The ‘Accelerating Private Sector Investments in Green Mini-Grids’ report, as a key takeaway from the ARE Energy Access Investment Forum 2023, presents an overview of the Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE)
Social enterprises (SEs) have the potential to make India’s spectacular growth story work better for its poor citizens. Currently, India’s rapidly growing economy has not managed to alleviate the extreme
This new paper by ICTSD discusses net food-importing developing countries – the most vulnerable – in the light of the recent commodity price spikes: who they are, and policy options for dealing with global price volatility.
Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are increasingly using small-scale irrigation to cultivate their land. Individually owned and operated irrigation technologies improve yields, reduce
This CAG audit of capacity expansion in hydro power sector found deficiencies in the projects right from planning to execution and said that the delays in commissioning of projects had led to the opportunity loss of generating 26,282.97 million units of electricity annually.
Dewas town and industrial area has been witnessing water crisis for more than two decades and is heavily dependent on ground water resources. Madhya Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation (MPSIDC)
Climate-smart agriculture’ is a term that has emerged since 2010 to describe agricultural systems designed to simultaneously improve food security and rural livelihoods and support climate change adaptation
SRINAGAR: Speaking in the 2nd session of the marathon 65th Board of Directors meeting of Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC) here last evening, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah received detailed account of modus operandi of launch of new power projects by the Corporation. The Board also approved Rs. 1850 crore annual budget for JKSPDC. The Board approved invitation of tenders for development of 390 MW Kirthai-I & 990 MW Kirthai-II as fully State owned projects through EPC mode. The Board approved award of contracts for 9 MW Hanu & 9 MW Dah to the eligible lowest bidder on the basis of tender process successfully completed by the Corporation.
The Chennai Corporation will install a total of 5,000 newly designed toilets in its 15 zones. The toilets will be constructed under public-private partnership mode and the rights of advertisement on the space available in such toilets will be made available to the private entity that sets up the toilet. The contract is likely to be for 10 years. The civic body has started identifying locations where toilets are required in the city. The spots are being identified based on inputs from residents of various localities. Commercial areas lacking in toilet facility are also being identified by the civic body’s officials for setting up the new structures.
Improving maternal and newborn health in low-income settings requires both health service and community action. Previous community initiatives have been predominantly rural, but India is urbanizing. While
<p>David Osrin and colleagues report findings from their cluster-randomized trial in Mumbai slums that evaluated whether facilitator-supported womens groups improved perinatal outcomes.</p> <p><strong><a
