The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Shillong, July 3: The stench emanating from the dumping ground at Mawlai Mawiong, about 5km from here, would soon be condensed by upgrading the present recycling machine. Before entering the Scotland of the East, tourists often find themselves
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expressed concern over the delay in tunnel construction for the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP). A mission from ADB, the major donor for MWSP, inspected the project site recently and asked MWSP to speed up the tunnel work. MWSP Executive Director Hari Prasad Sharma …
Asian Development Bank will provide a US$3.3 million as grant for implementing renewable energy projects in rural areas with no access to grid electricity. Government on Wednesday signed a technical assistance grant agreements of $3.3 million with the ADB at a ceremony at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. Saifuddin Ahmed, joint secretary, Economic …
Gujarat would house the largest solar energy park in Asia in two years, with a power production capacity of 500 Mw. This would be set up with an investment of around Rs 8,000 crore flowing from companies such as GMR and Lanco, which have been assigned generation capacities under the …
Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday promised proper rehabilitation of people affected by ADB-funded projects for infrastructure expansion in Jammu and Srinagar and other key towns in the state. The assurance was given by a high-level panel on implementation of resettlement plans of economic reconstruction agency (ERA) at its …
The government on Monday signed a loan agreement of $75 million(approximately Tk 524 crore) with Asian Development Bank(ADB) to expand reliable access to potable water in Khulna city. Economics Relations Division (ERD) Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan and ADB country director Thevakumar Kandiah signed the agreement on behalf of Bangladesh …
DHAKA: The government on Monday signed a loan agreement of $75 million(approximately Tk 524 crore) with Asian Development Bank(ADB) to expand reliable access to potable water in Khulna city. Economics Relations Division (ERD) Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan and ADB country director Thevakumar Kandiah signed the agreement on behalf of …
The government will sign an agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday for $75 million in soft loans to expand reliable access to potable water in Khulna city. Economics Relations Division (ERD) Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan and ADB country director Thevakumar Kandiah will sign the loan agreement …
With an energy crisis looming, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda on Wednesday called on Asian nations to "take radical steps" to increase energy efficiency and invest in renewable energy. Asia and the Pacific's strong economic growth and its increasing population are generating the world's fastest growing demand for …
Improving road Communication in Madhya Pradesh is one of the top priorities of State Government. In this connection, third installment of around Rs. 1350 crore of loan amount has been sanctioned by the Asian Development Bank for the development of 15 state highways of 1080 kilometers length. The State Government …
People of Khulna city are suffering from acute crisis of water as Khulna Water and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) can meet only one-third of the water requirement of about 15 lakh people in 31 wards of the metropolitan city. Struggle for water has become a common feature as supply lines have …
The future of alternative energy, particularly solar, is bright and the Asian Development Bank is betting big on it Hedge fund managers may feel, as some of them did at a gathering in New York in the last week of May, that alternative energy
From the year 2013, power will be supplied to domestic and irrigation consumers in the rural areas from separate feeders under the State Government's Ambitious Feeder Separation Scheme. As per the wishes of the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, power will be supplied for 24-hours to rural domestic consumers and …
To get self-sufficiency in energy sector, the KPK Government has decided to start construction work on eight mega projects from its own resources that would generate 595 mega watt electricity in fiscal year 2011-12. Presenting budget for fiscal year 2011-12 in the House, the Finance Minister said that three mega …
The first phase of the plan to develop the area near Pong Dam structure as a tourist destination, using the funds sourced from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), has drawn criticism from oustees living in the vicinity of the Pong Dam lake. They are sore at not being taken into …
Efforts by the Maldives to tackle the effects of climate change are highly encouraging, but the country must continue with reforms to address its fiscal deficit, and promote inclusive and regionally-balanced growth, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda said today. An investment plan by the Government to make the …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday assured of financing major water and power sector projects without giving guarantee on Diamer Basha dam. This was the crux of a meeting which Juan Miranda, Director General, Central West Asia Department Bank, had with Minister for Water and Power Naveed Qamar, along …
Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to invest $60 million in three venture capital funds to help companies tackle the impact of climate change and promote development of clean energy in India and China.
Dispur has sought help from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve tourism after the sector was accorded top priority by the new Congress government in the state. Principal secretary, tourism, Assam, H.S. Das, said a project proposal was sent to the ADB, which has given a positive nod, at …
