`Urban, rural areas should be complementary to each other`
The Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi Vijai Kapoor on Saturday said that urban and rural areas should be seen as complementary to each other and not opponents. Mr Kapoor was speaking after laying the foundationstone of the Jan Nayak Knowledge Centre. He said that focussing on rural areas would boost agriculture which …
N-E students` body raps river linking project
NorthEastern Students Organisation (NESO), a conglomerate of eight students unions representing the region, has cautioned the Centre against its proposal for river-linking of Ganga and Brahmaputra, which, the students forum claims, won't benefit the people of the region. The NESO, held its central executive meeting in Shillong, said the project …
Kol Dam area declared prohibited
The Himachal Government has declared the Kol Dam project area as prohibited area under the Administrative Secrets Act, 1923, in an attempt to foil a strike by the Kol Dam Project Mazdoor union due to crores of rupees are being lost.
Jalan optimistic about achieving 8 pc growth
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has expressed optimism about achieving the 8 per cent growth targeted by the National Development Council for the Tenth Plan period. Inaugurating the 24th Bank Economists' Conference here today, the RBI Governor, Dr Bimal Jalan, said: "There are areas of concern, but the overall …
Board for rural welfare set up
To make integrated rural development possible in the city, the Delhi government has constituted the Delhi Rural Development Board. Speaking on the plans of the Delhi government to bridge the rural and urban divide, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit promised that the budgetary allocation of Rs 72 crores for the …
Centre raps State Govts
The Centre blamed the States for lack of development in rural areas and said not much can be done without the State Governments' active role in the process. "The State Governments being the implementing agency for all rural development programmes, nothing much can be achieved unless the States take active …
OIL-SIRD deal on rural devp
The State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD), Assam, in collaboration with the Oil India Limited (OIL) will undertake a joint venture to support young entrepreneurs in the State to take on agro-based industries in order to ensure their economic independence, as well as to generate avenues for self-employment. A Memorandum …
127 Taluks face drinking water problem: Koliwad
Despite rains in many parts of the State, at least 127 taluks are going through severe drinking water shortage. Water is being supplied through tankers in these areas. Minister of State for Rural Water Supply K B Koliwad told reporters that though many parts of the State received rains, the …
Not Enough Water
Assam faces two major problems relating to water that run counter to each other. By and large, in the State as a whole, the water table is reported to be rising, so that there is the possibility of the State turning into a vast swamp in the not-too-distant future. However, …
Orissa yet to receive any loan from World Bank
The Orissa government is yet to receive any loan or financial assistance from the World Bank to initiate fiscal reforms in the state. Highly placed government sources revealed that the state hopes to get Rs 8.5 billion from the World Bank in the current fiscal year.
Experts called to solve dams riddle
Alarmed at a phenomenon that its dams the Bhakra and the Pong are not expected to fill to the brim for the fifth year in succession, the Bhakra Beas Management Board has sought help from experts to solve this nature's riddle. This year is still better than the previous two …
M.P. tops among states in governance initiatives
Madhya Pradesh tops the list among the States for implementing the maximum number of successful governance initiatives that have been jointly identified by the Planning Commission and the United Nations Development Programme.
MP tops successful governance list
Madhya Pradesh topped the list among the Indian states for having implemented maximum number of successful governance initiatives, according to the study conducted by the Planning Commission and the United Nations Development Programme.
Villages to be developed on urban pattern: Chautala
The Haryana Chief Minister, Om Prakash Chautala, announced that the five biggest villages in each district would be developed on the pattern of urban areas and all basic amenities would be provided to the people of these villages.
Jayalalithaa's plea to Naidu for water
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, urged her Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N. Chandrababu Naidu, to take steps to release Krishna water to meet the drinking water needs of Chennai in the summer. Expeditious completion of the works on the Krishna water project to facilitate water supply to Chennai figured prominently …
EU moves WTO against India's sensitive list
It seems like a determined act of reciprocation. The European Commission is learnt to have slapped a notice on the government of India, alleging that New Delhi imposes non tariff barriers to import of over 100 products included in a so-called list of 'sensitive commodities'.
J&K Government to amend Panchayati Raj Act
In a landmark step towards empowering people at the grassroots level, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has decided to amend its Panchayati Raj Act of 1989 and bring it on a par with the provisions of the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution, which is not applicable to the State under …
Bihar tax model gets UN award, and many takers
The Patna Model of Taxation that won a UN award this year and is being adopted in other Commonwealth countries today fetched $30,000 for the cash-strapped Bihar government. State Chief Minister Rabri Devi
We cannot achieve 6.2 p.c. growth rate, says CM
The Assam Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi, has said that his State can simply not achieve the 6.2 per cent growth rate, projected by the Planning Commission, unless the Centre made up for the shortfall in resources. Talking to reporters here today he said the total estimated resources that the State …
