Order of the High Court of Delhi in W.P.(C) 6444/2021 in the matter of Ratiram Ahirwar & Others Vs Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board & Others dated 13/07/2021. The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi in exercise of his power under Section 22 of the Building and Other Construction …
Populations on the run during disasters can be tracked by cellphone signals, which could help guide life-saving aid to the right places, a new study has concluded. For the study, which appeared last week in the journal PLoS Medicine, researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and Columbia University formulated …
The US is considering financial support for a $12 billion Diamer Bhasha Dam in an attempt to improve its battered image in the country, reports Guardian. According the newspaper report, the Diamer Bhasha dam would provide enough electricity to end crippling shortages in the country. "It is said its reservoir …
One hundred and forty nine farmer families in the Polonnaruwa District are being helped under a new community project of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), to make the transition to better housing after their homes were damaged or destroyed in floods in December 2010. The pharmaceuticals and vaccines company has provided Rs 4.5 …
With only four years remaining in which to achieve the key targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), most of the world’s Heads of State and Government came to the United Nations in September 2010 to take stock of progress made thus far. Despite significant setbacks owing to the 2008-2009 …
The Madhya Pradesh Government has decided to increase the amount for treatment under Deendayal Antyodaya Upchar Yojana for BPL families from Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000. A decision to this effect was taken yesterday at a meeting of the state Cabinet chaired by the Chief Minister, Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan, …
African countries and donors pledged more than $350 million Thursday at a fund-raiser in the Ethiopian capital to help millions facing starvation in the Horn of Africa's worst drought in decades. The African Development Bank offered $300 million to fund long-term projects, while African states and other private donors pledged …
The Chinese government will provide over $600 million for flood-affected people in the country. A statement issued here on Thursday by the BISP said the Chinese authorities agreed to provide the amount during a meeting with Federal Minister and Chairperson of Benazir Income Support Programme, Farzana Raja, who is currently …
The government should extend its assistance to the nearly 20 lakh people waterlogged in Khulna and Satkhira districts, demanded speakers at a press conference yesterday. They said people here have been living without food, shelter and medical facilities since the relief assistance provided to these areas is insufficient, said a …
Britain said on August 17 that hundreds of thousands of children could starve to death in Somalia if the international community did not ramp up its response to the famine there, and pledged a further $48 million to aid children and livestock owners. The latest pledge brings Britain's total aid …
Valerie Amos, the UN's emergency aid co-ordinator, Friday called for another billion dollars in donations to aid drought victims in Somalia and the general region of East Africa. Her call for more donations coincided with World Humanitarian Day. She said that the world's public had been generous in its aid …
The Japanese government has provided US $ 68,072 (approximately Rs 7.3 million) grant aid for two rural development projects in the Moneragala and Hambantota districts under its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project (GGP). The project for reconstructing tube wells is in Unawatuna, Buttala Divisional Secretariat Division in the …
The United States has offered North Korea up to $900,000 in emergency flood assistance but has made no decision yet on a broader request for humanitarian food aid for the isolated country, the State Department said on Thursday. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the U.S. offer would likely include …
The Canadian Federal government has pledged several hundred million dollars as financial support to growers in Saskatchewan and other prairie regions affected by extremely wet weather conditions this growing season. Breadbasket Termed as ‘AgRecovery' funding, the value of support is an estimated $448 million. Known as the breadbasket of Canada, …
The West Bengal Chief Minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday sanctioned a grant of Rs 88 crore for the Aila-affected families in Sundarbans in South 24 Parganas. The grant has been provided to rebuild homes that were damaged in the cyclone nearly three years ago. According to the Ms Banerjee, …
The European Commission allocates 1.52 lakh euro (around Tk 1.6 crore) for flood victims of Cox's Bazar district. Some 1,000 families will be given emergency food ration and monetary help of Tk 500 each. Some 3,000 families will be provided tarpaulins while 8,500 jerry-cans will also be distributed. A total …
Bhubaneswar: In a glaring instance of step-motherly attitude, the Centre has ignored the repeated requests made by the Odisha government to release a special package of Rs 4,500 crore for Special Plan for backward Kalahandi, Balangir and Koraput (KBK) region. On the other hand, it has granted a package of …
Sometimes the British overplay their importance in international affairs, but in the humanitarian crisis in east Africa they have contributed more than most. David Cameron delivered a rebuke to other countries last week for failing to match the UK’s response to famine in the region, while Andrew Mitchell, the international …
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) has not yet bounced back to pre-crisis levels, though some regions show better recovery than others. The reason is not financing constraints, but perceived risks and regulatory uncertainty in a fragile world economy. The World Investment Report 2011 forecasts that, barring any economic shocks, FDI …
The battle over Lokpal has entered its next big phase. The question now is: how will civil society react to the outcome of the July 3 all-party meeting in which all political parties discounted the role of non-government groups in formulating a law? The government’s draft of the Bill makes …
THE Maharashtra government has relaxed the criteria for giving aid to families of farmers who have committed suicide. The move comes in the wake of recent media reports that 4,000 farmers’ families in Vidarbha were denied relief on the ground that land was not registered in the name of the …
