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 …
AHMEDABAD: In its guidelines "for taking non-forestry activities in wildlife habitats", the Union ministry of environment and forests has stated that each project - which will be cleared by the National Board of Wildlife - will have to secure the final approval from the apex court. The guidelines, which were …
STI policy 2013 is focused on serving India by connecting performance with excellence and relevance. The policy goal of the Indian STI sector is to accelerate the pace of discovery and delivery of science-led solutions for serving the aspirational goals of India for faster, sustainable and inclusive growth. A strong …
Companies, reporting a standalone net profit during a year, will now have to spend mandatorily on corporate social responsibility (CSR), even if the parent group is registering a loss. In other words, even if a corporate group is reporting a loss, its subsidiaries, clocking a profit, will have to spend …
State had projected Rs 68,000 cr worth needs JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir was all set to get Rs 44,000 crore for the 12th Five Year Plan, which has begun from the current financial year of 2012-13 as against the demand of Rs 68,000 projected by it before the Union Government …
Land conflicts are no more limited to forest areas, neither are they confined to mining and infrastructure projects. Agri-business like jatropha, soya and palm; and renewable energy projects like wind power are likely to fuel massive conflicts over acquisition of 'common land' predicts a research report on land conflicts released …
Press Council of India Chairman Markendya Katju today hit out at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, describing as “phoney” his claims of development in the state and saying its malnutrition rate was worse than Somalia. Mr Katju said Mr Modi had made tall claims about development in Gujarat but pointed …
Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju on Sunday hit out at Gujarat CM Narendra Modi describing as “phoney” his claims of development in the state. Citing figures, he said that Gujarat’s malnutrition rate was higher than that of poor countries like Somalia.
The State Government has constituted a governing body for proper operation of Chhattisgarh Infrastructure Development and Environment Fund. Revenue and Disster Management Department Minister Dayaldas Baghel will be deputy chairman of the governing body whereas ministers of Finance and Mineral Resources departments, principal secretary of Finance and Mineral Resource Department, …
Calls conclusion of negotiations on FTA a milestone After tying up the loose ends of a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) just before the start of the first-ever India-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit on Indian soil on Thursday, New Delhi sought a deeper engagement with the 10-country bloc …
Bihar had the lowest per capita Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) at Rs 23,435 in FY'12 among the Indian states at current prices, Finance Minister P Chidambaram informed Rajya Sabha today. "As per information published by Directorate of Economics and Statistics of respective state governments, the per capita NSDP at …
State has been hit with recession due to closure of iron ore extraction activity The Goa government has decided to pump in Rs 100-150 crore in various developmental works in mining belt of the state, which has been hit with recession due to closure of iron ore extraction activity. "We …
The government proposes to create an enabling environment for the social empowerment of the de-notified tribes so that they could utilise reservation benefits in education and employment. A nation-wide survey of de-notified tribes’ settlements is to be conducted to form the basis for introducing a suitable shelter programme for them. …
PANJIM: Over 5000 mining-dependent people under the banner Goa Mining Peoples’ Front (GMPF) are expected to lay siege on the Capital City on Tuesday and march from Kadamba Bus Terminus, protesting against suspension of mining operations and demanding immediate resumption of legal mining in Goa. GMPF claims that the rally …
Those affected by land takeover for the proposed Navi Mumbai airport do not expect the Centre’s amended draft of the land acquisition legislation to change things much on their core demands. The Project Affected Persons (PAPs) stand to lose 450 hectares for the project and, in return, want 35-40 per …
The 27th meeting of the standing committee of National Board for Wild Life (NBWL) will be held on Wednesday. The NBWL may take a decision on diversion of forest land in Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) proposed by dedicated freight corridor. The meeting will discuss 10 proposals for forest land …
Five months after chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation met and promised to initiate more development activities in Uttar Pradesh, the government of UP will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Gates' Foundation on Thursday. Confirming the development, a …
Soon after her return from Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday convened a meeting of the Delhi Cabinet at her residence in which decisions were taken on pushing development works in all unauthorised colonies and to allow educational institutions functioning from non-confirming areas …
Other than in China, where the reduction in poverty has been spectacular, progress in poverty reduction in the world during the past three decades has been modest. This slow progress and the decline in infl uence of the Washington Consensus has prompted new thinking on poverty and its reduction.
There is a core concept of good governance, the combination of authority and responsibility to pursue the common good, that has remained stable over millennia. Building on this concept the paper develops several indices of the quality of governance and applies these indices to rank major states in India. The …
In this report, Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) analyzes the challenges for designing national policy that will attract the investment needed to spur rapid growth in wind and solar energy at a reasonable cost. CPI has conducted detailed financial modeling of actual Indian renewable projects; numerous interviews with developers, financiers, and …
