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 …
East Singhbhum has adopted the Unicef-sponsored Integrated Village Planning Process (IVPP) plan and has set up district planning and monitoring units (DPMU) for smooth implementation of the programme. The district was among 17 regions in the country where the programme was started by Unicef in 2005 with the aim to …
The government's flagship job security scheme - the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (nrega) -is set to undergo major changes by opening its doors to skilled labour and laying emphasis on creation of 'permanent' or 'viewable' assets. The idea, first mooted by Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia some …
Residents of Semartoli and Lupungtoli can now hope to light up their homes and have easy access to precious drops of water. The Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), which adopted the two hamlets tucked away in the Maoist pockets of Ranchi district, today begun work to turn them into model villages. …
To tap the growing potential in insurance sector, India Post is now giving much more importance to rural populace. Although India Post has been providing insurance schemes for the rural sector for long, it has now pulled up its socks to achieve significant targets this year. The department has already …
An externally aided $150 million project for the North East region is in the pipeline for improving the standard of living of the people of the rural areas of the region and if the project comes through, the Department for Development of North East Region (DoNER) will be the implementing …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The draft annual plan of the district panchayat has decided to give due importance to the monitoring of the projects implemented from this year. Monitoring committees will be formed under the guidance of working groups, as laid out in the guidelines of the State Government. The review of the …
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has said that he will take a leaf out of Switzerland to develop the countryside of the picturesque hill State.
Though Assam Budget 2009-10 is growth oriented, it has little provision for the revival of micro sector industries, which are in a dilapidated condition in the State, opined North Eastern Small Scale Industries Association (NESSIA). Reacting on the State budget in a press meet today, the association maintained that the …
Shoumojit Banerjee Plans to establish a Panchayati Bhavan in every district of Bihar For reforms: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Saturday steps would be taken to facilitate speedy settlement of disputes at the panchayat level and promised to radically alter the case …
Budgetary Support Likely To Rise Incrementally & As Share Of GDP Subhash Narayan & Rajeev Jayaswal NEW DELHI HERE are some likely Budget numbers: the exchequer
BHUBANESWAR: The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, celebrating its golden jubilee this year, has planned to scale up its activities in the corporate social responsibility sector in the State. The petroleum major will adopt villages for street lighting and rainwater harvesting and donate furniture and books to select government schools. Besides …
Amit Agnihotri July 2: As part of its 100-day agenda, the rural development ministry is planning annual employment reports for NREGS and revamp of banks and post-offices to facilitate payment of remuneration under the rural job scheme. Sources in the ministry said the department is planning further revamp of post-offices …
Re-Impact "Rural Energy Production from Bioenergy Projects" is a project funded by the European Union Aid Cooperation office which is promoting a sustainabilty assessment framework for bionergy project focussed on rural development in developing countries. The project has case studies in China, India, Uganda and South Africa. This paper provides …
K. Balchand NEW DELHI: The 2009-10 budget could see the integration of agricultural activities and rural development schemes not only because they helped to prevent the global slowdown from hitting the rural economy but also because the two sectors appear more likely to lift the country out of the rut. …
This discussion paper documents differing practices in traditional and modern food supply chains and identifies an agenda for future research. Finds that overall urban consumption is increasing, the urban food basket is shifting away from staples toward high-value products, and modern market channels (modern retail, food processing, and the food …
