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 State Government is preparing the ground for implementation of the National Food Security Act, which will cover a populace of 2.25 crore comprising some 40 lakh families in the State. Announcing this at a press conference, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said that new lists would have to be …
Kochi: Setting a model for other development projects in the state, SmartCity authorities have decided to transplant around 130 trees that were to be cut down for constructing the first IT building at Kakkanad. Tecom, the promoters of the project, will award the work to a Chennai-based firm known for …
In a bid to speed up development in naxal-affected areas, the environment ministry has decided to exempt public infrastructure projects from seeking forest clearance in 35 additional districts. In May 2011 the ministry said public infrastructure projects like schools, health centres, roads, bridges would not require clearance under the Forest …
The city corporation may focus on the protection of water bodies, heritage conservation and improvement of drainage system in the second phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM). The local self-government department on Monday directed all beneficiary cities to submit a detailed project report of their plans …
The state government has notified a policy for the grant of licences for group housing colonies in high-density zones. An official spokesman of the Town and Country Planning Department said here today, high-density residential zones had 1,000 persons per hectare (PPH) or more. He clarified that the policy dated December …
In an effort to bring a positive change in the lives of lakhs of farmers, the state agriculture department will propagate the concept of ‘intelligent farming’. The draft agricultural development policy recently submitted to the Chief Minister lays focus on human resource development in the sector, which in the long …
Modhumoti Model Town in Amin Bazar on the outskirts of the capital. The town was built by filling up a wetland and the Supreme Court yesterday ordered the real-estate company to restore the wetland and repay, in double, people who bought plots from it. Photo: File The Supreme Court has …
The Planning Commission today committed the highest ever central assistance of Rs 11, 707 Cr to J&K; including the Plan Outlay of Rs 7300 Cr for 2013-14 besides a special provision of Rs.710 Cr for meeting land acquisition cost for PMGSY roads, Rs 600 Cr for funding the state sector …
The International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group has agreed to provide Rs 19.92 billion assistance to the government for the implementation of three different projects. Separate Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) to this end were signed at the Finance Ministry on Monday. . Finance Secretary Shantaraj Subedi and …
The total disbursements recorded in development projects in Sri Lanka from January to April 2013 was US $ 587.76 million (Rs.74,434.54 million). Of this total, project loans accounted for US $ 580.97 million (Rs. 73,573.14 million) and grants accounted for US $ 6.79 million (Rs.861.40 million). In terms of project …
Environment ministry clears projects, even those rejected earlier, at an unprecedented rate The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) seems to be in a rush to give clearances to development projects. Since January this year, MoEF has given green signal for forestland diversion at an unprecedented rate. It has …
On the afternoon of 16 June, local resident Manav Bisht watched dozens of constables leaving the paramilitary Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Academy, which stood between his house in Shakti Vihar, a locality in Uttarakhand’s Srinagar town, and the Alaknanda river that had started swelling from 10 am. The waters threatened …
It’s high time we paid attention to natural resources along with science-based socio-economic development, says Chief Minister Against the backdrop of the recent disaster in the State followed by criticism of its development approach, the Uttarakhand government has decided to generate data for Gross Environment Product (GEP) along with Gross …
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to indefinitely halt all future mega projects that had been planned in the past five years under the previous PPP regime for the protected hills of Shakarparian. The directions were given by CDA Chairman Nadeem Hassan Asif, who took charge of the civic …
Green cover and water bodies almost equal to a quarter (23%) of Delhi's area have been lost to development works and rapid urbanization in the National Capital Region in just the past 13 years. The first comparative satellite-based study of change in land use in NCR has shown that between …
In a move that is expected to help ease the supply of brick earth and ordinary earth, the environment ministry (MoEF) has relaxed its stringent 2012 norms on mining of minor minerals by exempting these two from the mandatory environmental clearance. The MoEF has said “the activities of borrowing/excavation of …
One-Of-Its-Kind Green Zone To Be Set Up On Palkhi Route The state government has sanctioned an additional Rs 200 crore for the development of temple towns of Dehu, Alandi and Pandharpur. A part of this fund will also be utilised for making better facilities on the palkhi route. This announcement …
National Green Tribunal orders to keep on hold felling of 2,000 trees in Vikas Puri-Madhuban Chowk road project The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered that status quo be maintained by the Delhi Government’s Public Works Department in the matter of felling of nearly 2,000 trees for construction of the …
In spite of substantial investment by the Government of India, the country’s irrigation and drainage sector finds itself plagued with numerous concerns. The current productivity and efficiency levels, as well as economic returns, are all lower than expected. In light of the growing stress on natural resources and the threat …
This report compiles some case studies of developmental projects in India that have been affected by environmental and social impacts arising out of the project activities.The acts and regulations governing the environmental and social aspects of project finance deals in India are elaborate and clear. However, based on the case …
