The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The district planning board here has approved Rs 54 crore for the development of Gautam Budh Nagar in the current year. The fund will be remitted to the 36 departmental accounts by the state government, which will be spent in a planned manner, it is learnt. Maximum funds have been …
Once-parched and barren Barmer is turning over a new leaf. About five years ago, Poona Ram, 45, shifted from this desert district of Rajasthan to Gujarat in search of work. He was unable to support his family at a place that could not give him employment. But Poona Ram returned. …
Sunita Narain profiles the man who never took half steps to development and transformed a drought-hit village into a prosperous one back in the 1980s Anna Hazare The first time I met Anna Hazare was in the mid-1980s. My colleague Anil Agarwal was travelling in search of answers to how …
Jamshedpur, April 5: For the little-known tribal village of Janumdih, the status of an exotic weekend getaway is close at hand. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has shown interest in promoting rural tourism at Janumdih, with a two-member team recently visiting the village in Potka block. …
KOLKATA, 5 APRIL: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has decided to increase the priority lending by Rs 20,000 crore for the state in 2011-12, said Mr PVS Suryakumar, general manager of Nabard. Speaking at a Press conference held in the city today, Mr Suryakumar said in …
Central Planning Commission Vice Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia appreciated the use of information technology in the forest department of Madhya Pradesh Government and asked the officials to give presentation in Delhi in this regard. Ahluwalia along with forest minister Sartaj Singh apprised himself of application of information technology in the …
Catering to its Dalit vote bank, the Bahujan Samaj Party government has sanctioned Rs 1,250 crore for construction of roads in Ambedkar villages that were identified in the party's last three regimes but where work had come to a halt with the fall of the party's governments. A highly placed …
To preserve the natural heritage of Konkan region and to develop the socio-economic status, strategic scientific planning of agro-tourism as a form of rural tourism is a need of hour. Therefore the focus should be on infrastructure development schemes coupled with anti-poverty fund schemes for increasing income and employment opportunities.
A budget of Rs 21,000 crore has been approved by the three boards of Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development authorities at a board meeting held here yesterday. Mohinder Singh, chairman of three authorities briefing mediamen after the meeting, said, "Rs 4,955 crore has been approved for Noida, …
New Delhi: A pilot survey finding that 25-30% of the rural population can be automatically excluded from food security entitlements for below poverty line population might help forge a consensus between the government and the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council. The
Minister for Rural Development and Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Mohammad Sagar has said that proposal for construction of Chhatroo-Singhpora-Vailoo tunnel is under consideration, adding that study of the project has been conducted and recently mode of execution of the project discussed at a high level meeting. Replying to a question by …
Based on field studies in 7 cases rural renewable energy projects in Brandenburg (federal state of Germany) were analysed during an 18 month period (early 2009 to mid 2010). The study identified relevant social dimensions of renewable energy technology and classified them according to organizational complexity, technology acceptance, participation by …
13th Finance Commission has projected a growth rate of 14.14 per cent. RANCHI: The Jharkhand Government on Monday presented in the State Assembly a Rs.33,121.70-crore budget for 2011-12 focusing on development of roads, energy and rural segments. Presenting the budget, Deputy Chief Minister Hemant Soren said the State's total internal …
This has reference to the letter published in EPW (“Operation Flood: Reviving Debates”, 29 January 2011) on the said subject. The authors of the letter are eminent scholars and well known for their critical work on the Operation Flood (OF) programme. I welcome their initiative to revive the debate on …
Centre rethinks allocation due to poor utilisation of money. Rural Ministry likely to have Rs. 18,000 crore by way of carry forward in its kitty under MGNREGS.
Kohima, March 2: Nagaland government employees working for rural development were today called upon to work together and constructively for sustainable development of the rural areas. The parliamentary secretary of the state rural development department, Pangnyu Phom, who was the chief guest at the annual conference of the Nagaland Rural …
The workers covered under the purview of the scheme now will be drawing wages at Rs. 119 a day A section of society feels that the works assigned will be of no use Tirupur: The increase in the wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) that …
