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 …
As a contribution to the Rio+20 process, this water toolbox is an output from the UN-Water conference on ‘Water in the Green Economy in Practice: Towards Rio+20’. The objective of this document is to provide proposals based on the analysis of existing practice, reflecting specifically on lessons from implementation, scaling …
Underpinning the new approach was the recognition that climate change posed a serious threat to Bangladesh's desire to become a middle income country by 2021i. Central to the post 2007 efforts was the formulation by the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) of its Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP) and …
Where slumdogs lived, millionaires will come for recreation. Avalok Langer reports on how Delhi is following Mumbai’s deplorable redevelopment policy Uprooted Slum-dwellers in Delhi collect their belongings after a demolition drive IT WAS lunch time. Two children, unconscious of their ‘status’ in society, quietly ate their half-filled steel bowl of …
Experience from around the globe suggests that environment is one of the biggest casualties of breakneck urbanisation. India’s rich ecosystem looks vulnerable because the country is in the throes of expanding its urban landscape. Consider this: India’s urbanisation between 2010 and 2030 is expected to raise per-capita carbon dioxide emissions …
Bhubaneswar: With Space Based Information Support for Decentralized Planning (SIS-DSP), a new space-based technology providing useful data, the Odisha government has planned to use it for micro-level planning and monitoring. The new technique has been able to create large-scale GIS data on land cover, settlements, soil, slope, water sources, road …
This training manual is intended to help to WaterAid in Nepal’s partners and stakeholders train community leaders in developing integrated plans for managing water resource at community level.
Planning Commission has reached out to citizens through civil society groups and a Facebook page for their inputs while framing the 12th plan. An insider explains the intricate process which has been like redesigning the aircraft while flying.
The 73rd Amendment recognizes Gram Sabha as a constitutional body. This means that all the development plans of the panchayat have to be approved by the Gram Sabha.
NEW DELHI: Union minister for environment Jairam Ramesh has proposed a common master plan for the Delhi zoo and adjoining Purana Qila. In a visit to the zoo on Monday to inspect Municipal Corporation of Delhi's work on sewer rehabilitation, the minister said both the places would benefit tremendously if …
WATER resources and planning may shift from the State to the Concurrent List of the Constitution. The Ashok Chawla committee will make this suggestion when it tables its report before the Cabinet in June this year, sources say. The committee was set up in February this year to draw a …
JAIPUR: Rising discontent on the Master Plan 2025 forced the state government on Thursday to seek public and expert suggestion on the blueprint for the fourth time. "Many citizens and experts have criticized the Master Plan 2025. To make it better, we now welcome suggestions from the citizens. If the …
This document analyses and highlights the views and suggestions included in reports arising out of the Planning Commissions consultations with diverse stakeholders and also seeks to bring forth similarities and differences on key issues by comparing and contrasting the suggestions of ten core forums that submitted their views to the …
A group of architects have started an initiative, Vision 2050, to create three different models for the planning of Delhi. Printer Friendly Page Send this Article to a Friend URBAN DEVELOPMENT Unique vision AJOY ASHIRWAD MAHAPRASHASTA A group of architects have started an initiative, Vision 2050, to create three different …
The objective of this study is to review the analytical literature on the relationship between decentralisation and development, bring out the impact of decentralisation on economic development from experiences both within the country and worldwide, and identify the preconditions and reforms needed to strengthen and deepen the panchayat system to …
New Delhi: India’s industrial production fell to a 20-month low of 1.6% in December, dragged down by sluggish manufacturing but economists said it was not yet time to press the panic button. Economists attributed the decline to the statistical base effect as industrial output had risen 18% in the same …
The key objective of the CDP is to formulate a development strategy for meeting emerging challenges of infrastructure and create enabling environment for the growth of economy. The CDP of Shimla attempts to highlight the role of each and every sector of development in bringing economic benefits to the region …
PANJIM, NOV 10 Village group of Cansaulim have insisted notification of eco-sensitive zones and restriction of construction to 50 Floor Area Report (FAR) pending finalization of the Regional Plan (RP) 2021. This was discussed during a village level meeting at Cansaulim Panchayat, on Tuesday, which was attended by several hundred …
This document outlines a comprehensive National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (NCCAS) which lays out a prioritized framework for action and investment for the 2011-2016 period aimed at systematically moving Sri Lanka and its people towards a climate change resilient future. The NCCAS mirrors and supports Sri Lanka’s national development strategy …
The document illustrates the impact of UNDP-Planning Commission partnership in mainstreaming human development in government policies and planning. It also highlights successful strategies and constraints reported by the states in achieving sustainable human development.
