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 rural development minister. Mr Jairam Ramesh, today tabled the ‘MNREGA 2.0’ ~ the second generation reforms for the rural job scheme ~ in both Houses of Parliament. However, the rural development ministry now seems to be heading for a “cold war” with the finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, who …
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Saturday expressed reservations about the new Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011, saying it would in particular pose hurdles in setting up industries and creating new dams. The Bill was cleared by the Union cabinet in September and has now been sent …
Higher Education Minister P. Palaniappan has appealed to engineering students to come up with cost-effective technologies to augment power generation using renewable energy sources. There is an immediate need for innovative, low-cost technologies to enhance power generation using renewable energy sources, including solar power, as the energy requirement in the …
Chandigarh: Political cacophony over state grants apart, the Rs 21,000-crore Guru Gobind Singh Refinery at Bathinda is sure to boost industrial growth in Punjab. Not only would the project lead to the setting up of a petrochemical hub in Punjab, accruing investment worth thousands of crores, the refinery and downstream …
State gets a pat from Planning Commission for good performance The Annual Plan for Odisha for 2012-13 was on Friday pegged at Rs.17,250 crore at a meeting here between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and State Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Initiating the discussions, Mr. Ahluwalia said the State's …
The move will improve Mysore's connectivity and spur growth: Chief Minister The high-speed ‘bullet train' service proposed between Chennai and Bangalore will be extended up to Mysore to improve connectivity with Mysore and spur industrial growth in the region. This was announced by Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda after inaugurating …
Two sides decide to reopen talks on civil nuclear agreement Japan on Monday asked India to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) even as the two sides decided to reopen talks on a bilateral civil nuclear agreement. During the sixth Foreign Minister-level strategic dialogue here, the two sides agreed to …
The ongoing rapid industrialization of the world's advanced developing economies means global emissions of heat-trapping gases will by the end of the decade exceed safe levels by far more than previously expected, according to a report published Friday. The report from PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency said global greenhouse gas …
The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development marks 20 years since the historic Earth Summit that was instrumental in laying the foundations and charting the course for contemporary sustainable development. This report, based on an analysis of data from more than 130 countries, looks at the issues that pertain …
Agricultural research and innovation has been a major source of agricultural growth in developing countries. Unlike most research on agricultural research and innovation which concentrated on the role of government research institutes and the international agricultural research centers of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research, this paper focuses on …
By now it is well recognized that agricultural development is important for enhancing nutrition. Agriculture-nutrition linkage has become an emerging area for research and policy in developing countries like India. Earlier studies have shown that there has been a disconnect between agriculture and nutrition particularly regarding policies. In this context, …
UNW-DPC launched this new book on "Water and the Green Economy: Capacity Development Aspects". The book gives special attention to the needs related to capacity development for water resources management, including water supply and sanitation, in the context of the green economy.
Ground water levels are being measured four times a year during January, April/ May, August and November. The regime monitoring started in the year 1969 by Central Ground Water Board. At present a network of 14966 observation wells located all over the country is being monitored. Ground water samples are …
This guide for policy makers on ICTs and climate change identifies the ICTs, climate change and development (ICCD) policy actors and priorities at three levels: international, national and sub-national. The guide also lays out five ICCD policy benefits and risks, and also provides details on the climate change issues that …
This latest regional human development report for the Asia Pacific focuses on the need for the region to find ways to continue to grow economically while reducing poverty and tackling climate change and environmental concerns. People in Asia-Pacific will be profoundly affected by climate change. Home to more than half …
Policy development occurs across many different sectors of government, and these policies can have far-reaching implications once they have been formalised and become the base for future government activities and budgets. Conceptually, SEA would be the appropriate tool to assess these policies for their environmental consequences. SEA would also encourage …
The WWF released its ninth Living Planet Report, detailing the ongoing destruction of the world's environment by the predatory behaviors of rich nations, which, the report concludes, are responsible for the most drastic drop in biodiversity in poor countries in over 40 years. In effect, the LPR portrays a “state …
This report emphasises the role of “bottom-up” grid expansion through network of micro-grids to ensure “energy to all”. The proposed micro-grid network functions in clusters and is completely powered through locally available renewable energy resources. The model will foster inclusive growth and remove the energy poverty from the state of …
Nepal has abundant natural assets which underpin the economy and a very diverse ethnic and cultural heritage. These provide a strong platform for sustainable development. But the country suffers from the pervasive degradation of its environment and there is widespread poverty. As Nepal emerges from a period of conflict, the …
NHDP is aimed at upgradation, rehabilitation and widening of major highways to international standards Highways development in the country requires an investment of Rs 200 crore every day in the next 15-20 years, according to a Parliamentary panel. "The quantum of financial resources required for implementation of highway projects is …
