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A high-handed approach to National Highways
The B K Chaturvedi Committee, set up to recommend ways to expedite the National Highways Development Project, seems to have been guided by the misconception that infrastructure can be built by simply doling out additional concessions to the investors.
- Date:
- Feb 2010
- Source:
- Economic and Political Weekly Vol: 45 Issue: 8 pp: 19-21
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The missing mission in health
The National Urban Health Mission was supposed to address the unmet health needs of urban Indians. Yet, it has failed to commence work even 18 months after the announcement of its formation. A rapidly urbanising India has been marked by a series of epidemics of communicable diseases in the last two decades and increasing informalisation of the economy.
- Date:
- Feb 2010
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- Economic and Political Weekly Vol: 45 Issue: 6 pp: 18-16
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Private sector may be roped in to hone rural work skill
NEW DELHI: The Centre is considering seeking the help of private institutions to impart training to BPL households to augment functional capability of workers in rural areas, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here on Tuesday.
- Date:
- 03/02/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Interview with Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
Interview with Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
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- Feb 2010
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- Seminar Issue: 606
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Nath’s PPP roadmap: 44 expressways by 2022 at Rs 3 lakh cr
In a prelude to creating a national expressways authority on the lines of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), road transport and highways minister Kamal Nath has already set a time table of works that the agency would implement.
- Date:
- 08/01/2010
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Pvt docs begin prescribing H1N1 drugs
Paul John | TNN
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- 06/01/2010
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- Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
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Africa's land and family farms - up for grabs?
Over the years many Big Ideas have been imposed on Africa from outside. The latest is that the region should sell or lease millions of hectares of land to foreign investors, who will bring resources and up-to-date technology. None of the blueprints has worked, and African farmers have become increasingly impoverished.
- Date:
- Jan 2010
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- Seedling pp: 13-16
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- Reports and Documents
Public-private partnerships in water sector: partnerships or privatisation?
Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are supposed to provide solutions to many of the existing problems related to infrastructure projects – in both execution and operation. Currently, there are PPP projects in almost all the sectors including roads, ports, airports, water, sewerage, solid waste management and transport among others.
- Date:
- Jan 2010
- Source:
- Manthan Adhyayan Kendra
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- Reports and Documents
Private sector participation in light rail-light metro transit initiatives
Cities across the globe are looking to improve transportation in response to ever-expanding urban populations. Planners must find affordable, environmentally friendly, and socially responsible transportation solutions that can support further development in urban areas.
- Date:
- Jan 2010
- Source:
- Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF)
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Promoting economic cooperation in South Asia: beyond SAFTA
Promoting Economic Cooperation in South Asia: Beyond SAFTA examines the distinct development dichotomy that exists in South Asia and tries to find a workable solution to bridge this gap. In spite of rapid economic growth since 1980, there is extensive poverty and inequality in South Asia.
- Date:
- Jan 2010
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- The World Bank
