Nearly 65% of adults in the Arab region remain excluded from formal financial systems, according to a new report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). The Annual SDG Review 2025 paints a sobering picture of persistent financial exclusion that is undermining the region’s ability …
In a week when the central food ministry is reviewing the functioning of the much-maligned public distribution system (PDS) and plans to pull up laggard states on poor storage facilities, low grain offtake, high diversion and a persistently slacking programme, an objective relook at the world
The Delhi government has recently informed the Planning Commission that gross domestic product (GDP) rate of the city government is estimated at 11-11.5 per cent during the 12th Five Year Plan period as against the current rate of around 10.5 per cent, sources said. This has been estimated after taking …
JAMMU: The State Government has geared itself up to secure a handsome amount under 12th five year plan, starting from next year, as the Central Government including the Finance Ministry and the Planning Commission have started convening meetings of different States to discuss their priority areas and quantum of the …
Planning Commission has reached out to citizens through civil society groups and a Facebook page for their inputs while framing the 12th plan. An insider explains the intricate process which has been like redesigning the aircraft while flying.
A day after voluntary Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) guidelines were released by the Government, Mr Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries Ltd, said that India needs a unique development model for equitable economic growth.
The longstanding dilemma of how to best ensure the survival of one of India’s extant prehistoric peoples—the Jarawas of the Andaman islands—and their traditions is again occupying centrestage. A controversial proposal to bring these people into the mainstream, that was to be taken up for discussion in June by the …
Even as the government has finalised its plan to make profit sharing with affected locals mandatory for companies in the coal mining sector as a compensation for area damage and displacement, the Planning Commission, the country
The Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) today held a procession of hundreds of its activists from the Red Fort to the Chief Minister's office to protest against the proposed privatisation of water in Delhi. The announcement in this regard was made by Sheila Dikshit in March this year. The …
Jayalalithaa is happy, hopes Manmohan will consider her requests made earlier The Plan outlay for Tamil Nadu for 2011-12 has been fixed at Rs.23, 535 crore, which is Rs. 3,467 crore more than the 2010-11 outlay. This was decided at the meeting here on Wednesday between Tamil Nadu Chief Minister …
Mines Ministry Does a U-Turn, Now Wants Miners to Share 26% of Royalty With Locals Earlier, former mines minister BK Handique had stressed that miners share 26% of their net profits In a reversal of its earlier stance, the mines ministry has now suggested that the miners share 26% of …
- Planning Commission deputy chairman meets chief ministers for consultation Guwahati, July 4: The Twelfth Five Year Plan will focus on further development of infrastructure and connectivity in the Northeast.
With the Supreme Court directing the government to allocate additional five million tonnes of foodgrain to 150 poorest districts across the country, the Planning Commission has given two different lists of such districts to a committee appointed by the apex court. Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia was …
A Group of Ministers (GoM) chaired by Pranab Mukherjee is expected to finalise a methodology for sharing of mining profits with local residents when it meets on July 7. The meeting, likely to be the last, will decide if miners should part with a percentage of profits or continue to …
Health is currently a privilege in India. Not a right. Maternal and child health remains neglected even after countless plans, programmes and political proclamations. Every year, nearly 60,000 women die in pregnancy and childbirth, while approximately 1.7 million children less than five years of age also die. In absolute numbers, …
Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today lamented that most of the current government programmes lacked a proper evaluation mechanism. "We need to assess the impact of government programmes in a more accurate manner and cannot just say that over a period of time the programme has changed lives, …
In December 2009, just before the disastrous climate conference at Copenhagen, environment minister Jairam Ramesh announced a voluntary and unilateral emissions reduction target for the country. He committed a 20-25 per cent reduction in the emissions intensity of the country’s GDP by 2020 below the 2005 levels. A month later, …
Says tough policy decisions hold the key; cautions against raising unrealistic expectations Montek Singh AhluwaliaAt a time when there is pressure on growth due to interest rate increases by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to curb inflation, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said India is in …
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 …
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention to decide the final price of ethanol for blending in petrol to ensure smooth supply of the product during the 2011-12 season. In August last year, the government had fixed an interim price of Rs 27 a litre for …
