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 …
GUWAHATI: The State government has signed a loan agreement with World Bank and Government of India for 320 million US Dollars in New Delhi on Monday. Sources said the loan is for improvement of State highways and district roads under the Assam State Road Project. The project would be implemented …
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday expressed concern over the “delay” in completion of Rs 9,000 crore projects of navratna company BHEL, saying the state was facing acute power crisis and the delay will affect development of the state. Reviewing various works being done by Bharat Heavy Electricals …
Read text of the controversial Meghalaya Mines and Minerals Policy approved by the state cabinet to facilitate systematic and scientific utilization of mineral resources keeping in view the protection of environment, land, health and safety of people in and around the mining areas. The Meghalaya Mines and Minerals Policy,2012 has …
This report is a compendium of understanding, concepts, experiences and lessons of disaster risk management (DRM), emergency response planning and capacity building in Nepal. It also provides a chronology of the development of DRM processes in the country including government's initiatives in creating suitable policy and legal environments for effective …
This paper draws from the literature centered on case studies of nature-based tourism projects in developing countries to evaluate the empirical support for key premises for nature-based tourism being a viable conservation and development strategy. In doing so it also assesses the extent to which nature-based tourism generates jobs for …
A Bill further to amend the River Boards Act, 1956 to provide for the establishment of River Basin Authority for the regulation and development of Inter-State Rivers and River Basins.
This 2012 edition of the Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific's main feature is the presentation of selected statistical indicators from the Yearbook as country profiles. The country profiles present data series with the latest available values and numerous statistical charts showing trends over the last 20 years, and …
Family planning is a human right. Yet today some 222 million women in developing countries are unable to exercise that right because they lack access to contraceptives, information and quality services or because social and economic forces prevent them from taking advantage of services even where they are available. The …
A new report prepared by TERI, and supported by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), highlights key trends in a growing body of research on the links between climate change and development. Useful for policy-makers, practitioners, and researchers, the Climate & Development Research Review draws on a meta-synthesis of …
Declaring that the first in-situ slum rehabilitation project undertaken at Kathputli Colony in his New Delhi parliamentary constituency was close to his heart, Union Housing and Poverty Alleviation Minister Ajay Maken said on Tuesday that more such projects would be planned to rid the city and other urban areas across …
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has been awarded the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Award for 2012 for its outstanding contribution to the development of human resources, society and economy of India and also for promoting mutual understanding between India and Japan. At a function organised at Metro Bhawan …
Indore: At a time when economies across the globe are struggling to maintain growth and attract investments, Madhya Pradesh has emerged as an attractive investment destination. On the second day of Global Investors’ Summit (GIS) in Indore, 15 MoUs worth Rs 40,485 crore were signed — a move that is …
Approval for Rs. 3,150-crore package for backward regions in Bihar, Odisha, U.P. and M.P. The Cabinet on Thursday cleared the National Policy on Electronics 2012, which aims to make the domestic electronic hardware manufacturing segment a $400-billion industry by 2020. “The Union Cabinet today [Thursday] approved the National Policy on …
UNESCO and CHIC Group released the White Paper on the UNESCO-CHIC Group (China) Biosphere Integrated Rural Urbanization Program on Oct 21 in Shanghai. The white paper aims to provide solutions for integrated rural-urbanization, and narrow the gap between rural and urban areas. Based on the white paper, the two parties …
Both New Delhi and Mumbai register an encouraging infrastructural progress and quality of life; they have posted high human development trajectories but are still halfway from being prosperous, according to the recently released UN Habitat’s State of the World’s Cities Report 2012. The human development index (HDI) for Delhi is …
Bihar government's ambitious Ganga Express-way project today suffered a major setback as none of the selected companies participated in the final bid. The State government has now ordered a review of this project. The state government envisioned this Rs. 2,224 crores worth project to provide 22 KMs long four lane …
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday told senior commanders of the military that India could achieve 8% growth if the country can invest about 37-38% of its GDP. Sharpening his thesis about the linkages between economic growth and security, Dr Manmohan Singh said “comprehensive national strength” can increase …
India is estimated to have one of the lowest economic growth rates among the South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations over the next two years, despite being the largest economy in the region, says a report. A report by the United Nation’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia …
Pavan Sukhdev for accounting that is inclusiveof real natural wealth Environmental economist Pavan Sukhdev, who stresses eco-friendly agriculture, solar power and protection of biodiversity and ecosystem services as free sources of income for the poor, is the new Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). An advocate of …
Indian cities are fast-expanding at the cost of rural areas, says U.N. report New Delhi and Mumbai figure low on the list of prosperous cities across the globe, but have the potential to make it to the top rung, says a United Nation’s report. Released in the city on Wednesday, …
