For 2024 to be an exemplary year for the African continent, continental leaders in government and business alike must individually and collectively address and navigate a complex set of domestic, regional
Step into Jharkahnd's Tentoposi village in Seraikela district and you will be greeted with hostile glances. Sitting on rich mineral reserves of iron ore, residents of this village are constantly
The Government of Jharkhand has taken several leading initiatives in order to attract industrial investment in the State. These policies have graphed a framework for accelerating development and envisage a set of incentives and schemes, with the Government creating the right kind of business climate by removing the roadblocks and thereby enhancing the inflow of capital.
The Japanese auto industry took a step towards consolidation yesterday with the agreement by Toyota, Fuji Heavy Industries and Daihatsu to extend their co-operation in research, development and product supply. Under the agreement, Toyota and FHI will jointly develop a compact sports car, which is set to hit the market by the end of 2011 and will be powered by an engine using FHI's core technology. To cement the strengthened alliance, Toyota will increase its stake in FHI from 8.7 per cent to 16.5 per cent.
New Delhi, Apr 9 An ambitious and innovative four-year project, which aims at strengthening India's role as a leader in the world cane and bamboo industry, was launched here on Wednesday by the Union minister for the development of northeastern region, Mani Shankar Aiyar, at a function in the presence of the UNIDO director-general Kandeh Yumkella.
Ganga Express Way is a project of the Uttar Pradesh Government. According to this, an eight-lane road is to be constructed along the left side of the River Ganga, between Noida and Ballia. This correspondence deals with a critical analysis of the project in amalgamation with environmental concerns. (Correspondence)
Food price rise to worsen poverty situation: WB expert Khawaza Main Uddin Sharp rise in food grain prices in recent times will worsen poverty situation in poorer countries such as Bangladesh, making attainment of UN development goals by 2015 uncertain, says a World Bank expert.
The process of development is never simple. It presents so many difficult questions: which programmes will be the most effective? What is the best way to reach those people in need of assistance? Are the government programmes we support making the difference we all want to see on the ground?
The Constitution assures tribals of protection against exploitation, respect for their tradition and heritage, and assistance for the improvement of their socio-economic and educational status. And yet they happen to be the most adversely affected ethnic group. They have suffered on account of the development projects. To them, development is synonymous with deprivation.
Microcredit Raises Hopes For India's Farm Widows INDIA: April 3, 2008 SUNNA, India - Savita Jiddewar is a rare success story on the cotton fields of central India, the epicentre of an agrarian crisis that has seen 150,000 farmers commit suicide since 1997 because they could not pay back loans. Her home stands out strikingly in this small village of dirt lanes and pale blue brick houses. She has a television set, a DVD player and a comfortable sofa. A mobile phone rings intermittently and the aroma of cooking wafts from the kitchen.
Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab (HTSL), the R&D arm of the US-based Honeywell Technologies, will invest $15 million to set up a chemical catalyst R&D facility in Hyderabad. This will be the second facility for the company here. The company has requested the Andhra Pradesh government to allot 10 acres for the project. The facility will undertake in-house research and development activity for different arms of Honeywell.
