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 …
The World Bank's press release on May 20 on the launch of the Commission on Growth and Development's report quoted the Commission's chairperson, Mike Spence as saying that the report "kills off once and for all the misguided notion that you can lift people out of poverty in the absence …
Explosive growth in offshoring may put pressure on wages and other costs in countries such as India, a World Trade Organization (WTO) report has said. "Offshoring is not without its risks and costs to financial institutions...explosive growth in offshoring may put pressure on wages and other costs in countries such …
THE CHIEF MINISTER WRITES Major Gen B C khanduri (retd) , Chief Minister, UttarakhandOur motto: Development, employment, corruption-free Uttarakhand As part of our initiative of getting in the views of chief ministers across all states, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Major Gen B C Khanduri talks about how he has revived the …
Taking a leaf out of Bihar's book, the department of information technology (DIT) has come up with the idea of setting up an RTI call centre which will allow applicants to seek information over the phone from any of the central government departments and organizations across the country. The call …
The State Government has taken loan worth Rs 20,145.39 crore as on March 31, 2008. The break-up of the loan amount is Rs 8,259.95 crore (market loan), Rs 2,685.94 crore (Central Government), Rs 489.86 crore (Others), Rs 4,710.53 crore (National Small Saving Fund) and Rs 3,999.19 (State Provident Fund). The …
Even India's poorest are being forced to pay bribes to ensure their children go to school. A Transparency International India-CMS survey, that looked at corruption in India's school education sector, specially focusing on BPL households settled in rural India, has thrown up shocking conclusions. Around seven lakh BPL households in …
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who has been in power for almost 10 years, has been credited with taking Delhi from a doom city to a boom city. But her detractors say she has made the city a huge construction site, as it gears up for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. How …
West Africa is one of the least green regions in the world, but the nation of Ghana has distinguished itself among its neighbors, achieving a rank of 86 on Yale and Columbia's Environmental Performance Index. In sub-Saharan Africa, only Gabon and the island nation of Mauritius rank higher, and Ghana …
Double-digit inflation in India is unusual since it has managed for many years with containing inflation to low single-digit figures. Indian voters are also inflation averse and for years the bureaucracy in charge of the economy has been sensitive to any upsurge in inflation. In those days their salaries were …
The state government is giving priority to north Bengal districts in setting up more industrial estates, state micro and small scale enterprises and textiles minister Mr Manab Mukherjee informed the Assembly today. The minister was replying to a question raised by the Congress Legislature Party leader, Dr Manas Bhuinya, on …
Pleading that development be given a chance, Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh today said that he is confident that all differences could be amicably resolved through discussion and dialogue. "I have often said that there is no grievance that cannot be addressed through a ballot box and no grievance that …
IANS NEW DELHI PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday unveiled a roadmap for all-round development of the northeast region by 2020 that will spur investment, reduce poverty, enhance connectivity and bring the region on a par with the rest of the country. Launching a charm offensive to woo the people …
Uttarakhand, in spite of being a small state, has certain key features that make it distinct from other states of the country and highlights its potential for development. However, development has predominantly been in the plains, and the hill districts have been left behind. All the hill districts have subsistence …
The vision document for the North East Region (NER) for 2020 has suggested an additional investment of Rs 13,29, 891 crore, for a period of 15 years between the 11 th Plan and the first three years of the 13 th Plan, to ensure development of the region equally with …
The Federally Administered Tribal Areas will get Rs8.662 billion for the Annual Development Programme for financial year 2008-09, showing an increase of 30 per cent over the previous year, officials said. The size of last year's ADP was Rs6.60 billion. Officials said 77 per cent of the new ADP funds …
