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 …
Social Progress Index puts Norway on top, U.S. at 16th place Out of 133 countries rated on indicators of well-being such as health, water and sanitation, personal safety, access to opportunity, tolerance, inclusion, personal freedom and choice India has secured the 101th place. This is lower than India’s rank, of …
THE history of economics has been, among other things, a story of learning to care less about land. The physiocrats of 18th-century France saw it as the primary guarantor of wealth. Adam Smith included it alongside labour and capital as one of the three factors of production that combined to …
Addis Ababa — EAST African Cooperation Minister, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, has said that Agenda 2063 has come at a time when the continent needs sustained and inclusive development to eradicate poverty. Agenda 2063 is a global strategy to optimise the use of Africa's resources for the benefit of all Africans …
Original one, promulgated on Dec 31, 2014, will lapse on April 5 The Cabinet on Tuesday cleared the re-promulgation of an ordinance to amend the Right To Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013 - commonly known as the Land Acquisition Bill - incorporating all …
Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said the Centre will strive to implement the developmental projects in the country without damaging the environment. Sharing the government's plan for balanced growth at an interactive session on 'Balancing Environment with Development' here, he said on one …
BENGALURU: Upa Lokayukta Justice Subhash B Adi has directed the BBMP, BWSSB and BDA to submit a report on the encroachment into Dodda Nekkundi lake, and the irregularities in its rejuvenation work. Justice Adi’s order comes after the Nekkundi Tank Rejuvenation Association (NETRA) filed a complaint with him on Thursday. …
Q&A with Chris Field: The link between climate change and disaster risk reduction. Chris Field says that intergovernmental processes are really more about creatively encouraging ambition than mandating it.
LUCKNOW: Amid the brouhaha over the Centre's proposed land acquisition policy, the Samajwadi Party government has decided to adopt its own successful template to acquire land for all future projects in the state. The state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday cleared a proposal to replicate the …
The report contains major market development trends, policy development in China in the year 2014. It also contains information about wind OEM and developers, as well as provincial/regional breakdown of the wind development.
With the BJP in power at the Centre and in the state, good days for yoga are here. Following the Union government’s decision to declare promotion of yoga as a charitable activity, government is also going to include yoga as a subject in universities across the state. Maharashtra education minister …
DHAKA : The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of a policy, titled ‘Social Development Fund Formation and Operations Policy for the coal-based power plant project areas’, to create a fund for the welfare of the affected people of the coal-fired power plant project areas, reports UNB. The approval was …
The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) met here on Monday, accorded approval to 13 projects submitted by various departments/ agencies of federal and provincial governments. Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired the meeting. ECNEC at the outset accorded approval for establishment of “National Endowment Scholarships for Talent” …
The state government launches campaigns such as “Nanhi Chhaan” with great enthusiasm but soon the “true” spirit behind these drives starts fading away. On one hand the government distributes saplings to encourage plantation, on the other it has decided to convert a green area into a test centre for aspirants …
The new Industrial policy seeks to promote industrial development in the state to optimally use the existing resource base of the state. The strengths of the state in terms of physical advantages such as long coast line, strong manufacturing base, excellent levels of support infrastructure, high base of entrepreneurial economy, …
Environmental experts and activists have blasted the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s decision to classify mangrove cover, which were earlier marked as green zone, as natural areas in its new Development Plan (DP). The move will result in further exploitation of mangrove cover, which is already facing threat due to developmental works …
This Compendium of Environment Statistics 2014 published by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is the fifteenth edition of its series and covers five core parameters - biodiversity, atmosphere, land/soil, water and human settlements.
Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry has accepted the proposals given by the Chhattisgarh Government and sanctioned Rs305.56 crore for projects related to construction of 10 bridges and roads, officials said on Wednesday. Officials said that Chief Minister Raman Singh had requested the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways …
African governments and businesses are putting their investments at risk from the long-term impacts of climate change because they are failing to take climate information into account, says a new report from the Overseas Development Institute and SouthSouthNorth for the Future Climate For Africa (FCFA) programme and Climate and Development …
The rapid diffusion of mobile technologies around the globe has triggered new opportunities to enhance human development. UNDP and Motorola Solutions have joined forces to support the use of mobile technologies to foster human development and build resilient, sustainable societies. Indeed, mobiles can bring basic services and information to billions …
With the eligible corporates mandated under the new Companies Act to spend two percent of their net profit for corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, experts pitched for partnerships with civil society for effective implementation of corporate sponsored peripheral development work at the ground level. "The companies should outsource the CSR …
