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 …
The third meeting of Pakistan-Tajikistan joint economic commission concluded here on Tuesday with the resolve to continue talks on all matters, including Casa-1,000 project which is meant to import electricity from Tajikistan to Afghanistan and Pakistan. However, the project is still in the planning phase despite three years of discussion. …
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 …
Widening project has hit the national highway near Ranchi Ranchi, July 17: At least 40 road projects, ideated to improve travel experience and trade prospects within Jharkhand, are held up because of nagging land acquisition problems, prompting the departmental secretary, N.N. Sinha, putting a stop on new projects without mandatory …
The government is considering to set up tourism development councils for prominent tourist destinations in the state like Kufri, Naldehra, Dharamsala, Mcleodganj, Dalhousie and Khajjiar, in association with local representatives. It also proposes a single-window system for grant of essentiality certificate for tourism projects involving investment of Rs 50 crore …
The Asian Development Bank will fund $120 million for solid waste management and food safety in six city corporations and five municipalities in Bangladesh, Dhaka City Corporation officials said. The five-year project titled
The Asian Development Bank will fund $120 million for solid waste management and food safety in six city corporations and five municipalities in Bangladesh, Dhaka City Corporation officials said. The five-year project titled
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday it will help 30 urban centres in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka to improve water management to enhance economic opportunities and reduce water-borne diseases. "Intermittent water supplies are the norm in South Asian urban centres. There are no strategies to make water available …
New Delhi: Foreign minister S M Krishna on Thursday said China had recently objected to Asian Development Bank (ADB) funding an irrigation project in Arunachal Pradesh, which was a
Saubhadro Chatterji / New Delhi July 10, 2009, 0:15 IST The diplomatic tug of war between India and China over the $60 million loan from the Asian Development Bank, or ADB, for Arunachal Pradesh has entered a new arena: Japan. Both India and China are trying to win over Asia
Centre today formally admitted that China had recently objected to Asian Development Bank (ADB) funding of an irrigation project in Arunachal Pradesh, describing it as
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide financial assistance of Rs. 10 billion (US$85million) for the implementation of the Dry Zone Urban Water and Sanitation project in Sri Lanka. According to ADB the total investment cost of the project is US$113 million. The assistance includes a concessional loan …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide financial assistance of US$ 85 million (Rs. 10 billion) for the implementation of Dry Zone Urban Water and Sanitation Project. The total cost of the project is US$ 113 million. The ADB assistance includes a concessional loan of US$ 59.78 million, …
In order to improve electricity supply Madhya Pradesh Central Region Power Distribution Company has taken various steps in 16 districts. The company informed that works worth Rs 106 crore are underway at Guna and Ashok Nagar districts, which are being carried out by NECL (NTPC). Similarly, work orders worth Rs …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide financial assistance of US$ 85 million (Approximately Rs 10 billion) for the implementation of Dry Zone Urban Water & Sanitation Project in Sri Lanka. The total investment cost of the project is US$ 113 million. The ADB assistance includes a concessional …
Mumbai: India will have a GDP growth that is higher than that of China in the next few years, said Oxus Research and Investment chirman Surjit Bhalla in his address to delegates at the fourth global meeting of the Emerging Markets Forum here on Wednesday. In the session titled
For Clean Energy and Access Improvement: The Asian Development Bank has provided financial assistance amounting to US $ 164 mn (approximately Rs. 19 billion) for the implementation of Clean Energy and Access Improvement Project in Sri Lanka. The total investment cost of this project is US $ 188 mn of …
