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 …
Ayush doctors to get salaries on par with allopathy counterparts The State Cabinet on Thursday went on a financial-approval spree clearing two rural road improvement projects worth Rs 3,658 crore in 189 Assembly constituencies across the State. Briefing reporters after the Cabinet meeting, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Vishveshwara Hegde …
The Punjab Government on Thursday has approved the scheme of Transport Sector with an estimated cost of Rs. 3269.678 million for “Construction of Metro Bus Transit System for Lahore-Ferozepur Road Corridor, Erection of Escalators and Platform Screen Doors at MBS Stations Package-IX (Revised)”. Eight other development schemes of various sectors …
In a move that could be perceived as reneging on its election manifesto, two BJP-ruled civic agencies may increase parking charges in the city. In the manifesto, the party had promised that it would not impose additional taxes on residents, but the corporations may increase parking charges in their budget. …
The proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport, touted to be one of the world’s largest greenfield, state-of-the-art international airport, may turn into a white elephant, as passengers will bear the brunt of the cost overruns incurring a likely charge of . 4,000 per ticket as user development fee, or UDF, two …
The environment ministry has set February 15 as the deadline for states to finalize no-go areas for industry around the 600-plus national parks and sanctuaries. If the states fail to meet the deadline, the Centre will impose a 10-km stretch around these zones as eco-sensitive areas, where development projects would …
JAMMU: The Committee on Environment of Legislative Assembly has enjoined upon central and state construction agencies to ensure strict implementation of various labour welfare laws besides following environment norms while executing the ambitious 4-lanning project of Srinagar - Jammu National Highway. The Committee, which met here this afternoon under the …
Mumbai: The state government has decided to permit use of no-development zones (NDZs) for industrial, commercial and residential activity in the exit policy for special economic zones (SEZs). A basic floor space index (FSI) of 0.5 on the gross area will be permitted in NDZ areas. As an exit route, …
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has announced a massive development package for remote Anjaw district, bordering China. Tuki accompanied by Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Ninong Ering, Education Minister Bosiram Siram, Rajya Sabha MP Mukut Mithi and several of his cabinet colleagues announced a whooping Rs …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that for science and technology to progress, the need of the hour is inter-disciplinary research and synergy among stakeholders. Addressing the 100th Indian Science Congress here, Singh said nuclear energy is vital for the increasingly resource-intensive modern science and called for rational thinking …
KARACHI, Jan 3: KMC administrator Mohammad Hussain Syed has directed master plan department officials to begin preparing the city’s master plan for the year 2020 and beyond and ensure that the development works being carried out at present are done according to the current master plan. Speaking at a meeting …
The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday approved the new Industrial policy which focuses on strengthening small and medium industries and aims at an investment of Rs 5 lakh-crore and employment generation for 20 lakh people. The draft policy which was pending with the Chief Minister's office for nearly a year was …
India’s Science, Technology & Innovation Policy 2013 will be released at the five-day centenary session of the Indian Science Congress that begins here this Thursday. It focuses on faster sustainable and inclusive development. The policy document was approved by the Union Cabinet on December 26, said Union Minister of Science …
The government has undertaken an ambitious integrated programme to develop four Districts, Ampara, Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Polonnaruwa, as part of the seventh Deyata Kirula exhibition to be held at the Hardy Technical Training Institute, Ampara on Feb. 4. The government had allocated Rs. 45.3 billion for selected projects in the …
KATHMANDU, JAN 02 - Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has initiated a process to amend Development Committee Formation Order to give full executive power to chairmen of committees formed to develop two reservoir-type hydropower projects—600MW Budhi Gandaki and 400MW Nalsyaugad. A government official said that the prime minister, who also looks …
New Delhi: India is expected to miss the crucial UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG), including those related to reduction in poverty, hunger and infant mortality, according to a government report. The poverty ratio is likely to be 26.7% by 2015 as against the target of 23.9%, while infant mortality rate …
This report, jointly written by IRENA and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) provides an insight into the strengths of diverse policy design decisions in important existing markets. The report identifies and reviews significant policy and regulatory measures that have contributed to the successful development of wind energy across major …
The study undertook a Geographical Information System (GIS) based assessment of the availability of wind resource, land, and transmission networks for rapid wind power development. The wind power potential in Karnataka is assessed to be at least 50,000 MW from wastelands alone for a turbine height of 80 m. Furthermore, …
IIED, in partnership with University of Peking in China, the Revitalizing Rainfed Agriculture Network and Rainfed Livestock Network in India, and the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Secretariat of the Ministry of State for Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid lands in Kenya, is implementing a 1-year project entitled New …
The Industrial Policy, 2013 focuses on the following: Increased focus on less developed region of the state to bring them on par with mainstream industrial development; Customized package of incentives of Ultra Mega and Mega Industrial Investment; Holistic approach to MSME development; Initiatives to encourage employment-intensive industries; Path-breaking initiatives for …
Since the emergence of the Kyoto Protocol and its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), energy projects lowering the carbon intensity of the electricity grid can generate additional revenues from carbon credits. Methodologies approved by the CDM Executive Board have to be applied to determine the resulting emission reductions, using the “baseline” …
