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 …
The World Bank (WB) has approved US$400 million assistance for Bangladesh to boost resilience of the coastal population to climate-change-induced flooding and other natural disasters. WB Dhaka office Friday said the board of the Bank approved the $375 million loans and $25 million grants Thursday for Bangladesh. Under the "Coastal …
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and his Peruvian counterpart, Rafael Roncagliolo, agreed Tuesday that Tokyo will provide grant assistance worth ¥1.4 billion to Lima for environmental measures and tourism development, Japanese officials said. The two ministers also confirmed plans to cooperate in the negotiations for the multinational trade liberalization pact called …
The 2013 Global Monitoring Report (GMR) marks the tenth edition of the GMR since the inception of the report in 2004. The GMR continues to provide an annual assessment of progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This assessment allows the World Bank and the IMF together with the larger …
The country received some ¥164 billion in disaster aid from abroad in the first year after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, a think tank survey showed. The amount was equivalent to some 40 percent of the roughly ¥400 billion in donations for the disasters collected here, the International Development …
Water and sanitation sectors have been the ‘natural’ subjects of aid for several decades. However, these sectors also were among those most affected by changes in aid approaches and tools. The aim of this paper is to capture some of the complexity in assessing impact and effectiveness of aid in …
Fighting with militants in Mali is leading to the suspension of development in the country, aid workers say Escalating conflict with Islamic militants in Mali is leading to the suspension of development and aid programmes in the country, threatening efforts to deal with climate change, hunger and other problems, aid …
Congress gave final approval on Monday to an emergency aid package of nearly $51 billion to help millions of victims of Hurricane Sandy, ending the legislation’s long and complicated odyssey. By a 62-to-36 vote, the Senate approved the measure, with 9 Republicans joining 53 Democrats to support it. The House …
The grassroots Humanitarian Assistance Projects of the Japanese Embassy implemented by Eastern Rehabilitation and Relief Organization (ERRO) of Akkatraipattu in the Sammanthurai Divisional Secretariat division at Rs.9.6 million were oped by the Second Secretary of Economic Corporation Section of the Japanese Embassy Doi Toyoteru. The Japanese government provided a grant …
The Central Government has not sought assistance from the World Bank to check poaching in and around national parks and sanctuaries in the country. However, a project entitled “Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Wildlife Protection in Asia” with the following components has been proposed for credit of US$ 30 Million from …
Leaders of a fledgling U.N. green fund agreed at a first meeting on Saturday to pick a headquarters this year as part of a plan to oversee billions of dollars in aid to help developing nations fight global warming. The three-day meeting in Geneva heard pitches from the six countries …
India, which has announced it will send a space probe to Mars, is now a country with more technological prowess than Britain and the "best and most beautiful spoken English in the world" is now heard in India, the Telegraph said Friday. In an article titled "India is heading for …
Alipurduar, Aug. 5: Japan government will spend over Rs 400 crore in Bengal over the next eight years for afforestation and development of the people depending on the forests. The funds will be released by the Japan International Co-operative Agency (JICA) and north Bengal will also be covered under the …
Demands PM’s immediate intervention Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday sought a Rs 2,380-crore special package from the Centre for the state’s farming community that is reeling under one of the worst monsoon failures in recent history. Seeking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s “urgent, immediate and effective intervention” …
2012 has brought welcome news of the progress made in bringing water and sanitation to the many people worldwide still without access to these essential services. The Joint Monitoring Programme between the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF reported that the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target for water was achieved …
Addressing the shortfall, commissioned by WaterAid and written by Development Initiatives, puts the water and sanitation sector resourcing under the spotlight and argues that donor countries should act with urgency to increase their financing and better target their money at the 783 million lacking water and the 2.5 billion lacking …
The State Government reiterated its demand for resumption of financial assistance under the restructured accelerated power development and reforms programme (R-APDRP) to the Centre. Minister of State for Energy Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak raised the issue at the State power ministers conference in Delhi on Tuesday. Making a strong plea for …
An agreement to this effect was signed between Finance Secretary Krishna Hari Baskota and Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Kunio Takahashi on Tuesday on behalf of their respective governments for the implementation of the aforementioned two projects. Satoshi Fuji, Senior Representative of JICA, and Lal Shanker Ghimire, Joint Secretary of the …
The Indian government has provided NRs 97.71 million to Nepal as its contribution to the construction of embankments along the Lalbakeya, Bagmati and Kamla rivers. Indian Ambassador Jayant Prasad handed over a cheque for NRs 97.71 million to Minister for Irrigation Mahendra Prasad Yadav on Wednesday. As per the 6th …
Guwahati, July 3: Dispur is working on an ambitious project to involve China and Bangladesh in tackling the perennial flood problem in the state. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi today said he met representatives of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) during his recent visit to US and discussed the scheme. …
From 2020 on, an annual $ 100 billion is to be made available to developing countries so they can adapt to climate change and mitigate the phenomenon. The long-term commitments of donor governments are fuzzy, however. So far, there are no coherent pledges for the next seven years. Saleemul Huq …
