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 National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) 2005 has been a landmark legislation in the Indian history of social security legislation post independence. This Act has been devised as a public works programme with a rights-based approach of providing 100 days of guaranteed wage employment as income security to rural …
India among the first few countries in the world to implement a broad-based counter-cyclic policy package to respond to the negative fallout of the global slowdown. The Advance Estimates for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for 2009-10 pegged at 7.2 per cent. The final figure expected to be higher when …
AIZAWL, Jan 29: The State unit of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), in its project sanctioning committee (PSC) meeting here recently, has sanctioned a number of projects under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) to the Mizoram Government. Official sources today said NABARD has sanctioned a project that …
Continuing its support for Rural Infrastructure Development in the State, NABARD has sanctioned Rs 95.02 crore to GOMP under RIDF-XV for construction of 22 rural bridges in 14 districts. On completion of the project, 505 villages will be benefited by way of reduction in travelling distance by 365 km. Besides …
The government has roped in the Asian Development Bank to assist it in implementing the restructured programme of Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas on a pilot basis The government has roped in the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to assist it in implementing the restructured programme of Providing Urban Amenities …
Maharashtra Government is planning an ambitious project for development of rural areas by introducing an eco-village concept, which would give incentives to villages for preserving environment. "We are planning the eco-village concept which would serve both the purposes - development and preservation of environment of the villages," Rural Development Minister …
A State level Panchayat Sammelan was held today at Sichey, which organised by the Rural Management and Development Department (RMDD). Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling was the chief guest on the occasion, CB Karki, Minister of Rural Management and Development, TT Bhutia Minister of PHE, DB Thapa Minister of Urban …
Saubhadro Chatterji / New Delhi January 19, 2010, 0:42 IST After the infrastructure sector, the public-private partnership (PPP) model will be extended to rural job generation as well. The initial success of the flagship National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) has prompted the rural development ministry to seek a four-fold increase …
The National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has agreed in principle to allow detailed project reports (DPR) of bridges of less than 60 metre span on the basis of preliminary projects drawings so that more projects could be funded. The matter was discussed during a meeting of high …
National Bank for Rural and Agriculture Development (Nabard), Jharkhand unit, today laid out an annual credit plan of Rs 9299.29 crore for various priority sectors of the state. The annual credit plan for 2010-11 was discussed at a meeting here with top government officials, including chief secretary Shiv Basant. Nabard …
WITH 96% children of rural India in the age group 6-14 now enrolled in schools, the government appears to have beaten the odds in the numbers game. However, providing quality education to them remains dismal. The Annual Status of Education Report 2009 brought out by a network of civil society …
The state government has sanctioned Rs 63 crore to Panchayat and Rural Development Department to undertake employment-oriented works in 38 districts, which have been affected by drought in the wake of scanty rainfall during 2009-10. Out of these funds, Rs 40 crore has been allocated by the office of Relief …
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed formulation of an integrated scheme for installing diesel and electric pumps at wells, dug under the Kapildhara Yojana, in farms belonging to tribal folk, Scheduled Castes (SC) and small and marginal peasants. ''To ensure irrigation via these wells, it is imperative that the …
BHUBANESWAR: She had no formal education beyond Class V and was married off at age 12, but for her sheer leadership qualities and dedication for saving water as a natural resource and other green initiatives, she has become a role model for the youths in Bihar. Aptly called the green …
Two-year delay Under the scheme, Rs 35,000 per village was envisaged. Yet the villages selected for the implementaion of the scheme for 2006-07 were not supplied with books even two years after the introduction of the scheme THE Anaithu Grama Anna Marumalarchi Thittam (AGAMT) has come in for sharp criticism …
