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 Least Developed Countries Report 2014 examines the linkages between structural transformation, economic growth and human development. It argues that LDCs cannot, and should not, focus only on aggregate growth; they also need to pay attention to the type of growth pattern and its main drivers. The Report also considers …
Poverty continues to be a major concern in Asia despite the region’s high economic growth and rapid rural transformation. Most of the poor live in areas where natural resource conditions are suboptimal and water-related constraints are the root cause of low production and increasing vulnerability to natural disasters and climate …
The central rural skilling programme Aajeevika Skills launched by the previous government is getting a makeover, with a new name, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana, and changes including reduction in the minimum entry age to 15 years from 18 years. Besides, skills imparted under the programme will now be …
The changing structure of agricultural trade in a globalizing world has become an integral part of effective rural development. In this context, contract farming has emerged as a promising rural development strategy that has gained momentum in the region, providing technical training, production inputs, and market linkages to smallholders. Contractors, …
The regional consultation on “Communication for development, community media and ICTs for family farming and rural development in Asia Pacific” focussed on good practices, trends and proposals for implementing inclusive and demand-driven ComDev services in the agricultural sector, improving the participation of community media and community based organizations.
This discussion paper provides stakeholders in beneficiary countries and donor organizations a holistic way of tackling rural energy access and rural poverty by setting up an integrated infrastructure for energy and income generation. The approach presented in the discussion paper combines renewable energy rural electrification around the concept of a …
The State economy of Assam has witnessed a picturesque change over the period from 2004-05 to 2013-14, as the primary sector witnessed a shift to service sector and the service sector has flourished rapidly in the State economy, says the report of the Economic Survey, Assam, 2013-14 tabled on the …
For the denizens of Krishnapatnam coastal village, 25 km east of Nellore, the sanction of a smart city has come as a surprise. It is also loaded with opportunities that will improve their economy, besides generating jobs. They have no idea as to what exactly the “industrial smart city”, which …
KHARTOUM – The Sudanese legislative and executive bodies are considering a $50 million loan offered by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) to finance development projects of the private sector. Last February, the Sudanese government and the KFAED signed a 13.5 million KWD ($47.2 million) loan agreement to …
THE World Bank yesterday said that it and its private sector arm have committed concessional loans of up to US$4.2 billion to the Philippines to help the country reduce poverty, create jobs and sustain growth as it recovers from the impact of a devastating typhoon and separatist rebellion. The World …
Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on local bodies (Karnataka). The report has been laid on the tabel of the State Legislature Assemly on 14-07-2014.
AURANGABAD: Terming the Union budget presented by finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday as 'pragmatic and sensible', the city's industrialists said the budget would send a positive signal to investors and lay a clear roadmap for economic recovery of the country. Vice-president of Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture (CMIA) …
Companies will now have a more wide range of activities to choose to fulfil the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) norms under the new Companies Act. The government has expanded the activities allowed and included housing for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), disaster management, rural development, road safety and skill development of …
Based on a revisit to two villages of Haryana after a gap of 20 years (1988-89 and 2008-09), this paper provides a historical overview of the process of development and change in a micro setting. Locating the process of social and economic transformation witnessed in the two villages after the …
Separate agri Budget likely with 20% greater allocation After presenting a Vote-on-Account for the April-July period, Odisha is set to present its full-fledged Budget for 2014-15 on June 17 with the total outgo pegged at around Rs 80,000 crore. This time too, the state is likely to present a separate …
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has allocated Rs. 1,720 million for the development of Wayamba rural areas, Wayamba Chief Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera said. He said so at the Provincial Council meeting recently. Under the Deyata Kirula program, 7,610 Grama Niladhari Divisions in the North Western Province had been developed this year to …
The NDA government must have a proactive and positive environment agenda. It must strengthen environmental oversight and not weaken regulations. But it must go beyond clearance of projects to take urgent steps for fixing air and water pollution; sanitation and regeneration of forests and water bodies; and provide access to …
