Government to seek $2-b IBRD loan for school project
The government is set to initiate talks with the World Bank shortly for funds aggregating close to $2 billion for its Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan project, which promises to provide elementary and primary education to each and every child by the year 2010.
BJP to relaunch 'Chalo Gaon Ki Ore' campaign
The Bhartiya Janata Party had been compelled to launch its 'Chalo Gaon Ki Ore' campaign for the fourth time after registering repeated failure of its earlier campaign in Madhya Pradesh.
Developing countries call for expansion of WIPO's cooperation for developing program
Member states of the World Intellectural Property Organisation (WIPO)called for a further expansion in technical assistance programs to developing countries offered under the Organisation's Cooperation for Development Program. Meeting in Geneva from October 28 to November 1, 2002, the Permanent Committee on Cooperation for Development reviewed WIPO's assistance to developing …
New rural project to benefit 30,000 families
In a meeting of the Madhya Pradesh Society for Poverty Alleviation Chaired by Chief Minister Digvijay Singh, a work plan was decided under which 30,000 of 14 districts 21 villages would be benefited in the year 2002-2003. At the meeting Minister for Rural Development, Tourism and Culture Ajay Singh was …
Assam, Sikkim to get ADB aid
Finally some news that is likely to bring cheers to the Northeast. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is planning to hike its annual lending to India to USD 2 billion by 2005. Extension of ADB assistance to Assam and Sikkim to strengthen the connectivity in the Northeast for accelerating development …
10th plan a blow to PM's vision
The 10th plan documentation, appears to have demolished Prime Minster Atal Behari Vajpayee's castles in the air - the promise of creating five crore jobs by 2007. In fact, on the assumption that a growth rate as high as *% would be achieved per year for the next five years, …
Rs 200-cr aid for SHGs in East Godavari district
East Godavari district, of Andhra Pradesh with a record number of 46.574 self-help groups of women (SHGs), is in the forefront not only in the state, but the country, and the state government has drawn up ambitious plans for the next three years to develop further the trades and income-generating …
Call meeting to review water release: Gowda
Deve Gowda has sought a meeting of the Cauvery River Authority to review the quantum of water released by Karnataka for Tamil Nadu in the light of the onset of North-East monsoon. In a letter to Prime Minister, Mr. Gowda said the release of Cauvery waters a per the Supreme …
Maharashtra, FICCI meet on rainwater harvesting
The Maharashtra Government and FICCI are planning to hold a series of seminars to create awareness on rainwater harvesting. Faced with a scenario where dependence on monsoon rains has become imperative, rainwater harvesting has assumed great significance for the state.
CMG: A burning issue in Kerala
A writ petition seeking to directed the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to switch over to CNG from diesel as fuel for its fleet, within a reasonable timeframe, has been admitted by the Kerala High Court. It was submitted before the Court that KSRTC, which has more than 5,000 …
Growth rate falls below national average
Andhra Pradesh has stumbled across a roadblock on its path of development which has pulled down the growth rate of its Gross State Domestic Product below the national average of 5.80 per cent during the first half of the current fiscal.
Anomaly in BPL census
The parameters laid down by the National Sample Survey Organisation and the Planning Commission for identification of the below poverty line(BPL) families have led to an anomaly in Rajasthan where the number of BPL families is likely to go down significantly in the new census despite the widespread poverty in …
We are already pursuing rivers project: Minister
Tamil Nadu has been continuously urging the Centre to quickly implement the Peninsular Rivers Project of the National Water Development Agency, the Public Works Minister, O. Pannerselvam said. In a statement, he said the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, had been repeatedly moving the Centre to expedite peninsular rivers development and allocate …
Babu sets 17-month deadline for Krishna water phase-I
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that the state government would bring Krishna waters to the city in 17 months and thereby fulfill the long cherished dream of the people of twin cities. He asked the Hyderabad metropolitan water supply and sewerage board and contractors to speed up …
World Bank mission to visit Punjab
The fiscal reforms initiated in the Punjab Budget have opened window to the World Bank. While some of the reform measures have been taken, others are proposed to be taken in the current year. The concept of the "rolling" medium term fiscal reforms programme in the Punjab budget has "impressed" …
SC asks Centre to consider linking major rivers by 2012
Expressing concern over the Centre's plan to link all major rivers in the country by the year 2043, the Supreme Court today asked the Government to immediately constitute a task force to consider achieving it by 2012 to effectively control flood and drought situations. A bench comprising Chief Justice B …
Panchayati Raj bolstering growth activities in Jhabua
The introduction of panchayati raj system in Madhya Pradesh by chief minister Digvijay Singh has bolstered the economic growth in rural areas. The developmental activities have received a sudden stimulus in rural section and the villagers have developed trust and faith for state government.
US pushing ahead for trade deals on all fronts
US trade Representative Rober Zoellick is voicing optimism that progress will be made this week in an effort to create the world's largest free trade area among 34 nations in the Western Hemisphere.
Look at poverty in smaller cities
The UN World Food Programme (UNWFP) has estimated that the urban population has increased five-fold in the developing countries over the last three decades. In the next five years, the urban population is likely to double. The question of urban poverty is highly complex. Recommendations are standard, like employment generation …
