The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
S M Arun | ENS Thoothukudi, July 8 WHILE the proposed Indo-Sri Lanka ferry service between Thoothukudi-Colombo and Rameswaram-Talaimannar was given increased importance in terms of business and tourism related activities, the environmental aspect had taken a backseat, according to marine biologists and environmentalists. The Gulf of Mannar, the first …
A host of organisations from Tamil Nadu's coastal districts, representing the fishing communities, and advocacy groups submitted a memorandum for the rights of fishermen to over 50 MLAs and leaders from 10 major political parties. The memorandum contained reservations over parts of the Coastal Regulation Zone Amendments, 2010. The fishermen's …
J. Venkatesan New Delhi: With the Centre seeking time for completion of the Environment Impact Analysis (EIA) on an alternative alignment for the Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project without cutting across Adam's Bridge or Ramar Sethu, the Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred judgment till February 2011. Additional Solicitor-General Harin P. Raval …
The Tamil Nadu Government on Friday resolved to be firm on the Mullaperiyar issue. Presenting Budget 2010-11 at the new Assembly Complex, State Finance Minister K Anbazhagan said his Government had filed an interlocutory petition before the Supreme Court. This sought to recall its order constituting an Empowered Committee on …
EXPERTS from the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Kochi have set up equipment off Kodiakarai coast to carry out environ- mental impact assessment (EIA) for a new alignment of the Sethusamudram Ship- ping Canal project. In July 2008, following a Supreme Court directive Centre had appointed a pan- el …
RAMANATHAPURAM: Collector T.N. Hariharan on Thursday appealed to the fishermen to extend cooperation to the maritime scientists for undertaking studies for the Sethu Samudram Ship Channel project. In a statement, the Collector said that the scientists have planned to carry out studies with various instruments, some of them might be …
Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has been nominated by Union Ministry of Shipping to carry out environmental impact assessment (EIA) for new alignment of Sethu Samudram channel joining Southern tip of India and Northern tip of Sri Lanka. A press note by Press Information Bureau (PIB) reads that the …
Sharmistha Mukherjee / New Delhi January 5, 2010, 0:12 IST The Ministry of Shipping is nearly doubling the initial cost estimates of the controversial Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project, which aims to dredge a navigable channel through the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka.
THE Supreme Court on Monday posted to February 23, the case relating to Sethusamudram wherein Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy sought an alternate alignment for the project without affecting the revered Ramar Sethu. A Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, Justice R V Raveendran and Justice J M Panchal, …
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the government to finalise by February 23, 2010, the next date of hearing on how soon the expert panel headed by environmentalist R K Pachauri would conclude the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study of an alternative alignment for Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project between Dhanushkodi …
S.S. NEGI he Supreme Court on Monday did not approve the Centre taking too much time for submitting the report of the expert committee under R.K. Pachauri set up by the government to examfine the viability of controversial Sethusamundram project as the apex court is holding back its verdict reserved …
J. Venkatesan New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a fresh application filed by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy for a direction to the Centre to scrap the Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project citing the adverse report submitted by the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO). A Bench comprising Chief …
New Delhi: Janata Party president Subramaniam Swamy told the Supreme Court on Friday that experts had warned against going ahead with the Rs 2,400 crore Sethusamudram project in a development that could land the government in an embarassing position. The Manmohan Singh government had earlier boxed itself into a corner …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear in the first week of October a fresh application filed by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy for a direction to the Centre to scrap the Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project. A Bench comprising Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justices P. Sathasivam and B.S. Chauhan …
JANATA Party chief Subramanian Swamy on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking scrapping of the controversial Sethusamudram project, claiming that a government expert body has doubted its feasibility.
KUMBAKONAM: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the Centre is very much committed to implementing the Sethusamudram Project which will contribute substantially to country
THE Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project was being initiated without any study done on the potential impact of geological changes on the canal, Janata Party president Dr Subramanian Swamy said on Thursday. Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan
Mihir Mishra / New Delhi June 03, 2009, 1:15 IST As the new Union government takes its place in the saddle, the initial statements of intent by ministers have begun to create ripples. First up is Shipping Minister G K Vasan, who said upon taking charge that the United Progressive …
