The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025, passed by the Rajasthan Assembly, aims to establish a Bikaner Development Authority to regulate development activities in the Bikaner district. The bill was passed by voice vote, with the opposition Congress walking out of the House due to insufficient discussion. The bill was introduced …
An amount of Rs 350 crore has been spent till date on the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) schemes in the State. Schemes under the NREGA have been implemented in all the 27 districts of the State. Under the provisions of the Act, 20 lakh families …
Greater Noida: A revolution of sorts is reportedly unfolding at Gautam Buddh Nagar here, as the Yamuna Expressway Authority (YEA) has started purchasing plots directly from farmers. It made the first purchase on Friday evening. Greater Noida sub-registrar Rajesh Tiwari informs,
State governments offer incredulous incentives to lure Tata in the last few days Maharashtra and West Bengal witnessed two diametrically opposite developments. In Maharashtra, for the first time in the history of this country, affected farmers voted in a referendum on the upcoming Reliance special economic zone (sez). Initial results …
STOCKHOLM: Paul Krugman, the Princeton University scholar and New York Times columnist, won the Nobel prize in economics on Monday for his analysis of how economies of scale can affect trade patterns and the location of economic activity. Krugman has been a harsh critic of the Bush administration and the …
One of the many projects of Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) is of building thousands of toilet blocks across Mumbai Metropolitan Region. However, the condition of the toilets in its own backyard seems to be very poor. The MMRDA headquarters in Bandra-Kurla Complex has two wings - one of …
This report shows the results under a Greenhouse Development Rights (GDRs) regime for global effort sharing until 2050. In addition, it compares the GDRs approach to several other effort sharing approaches for different stabilisation levels.
Interview with V. Irai Anbu, Secretary, Department of Tourism and Culture, Tamil Nadu. V. IRAI ANBU took over as Secretary, Department of Tourism and Culture, Tamil Nadu, on January 2, 2007. A proactive officer, he has given a thrust to schemes such as popularisation of lesser-known tourist centres, destination development, …
Apparently, PepsiCo's Indian interests are not confined to Indra Nooyi. The soft drink major has big plans and will invest $500 million over the next three years in its Indian operations. It hopes to triple its revenues over the next five year, as well. Nooyi, chairperson and CEO of m …
Chorgalia is a small village at the foot of the rather less prominent Shivaliks in the Kumaon Himalayas, close to the city of Haldwani. A somnolent settlement at the mouth of a pass where the Nandhor river bounces off the hills into the open countryside of 'Bhabar', it was the …
Hundreds of trees along the Mohali-Kharar stretch of National Highway-21 are being axed these days to pave way for the much-awaited four-laning of the highway stretch, ill-famed as the
This year, for once, the devastating floods of Bihar seem to have touched us. Last year, when the same region was reeling under what was said to be the worst floods in living history, we simply did not know. Media had flashed a few images, but it was more of …
PEPSICO chief and US-India Business Council chairman Indra Nooyi has advocated the need for agrarian reforms in the country in order to foster inclusive growth.
SHAJU PHILIP THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEPTEMBER 24 The CPI(M)-led Left Government in Kerala has failed to break the deadlock over permitting special economic zones (SEZs) in the private sector after the CPI, a key ally in the Government, demanded a new legislation to protect the larger interests of the state and workers. …
