Govt prepares road for foreign funds
The Bengal government is paving the road for smooth investment traffic. With a view to improve connectivity in and around Calcutta — which is a prerequisite to draw investment to the state — a board has been formed for drawing a comprehensive road development policy. Led by commerce and industry …
Rural board clears 43 proposals
Delhi Rural Development Board (DRDB) cleared about 43 proposals worth Rs 652.25 lakh for schemes for villages. In its meeting, chaired by MP Sajjan Kumar, DRDB cleared the projects and decided that all rural villages should be connected with the sewer system. The board said that DJB should submit a …
20% BPL kids in State
More than 20% children in Karnataka are below the poverty line, states a report released by UNICEF in Bangalore. The book,
CM for optimum funds utilisation
The chief Minister Babulal Gaur has given instructions to ensure optimum utilization of funds meant for development activities in Gokul Grams. He said that the delay in release of funds adversely affects the implementations of development schemes. Gaur was reveiwing The progress of Gokul Gram and the performance of Godan …
Amended policy aims at bringing tribals into economic mainstream
In a significant departure from the NDA Government's line, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has sought to shift the focus from "assimilation approach" for tribal development to an emphasis on bringing the Scheduled Tribes to the economic mainstream "without disturbing" the other spheres of their culture. While the draft tribal …
WB loan to improve highways in State
The State government is in the final stages of preparing a proposal seeking a second phase loan of Rs 1,500 crore from the World Bank for development of State Highways, Public Works Minister H D Revanna said in Bangalore. He said the first tranche of Rs 2,000 crore had been …
Shooting stars to light up the sky
Sky watchers who stay outside for a few hours around midnight on December 11, 12 and 13 will be treated to a dazzling display of colourful
Ozone pollution affects crops: Study
High up in the sky, kit protects the Earth from getting torched. But closer to the ground, ozone seems to be adversely affecting productivity of several crops including rice and wheat. In a unique and painstaking research, spanning over almost a decade, botanists at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have …
India still behind in human development: U.N. report
Even as India appears to be at the forefront in terms of economic growth, it continues to lag in the quality of life as measured by its Human Development Index; it remains unchanged at a low 127 among 177 countries. In comparison, the United Nations' Human Development Report 2005, which …
Tardy progress
The UNDP's Human Development Report 2005, which has ranked India 127th among 177 countries on the human development index (HDI), should serve as a harsh reminder that the country has a long way to go. Indeed, there is reason for concern, for, despite the strides made by India in terms …
Rs. 260 cr earmarked under NABARD for various projects
The Chief Secretary, Vijay Bakaya, had a review meeting of the projects/schemes approved under NABARD and HUDCO funding in Srinagar. Progress of work on the ongoing schemes, status of the formulation of new schemes and the requirement of funds for completion of the said schemes during the current financial year …
Severe drinking water shortage in Baramulla
District Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir as per the estimates of Public Health Engineering (PHE) require five million gallons of clean drinking water per day . Presently the town is being supplied three million gallons of water per day which is not sufficient to fulfill the demands of people living …
CM to press Plan panel for funds
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit along with her Cabinet ministers will meet Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia to press for fund allocation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. In view of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Government was promised Rs 7,000 crore for infrastructure development, but the Government is …
Farmers force open gates of two channels of Yamuna canal
Farmers of the Chhachhrouli block today forced open gates of the two channels of the Western Yamuna Canal (WYC) supplying water to their fields, at the Tajewala head water works, 35 km from Yamunanagar. The water supply was reportedly stopped yesterday. On December 2 also, farmers from 40 villages of …
Maharashtra plea to Centre again on World Bank loan
The debt-ridden Maharashtra government has made a fresh appeal to the Centre to recommend its demand to the World Bank for structural adjustment loan of Rs 10,000 crore. The state goverment's plea comes at a time when its revenue deficit soared to Rs 14,018 crore and fiscal deficit increased to …
India off track to meet millennium goals: report
India continues to fare poorly in the human development parameters with this year's Human Development Report (HDR) of the UNDP giving the country a rank of 127 among 177 countries despite recording a high economic growth in recent years. "More rapid growth may have put the country on track for …
Globalisation on course, but human development stuck in slow curve
Globalisation is a success story in India, but the country's record in human development is mixed, according to the Human Development Report, 2005, released. While the incidence of income poverty has declined from about 36% in the early 1990s to between 25% and 30% today, the "pick-up in growth has …
Joint action plan to be future roadmap
After a nearly three-hour-long meeting, Prime Minister Manmohan that the most important outcome of the summit has been the adoption of the joint action plan (JAP) "which provides the necessary framework for our fast evolving relations. It will be our roadmap for the future'. At the sixth Indo-EU Summit, which …
Global slowdown to persist in 2005
The slowdown in the global economy in the current year is expected to linger in 2005. The growth forecast is, however, strong for the US and China. Stephen Roach, chief economist, Morgan Stanley, in his recently published economic report has maintained his earlier view that the slowdown in the global …
President to launch Gemi Diriya project today
The "Gemi Diriya" project, a special poverty alleviation drive introduced by the Sri Lanka Government to uplift the socio-economic conditions of poor families living in rural villages countrywide will be officially launched by President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga at President's House. The World Bank has granted Rs. 500 million to the …
