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 …
With the revised cost shooting past Rs 900 crore, the 100-MW Uhl project, the only major scheme being executed by the state electricity board, is heading for huge time and cost overruns, much like the controversial Larji project. The central electricity authority had approved a cost of Rs 432 crore …
A multilateral lender-funded project with a cost of $107.3 million has been undertaken to help improve flood management, drainage, water conservation and irrigation in the rural Bangladesh. Around 1.7 million people are expected to directly get benefit from the project that will be implemented through 230 subprojects across the country, …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending a $55 million loan to support small scale water services in Bangladesh to help cut rural poverty, improve community involvement, and address the threat posed by severe floods and other climate change-related events. The loan from the ADB's confessional Asian Development Fund will …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending a $55 million loan to support small scale water services in Bangladesh to help cut rural poverty, improve community involvement, and address the threat posed by severe floods and other climate change-related events. The loan from the ADB's confessional Asian Development Fund will …
Chennai: Melting Himalayan glaciers and other climate change impacts pose a direct threat to the water and food security of more than 1.6 billion people in South Asia, according to preliminary findings of a new study financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Analysing the current trends and scenarios based …
The India-China dispute over Arunachal Pradesh and ADB development plan is not over yet. While the country partnership strategy for India was cleared by ADB board on June 15, after an unprecedented locking of horns between India and China, the latter has not yet given up its resolute opposition to …
Four South Asian countries including Bangladesh, Afghanistan, India and Nepal are particularly vulnerable to falling crop yields caused by Melting Himalayan glacier, floods, droughts, erratic rainfall and other climate change impacts, says a preliminary finding of a new study financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). "Melting Himalayan glaciers and …
The climate change could directly threaten the water and food security of over 1.6 billion people of South Asia, preliminary findings of a new study financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has shown. The study warns that if current trends persist until 2050, the yields of irrigated crops in …
Melting Himalayan glaciers and other climate change impacts pose a direct threat to the water and food security of more than 1.6 billion people in South Asia, according to preliminary findings of a new study financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Produced by the International Food Policy Research Institute, …
Climate change threatens to bring food and water shortages to 1.6 billion people in South Asia, with the region's poorest likely to be worst hit, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said here Wednesday. New research commissioned by the ADB shows that if current climate trends persist until 2050, maize yields …
The civic body has started planting trees along drainage canals to increase fruit production in the city and prevent erosion of banks. The Rs 1.28crore Green Belt Project, a part of the Rs 1,800crore Calcutta Environment Improvement Project funded by Asian Development Bank, is expected to increase the supply of …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is launching solid waste project in six talukas under the North Sindh Urban Services Corporation (NSUSC) with an estimated cost of Rs18 billion. The identified areas include Larkana, Shikarpur, Old Sukkur, Sukkur City, Rohri and Khairpur, said Larkana Ta luka Nazim Qurban Ali Abbasi on …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is launching solid waste project in six talukas under the North Sindh Urban Services Corporation (NSUSC) with an estimated cost of Rs18 billion. The identified areas include Larkana, Shikarpur, Old Sukkur, Sukkur City, Rohri and Khairpur, said Larkana Ta luka Nazim Qurban Ali Abbasi on …
The Department of Forest is apparently depleting the Madhupur Sal Forest through implementation of different donor-funded afforestation projects, which mainly plant exotic trees of commercial value. The majority of the donor-funded projects in the past or the projects the government and development partners plan to implement shortly are about planting …
Mayor Sunil Sood did review of the works being done under JNNURM and ADB Project Uday from zone number 9 to 14 and gave instructions to start work immediately in those places where works have not started. In the meeting zonal presidents, corporators and zonal officers of zone number 9 …
THE GOVERNMENT has signed two agreements with the Asian Development Bank to avail loans of Rs 1,500 crore for improving urban infrastructure and highways in the North East region. The ministry of finance has signed a Rs 1,000 crore loan for the North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Programme …
The Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2009 is the flagship annual statistical data book of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). It presents the latest available economic, financial, social, environmental, and Millennium Development Goals (MDG) indicators for regional members of ADB. Data are grouped under MDG and Regional Tables. …
Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) has decided to file criminal and civil case against those who indulge in tapping water from 18 MGD pipeline illegally. Addressing the general body meeting of the City Corporation held on Friday, members raised objection over the inefficient water supply and water scarcity haunting the city …
This paper unpacks the key mechanisms, strategies and processes the IFIs have used to build agreement with their policies among government, donor and corporate circles. It also throws light on the ways in which the state (Union and State Governments) has accepted and actively advanced a policy programme for an …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sought government commitment to tax water used for irrigation, prior to release of funds for the construction of Diamer Bhasha dam. Sources in Finance Ministry told Business Recorder that ADB is of the view that water to be stored in the dam, if used …
