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 …
To bridge the infrastructure deficit in both quality and quantity, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the road transport and highways ministry and NHAI to expedite the awarding of projects. The PM said at a review meeting that he expected the NHAI and ministry to exceed its target of awarding …
J&K; gears up for final plan meet JAMMU, The State Government has braced itself up for its final plan meeting with full Planning Commission on June 15 to finalise its current financial year
COIMBATORE: Public consultation meetings will be held at Udumalpet and Pollachi on June 4 to get feedback on the proposed four-lane work on National Highway 209 from Dindigul to Coimbatore. Project Director of National Highways Authority of India-Coimbatore P. Manivannan told The Hindu on Friday that the meeting would be …
New Delhi A non-descript washery to clean coal of its ash content near Raigarh, the centre of the coal belt in Chattisgarh state has recently fenced itself around for reasons of security. The manager of the washery said it provides a nice target for Naxalites who are otherwise mostly confined …
Kolkata For each wagon of coal that Sajjan Jindal sends to his steel plant in the Bellary belt of Karnataka, it takes four layers of committees at the central government to clear the consignment. But he can consider himself lucky. Had he bought the coal from the market, as hundreds …
Even as the government is mulling setting an ambitious target of creating new power generation capacity of one lakh MW for 12th Plan (2012-17), Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh thinks that is "ecologically unsustainable". Expressing serious concerns during the full Planning Commission meeting headed by Prime Minister Manmohan …
THE national vaccine policy draft, submitted in the Delhi High Court recently, strongly favours inclusion of new vaccines in the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP). The court had sought the draft from the Centre last year in a case against introduction of new vaccines. It will hear the case next on …
The Planning Commission’s definition of poverty is inexplicableIn the urban sprawl that is Delhi, as in any other metro in the country, earning no more than Rs 25 per day with a family to support would prove nightmarish. Food and clothes have to be bought, there may be school-going children, …
The Union Cabinet has approved a headcount to assess the number of people below the poverty line (BPL) after a gap of nine years, but it could not end a debate over the methodology of counting the poor and extending social welfare activities like food and health to all. On …
Maharashtra government has demanded the Planning Commission to grant an environmental bonus for Gadchiroli to develop this region, known for its green cover. "We have demanded environmental bonus for Gadchiroli in our recent meeting with the Planning Commission as the region has 85-87% forest cover, which has hampered development there," …
Dhumal to Planning Commission n Double the plan size in view of high inflation rate n Prepare a road map for tapping hydropower potential n Make adequate transmission arrangements from all river basins n Address critical issues like forest clearances and payment of Net Present Value in respect of road …
During Regional Consultation on Approach to 12th Plan, organised at Delhi Secretariat. The need for the northern States to cooperate in the development of infrastructure for meeting the basic needs of the people relating to housing, water, power and transportation was stressed during the Regional Consultation on Approach to 12th …
As the Planning Commission starts preparing itself to approach the 12th Five-Year Plan, its Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia identifies issues like urbanisation, energy as well as water management and environment-friendly growth as much bigger challenges than at the beginning of the current Plan.
The Planning Commission’s High Level Expert Group has given its provisional progress report on developing a framework for universal health coverage. Its mandate is to suggest a strategy for universal health coverage rather than a universal healthcare system. The latter would be geared to a progressive socialisation of healthcare based …
This paper attempts to review the recent performance of the economy and lists the priorities and challenges for the Twelfth Plan. The Indian economy will enter the Twelfth Plan period in an environment of great promise, but the next five years will also be a period of major challenges. The …
Kerala on Thursday sought Central assistance of Rs.375 crore for disbursing compensation to the people hit by the ill-effects of endosulfan. It also proposed building a super-specialty hospital for the victims. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who arrived here in the morning, raised the issue before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when …
