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 …
Driving to the Kalinga Nagar Industrial Zone to commemorate the first anniversary of tribals killed during a protest, stone crushers line the newly paved highway. Women, children and men wield hammers under a hot sun, shattering stones. The wage is Rs 40-Rs 60 per day, some work at least for …
Following farmers' protests against their displacement for land acquired for special economic zones (sezs), the central government on January 22, 2007, held up approvals for fresh sezs. So far, the total area that has been marked for land acquisition for 237 sezs across the country is about 34,509 hectare (ha) …
Till some time back, India was the poster child of globalisation. A country which opened out to the world in the early 1990s and the world responded enthusiastically. The Indian economy grew. A section of people in the country prospered. The poster child now seems poised for adulthood. So believes …
in may 2004, India had a new government at the Centre. Bangalore and Hyderabad, the two boroughs of shining India, saw their chief ministers eat humble pie at the hustings. An India not very often visible
THE centre's commitment to targets stipulated by the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003, threatens to set it on a collision course with states. The matter at hand is funding social sector projects. Going by discussions on preparation of the Union budget 2007-2008, the centre seems to have made …
Current policies belie avowed focus on Plant Earth The 94th Indian Science Congress's focal theme stressed protection of the Earth from environmental degradation, natural and human-made disasters and the perils of pollution. But is the Indian science establishment geared to tackle such issues. Is it even interested? A look at …
Ending a three-year halt in providing aid, the European Union (eu) recently resumed aid payments to the West African nation of Guinea. The eu had earlier given the country around us $152 million for development. Part of the aid was frozen in 2002 over the country's lack of political stability, …
The land of battles has another battle up its sleeve now. So far, it has been unable to attract too many investments and is lagging behind in key development indices. However, all that is set to change now with the state Government finally taking some innovative measures. Three years ago, …
The Human Development Report 2007/2008 shows that climate change is not just a future scenario. Increased exposure to droughts, floods and storms is already destroying opportunity and reinforcing inequality. Meanwhile, there is now overwhelming scientific evidence that the world is moving towards the point at which irreversible ecological catastrophe becomes …
This study aims at examining the impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on human development and poverty reduction in India. It identifies three channels through which SEZs address these issues: employment generation, skill formation (human capital development), and technology and knowledge upgradation. It examines how the impact of SEZs is …
While the climate debate is raging, the climate negotiations themselves are barely moving. Finger pointing seems to be the name of the game, with each negotiating bloc focused on passing the bill for solving the climate crisis onto the others. The process as a whole is in impasse, and it's …
This manual starts out with a clear exposé of the contextual issues surrounding the water and sanitation crisis in many countries of the world, encompassing legal foundations, entitlements, responsibilities and questions of accountability. It addresses how legal obligations flowing from the right to water and sanitation may be realised, giving …
This manual starts out with a clear expose of the contextual issues surrounding the water and sanitation crisis in many countries of the world, encompassing legal foundations, entitlements, responsibilities and questions of accountability. It addresses how legal obligations flowing from the right to water and sanitation may be realised, giving …
The report looks at the circumstances in which the GATT was born and goes on to explain why governments believe it is in their interests to cooperate on trade matters. This is followed by a discussion of how the GATT/WTO as an institution can foster greater international cooperation. Finally, the …
This book is about the politics of water resource development management in India, with special reference to the Narmada river water dispute. The author draws on a wealth of studies on Narmada as also his own research to analyse the controversy from the perspective of a political scientists. Given the …
The publication describes world trade trends,and focusing on trade in merchandise and trade in commercial services. It presents detailed analytical tables, and they are introduced with a small textual description highlighting recent trade developments and issues of particular interest for readers. It is also dedicated to Metadata (sources and definitions …
Australia’s overseas development aid assistance is set to increase substantially over the next four years. This much welcomed increase could be stretched in multiple directions to satisfy multiple needs. This paper is a contribution to the debate on how best to direct Australia’s investments to meet the objective of reducing …
This report is intended to be a reference document for various parties involved in hydropower development in India. It provides an assessment of the hydropower development potential in India. The report also annexes an overview of hydropower development prospects in the states of Uttarakhand (formerly Uttaranchal), Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and …
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) is a ground-breaking study on how humans have altered ecosystems, and how changes in ecosystem services affect human well-being, both now and in the future. Integrating findings at the local, regional, global scales and from alternative intellectual traditions, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment presents a stark …
