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 …
Rise of 181 million in 10 years; decline in child sex ratio. India's population has jumped to 1.21 billion, an increase of more than 181 million during 2001-11, according to provisional data of Census 2011 released on Thursday. Though the population is almost equal to the combined population of the …
Delay in environmental clearances and increasing dependence on imported coal trigger a new strategic coal-securing policy India Inc seems to have hit upon a new strategic coal policy
The Annual Plan for Tripura for 2011-12 was finalised on Thursday at Rs.1,950 crore at a meeting here between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister Manik Sarkar. Initiating discussions on Tripura's performance, Mr. Ahluwalia lauded the State Government for empowering panchayati raj institutions and the progress …
Kohima, March 24: Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio today presented a deficit budget of Rs 602.30 crore. Rio said the current transaction of the coming year 2011-12 is estimated to result in a negative balance of Rs 0.86 crore. However, because of the estimated negative opening balance of Rs 601.44 …
Just when it seemed that a group of ministers under Pranab Mukherjee had broadly agreed to the new Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Bill, 2010, that asks companies to share 26 per cent of their net profit with the local population, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has …
Five of the eight members of the expert panel on ethanol pricing headed by Planning Commission member Saumitra Chaudhuri have not signed the final report submitted to the petroleum ministry. The absence of consensus among the committee members undermines the suggestion of a cap on the use of ethanol for …
The system of Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) devised by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) could adversely effect the overall energy security and impede long-term growth, the Planning Commission has said. It has asked the MoEF to focus on the
The Planning Commission has shot down a proposal of the Central Information Commission (CIC) to bring private entities executing projects under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, arguing that it is applicable on public authority and not on private companies. "RTI is not Right …
New Delhi: The Planning Commission on Tuesday approved Himachal Pradesh's Rs.3,300-crore Annual Plan outlay for 2011-12, which is 10 per cent more than the Plan size for the current fiscal. The Annual Plan was finalised at a meeting here between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Himachal Pradesh …
Improved life expectancy at birth has its own set of problems for the country Life expectancy at birth, or the average number of years a newborn infant would be expected to live if health and living conditions remain the same, is a standard indicator for the level of socio-economic development. …
Improved life expectancy at birth has its own set of problems for the country Life expectancy at birth, or the average number of years a newborn infant would be expected to live if health and living conditions remain the same, is a standard indicator for the level of socio-economic development. …
NEW DELHI: The Annual Plan for Rajasthan for 2011-12 was pegged at Rs.27,500 crore at a meeting here on Tuesday between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and State Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. The Plan outlay for the next fiscal is Rs.3,500 crore more than what was approved for …
Itanagar, Feb. 20: Arunachal Pradesh today asked the Centre for more security and a special financial package to boost development along the 1,200-km border with China, given the neighbour
The Parikh panel constituted by the Planning Commission a year ago to prepare a strategy for making the country a low carbon emission economy, will submit its report in the first week of March. "The report would focus on four broad areas, including electrical (appliances) efficiency," Parikh said. The other …
An administrative sanction can be accorded for diverting maximum two hectare forest lands for non-forestry works in seven more districts apart from Left Wing Extremism affected Balaghat district selected by Planning Commission. Besides Balaghat district, the Planning Commission has empowered the State Government to sanction diversion of forest lands maximum …
The plan panel, however, has asked the Bihar government to speed up power sector reform in the state during the current financial year itself Intending to give fillip to the efforts made by the state government, the planning commission on Tuesday agreed to give a substantial 20 percent hike to …
Tribal communities are vulnerable not only because they are poor, assetless and illiterate compared to the general population, their distinct vulnerability arises from their inability to negotiate and cope with the consequences of their forced integration with the mainstream economy, society, and cultural and political system. The repercussions for the …
