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 …
Agriculture remains an important source of livelihood for the majority of Africans but the sector is still very unproductive, resulting in food insecurity and large imports of staple foods, putting additional strain on scarce foreign exchange reserves. Acknowledging the rapid uptake of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Africa and …
Africa’s positive economic growth over the past two decades has shown resilience in the wake of the international crisis of 2008. However, this positive performance has not yet translated its economic gains into meaningful social development. Rising incomes have often gone hand in hand with rising inequality – undermining the …
Justice Rahim was addressing a workshop on `Role of NGT in environment protection' organised by Bharati Vidyapeeth's New Law College in Pune recently. PUNE: Judicial member of National Green Tribunal's (NGT) western region bench in Pune has said that the green tribunal has a mission to strike a fine balance …
An Act to provide for facilitating the promotion and development of investment in Bihar and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Whereas establishment of new enterprises by leveraging the abundant natural and human resources available in the state will lead to the generation of employment and improvement of the …
The Government of Bihar is committed for the inclusive economic development of the State. Though the state is primarily an agrarian state but contribution of secondary sector i.e. industries, in inclusive economic development of the state is of equal importance and therefore can't be ignored. The State Government has taken …
The Ministry of Mines has prepared the draft rules named “The Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2016” under section 18 of the MMDR Act, 1957, for the conservation and systematic development of minerals and for the protection of environment and for purposes connected therewith.
Bolivia’s TIPNIS Highway, which would have bisected a national park and remote indigenous lands, was to be largely financed by BNDES, Brazil’s development bank. Instead, the project met with intense protests from indigenous groups and environmentalists, and was abandoned. The highway project was cancelled in 2011 before BNDES had contributed …
This report takes stock of the power sector in India and discusses the interventions required to achieve round-the-clock power supply and propose directions for stakeholders in the Indian power and energy sectors. Rapid economic growth in India has led to a surge in energy demand in the country. India, the …
If the Centre accepts recommendations of these reports, 60% of the Ghats will be opened up for development and will affect the water security of millions. Millions of Indians living in the six Western Ghat states will have to wait longer before the Centre takes a final call on eco-sensitive …
The Standing Committee on Coal and Steel present this Twenty-second Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on Science & Technology/Research & Development in Mining Sector relating to the Ministry of Mines. The Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (2015-16) had selected the subject for detailed examination and report to the Parliament. The …
The Standing Committee on Coal and Steel present this Twenty-First Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject "Research and Development in Iron and Steel Sector" relating to the Ministry of Steel. Steel is a core industry critical for India's future growth and development. Indian Steel Sector contributes nearly 2% to …
Social activist S.R. Hiremath said civil society should launch a collective struggle against forces engaged in the plundering of natural resources in the name of economic development. Mr. Hiremath was speaking after releasing the book Swargakke moore maili at a programme held at the premises of Shivamogga Press Trust on …
The Standing Committee on Energy present this Twenty-first Report on the action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Thirteenth Report of the Standing Committee on Energy on 'Development and Status of Small Hydro Sector'.
INDORE: State industry minister Rajendra Shukla has asked industry department officials to begin allotment process for the 'Namkeen Cluster'. For past three years many industrial plots are still looking for investors. While directing officials here on Sunday, industry minister has asked officials to speed up the process and start allocation. …
This paper charts the institutions and actors in the climate change adaptation (CCA) space in rural and urban semi-arid India and finds that development and adaptation span a continuum in policy and practice. The publication interrogates policies, programmes and projects in India. Adaptation is a key process for human and …
While facing serious problems with poverty in vast areas of the nation's less-developed cities, the government is confident in sharing its zero slum target by 2019 at the upcoming global meeting on urban development. Making the target even more optimistic, the government -- through the Public Works and Housing Ministry …
The face of development has changed, with diverse stakeholders involved – and implicated – in what are more and more seen as global and interlinked concerns. At the same time, there is an urgent need to mobilise unprecedented resources to achieve the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The private sector …
Ethiopia has emerged as one of Africa’s champions in responding to the implications of climate change. This is demonstrated by the strong commitment shown by the country’s political leadership on the issues. Much of this commitment has been driven by the impacts of climatic events in Ethiopia, mainly the drought …
The State government will go ahead with the development project planned for Chamundi Hills by keeping environmental concerns in mind, said Minister for Public Works H.C. Mahadevappa. Addressing a press conference here, the first after taking over as Minister in charge of the district, he said he too was in …
This report addresses the economic, environmental and social dimensions of agricultural development, with the objective of ensuring food and nutrition security, in terms of availability, access, utilization and stability. It focuses on the livestock component of agricultural systems, given the role of livestock as an engine for the development of …
