention to discuss on issues of nature-friendly and people-oriented development of the Western Ghats tract, he …
The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief took a massive communication development programme in the district during the current fiscal year, reports BSS. Under the programme, construction of 38 bridges and culverts has been going on at a cost of Tk over 7 crore 38 lakh in all the 12 …
Opposition from residents and environmental activists notwithstanding, Noida Authority has begun work on raising high concrete walls barricading green belts in several sectors. While walls have already been erected around the green belt in Sector 71, work is in progress on similar structures in Sector 66. Even as Noida Authority …
Relative to other developing regions, developing Asia has experienced a slower decline in employment share in agriculture, compared to its output share; a rapid growth in labor and land productivity; and a shift from agricultural output from traditional to high-value products. The most successful Asian economies have pursued an agricultural …
The SAARC Development Goals (SDGs) – Country Report 2013 is the second edition by Bhutan on the progress of SDGs. This document is a testament to Bhutan’s full commitment in achieving the SDGs. Indeed Bhutan's socio-economic development is guided by the philosophy of Gross National Happiness, which is holistic and …
As the Congress and the UPA coalition endorsed creation of a separate Telangana state from out of Andhra Pradesh, Down To Earth looks at the big challenges before the new state which are similar to those faced by Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh and Uttarakhand when they were created a decade ago. Telangana …
When the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, announced the formation of the Committee for Consultations on the Situation in Andhra Pradesh (CCSAP), popularly known as Justice Srikrishna Committee (SKC), the proponents of Telangana Statehood received it with a healthy dose of skepticism. But, the optimist in them overtook …
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday rejected the suggestions from various quarters that the State should adopt Gujarat model in order to be on the fast track of development and stated that the model adopted that had been by his government was alright for the State. Claiming that …
Two years before the 2015 deadline, Bangladesh has achieved most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the United Nations, but the impacts of climate change pose a threat to the country's progress, experts say. "The threat of climate change can diminish the hard-earned beneficial impacts of years of …
