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 …
HOUSING: Small hike in outlay for flagship housing scheme; nothing for urban housing. In spite of all the talk of helping the aam aadmi, the outlay under the Indira Aawas Yojana (IAY) for the rural poor in 2009-10 is more or less the same as in 2008-09 (revised estimate). While …
The Ukieri team with students and staff of Kashidih High School. Picture by Bhola Prasad Jamshedpur, Feb. 12: Lessons can be learnt outside classrooms as well, as Cheer would let one know. Cheer
BHUBANESWAR: The Central agencies executing rural electrification programme under the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutkaran Yojana (RGGVY) in the State were Tuesday directed to complete the infrastructure projects strictly as per schedule. While the progress of rural electrification works in Ganjam district is somewhat satisfactory, the progress is tardy in Angul …
The draft Congress manifesto for the next Lok Sabha election, which will be sent to Congress president Sonia Gandhi for approval, is likely to focus on the successful running of the UPA alliance in contrast to its NDA predecessor. Sources said other key points in the draft would include developing …
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned loans amounting to Rs 7227.76 lakh to the state government in the current fiscal. The loans have been granted from the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) of the bank and include Rs 1049.14 lakh for irrigation projects in Banda, …
The scheme is creating an experienced rural supervisory cadre This is one set of statistics that will embellish the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act's (nrega) utility even more and inspire the incoming government to refine the scheme further. It could also embellish the upa's record of governance in the coming …
Chandigarh: Cooperation minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh today said primary agriculture societies in rural areas will be converted into multi-purpose agri-societies, where farm-use facilities will be provided at cheaper rates. He said, the plan is to convert 20 percent of such societies into multi-purpose societies every year. Addressing the media here …
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 3 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs 50.82 crore to Kerala for taking up rural infrastructure projects. The allocation is from Nabard
Coimbatore: All resources within the command of the official machinery will be put to the best use to mitigate the man-animal conflict, said R. Kannan, Conservator of Forests, Coimbatore Circle, here on Thursday. He was speaking at a stakeholders
RAMPURHAT, Feb. 1: The Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme (PPIP) has come to a halt in the villages of Ambha and Kushmore, in Birbhum's Rampurhat II and Muraroi II block areas respectively. The villagers have boycotted the programme in order to prompt developments ~ Ambha is demanding immediate electrification, while Kushmore …
Anto Antony NEW DELHI A REVIEW of 800 infrastructure projects by the government has revealed that no project is facing any funding problem, but almost 200 of them have hit roadblocks due to implementation issues such as land acquisition and clearances, a top government official said. Because of these delays, …
This paper documents the Andhra Pradesh experience of institutionalizing social audits into the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, and uses it to analyze the social audit process. It draws on empirical work aimed at measuring the effectiveness of social audits conducted in Andhra Pradesh between March and …
This paper documents the Andhra Pradesh experience of institutionalizing social audits into the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, and uses it to analyze the social audit process. It draws on empirical work aimed at measuring the effectiveness of social audits conducted in Andhra Pradesh between March and …
Chief Minister Pawank Chamling, who has led the march towards prosperity since he took over on December 12, 1994, says the beautiful state of Sikkim will soon be a developed state on the basis of its natural and human resources. He enlists some of the initiatives taken by his government …
The national agriculture and rural bank has sanctioned Rs 50.36 crore to the state government for creation of rural infrastructure, taking the aggregate sanctions to Rs 425.12 crore during 2008-09. While Rs 22.67 crore are meant for laying 10 rural roads , Rs 3.05 crore for construction of a bridge …
BHUBANESWAR: Agreements for new World Bank assistance of $ 444 million for Orissa to support infrastructure and livelihood projects have been signed. The package comprises three projects, to improve the State
BHUBANESWAR: The empowered committee of the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) sanctioned Rs 1,859 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) for construction of 1,123 roads to connect 1,790 habitations. The Ministry also sanctioned Rs 107 crore for construction of 43 bridges, including NABARD assistance of Rs 31.79 …
