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 …
Sindh Health Minister Dr Saghir Ahmed has said that the development project being executed at the Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) at a cost of Rs90 million is in its final stage of completion. The project envisages upgrading of cardiac unit, gastro investigation unit, gynae I, II and III, surgical units …
Interview with M. Angamuthu, Deputy Commissioner, Karbi Anglong. A woman seeking information at the Deputy Commissioner's office in Diphu. Karbi Anglong is the first district in north-eastern India to get ISO 9001:2000 certification. When he took over as the Deputy Commissioner of Central Assam's Karbi Anglong district in September 2006, …
The States of north-eastern India demand their share of the development pie. PTI Union Minister for the Development of the North-Eastern Region Mani Shankar Aiyar (centre) with Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar (third from left), his Mizoram counterpart Zoramthanga (right) and Manipur counterpart Okram Ibobi Singh (extreme right), along with …
In three to four months from now, students of Panjab University are going to see their A C Joshi library functioning in a whole new way. Smart card entry, unmanned counters, electronically generated receipts, digital library assistant, microchips fitted in books
Govt windfall for mega project promoters In a windfall for project promoters in Punjab the government has announced special incentives for the development of integrated industrial parks. While reducing the area under industrial component for these projects, the government has increased the commercial component. Promoters of these
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed the implementation of announcements regarding Panchayat and Rural Development Department at his residence here today. Out of 680 announcements, 521 have been completely implemented or are nearing completion. Rest of the announcements of continuous nature are under various stages of implementation. Those present at …
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday said that it would launch an agitation in Uttar Pradesh to expose exploitation of farmers whose land had been acquired for various projects, including numerous housing schemes, at throwa-way rates. Law and order had deteriorated and Dalits and women we're suffering, PCC president Rita …
In the last few months there have been more than a few instances of sparring between the different state governments and the central government. So, if the Jaipur blasts became a bone of political contention about crucial intelligence reports, West Bengal becomes an election battleground where the allies at the …
Two pieces of legislation, which will impact millions of people displaced or threatened with displacement in the name of development, will soon come up for discussion in the monsoon session of Parliament. ngos and activists, however, warn that rather than addressing the issue of forcible displacement, the twin bills
The Right to Environment was not initially guaranteed by the Constitution as a fundamental right. Indira Gandhi's otherwise infamous 42 nd Amendment made it a constitutional expectation (Article 48-A). After the emergency, the Supreme Court of India converted this expectation into a guaranteed "collective' right for all people in India …
The development agenda of the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development has undergone modifications that are unfavourable for developing nations. Can the recent Accra Accord change this? How can UNCTAD be better enabled to address critical development issues?
Indigenous institutions have positive capabilities in natural resource management which have to be considered along with the negative aspects of tradition and prejudice. A context specific assessment of the powers to be given to such institutions must therefore be done.
Dist one of most educationally backward regions in country with literacy rates as low as 1.76 pc The Haryana government has chalked out a programme to check the drop-out rate and improve educational level in Mewat district, one of the most educationally backward regions in the country. The overall literacy …
Climate change is one of the most serious threats the world faces. It will affect all of us, but will have a disproportionate impact on millions of poor rural people. Climate change is a challenge to everyone working in development and will make it more difficult to achieve the Millennium …
This document presents a simple approach to elaborate a scenario regarding the potential impacts of a tsunami in a city exposed to such a hazard. The approach has been tailored to span eleven typical development sectorswhich are present in every city such as health,education,housing, life-lines, transportation, telecommunications, industry, government, etc.
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a popular tourist destination in India. This has meant a slew of proposals to expand and intensify tourism, huge investment in infrastructure, improved connectivity and relaxation on Leave Travel Concession (LTC) for domestic tourists. However, these plans are not based on how tourism impacts …
Poor nations have been given a little more say in the International Monetary Fund (imf). On April 28, members of the imf approved a proposal to give developing countries more power in the institution. The reform has increased voting rights of developing countries from 31.7 per cent to 34.49 per …
A scanning electron micrograph depicts staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Bacteria such as this and E coli were found in nearly half the babies who died of SIDS, British scientists found in their study. LONDON (AP)
