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 …
To expedite creation of public infrastructure in Left Wing Extremism affected areas by government departments, the Centre on Sunday extended the relaxation of green norms for these projects till December 2018. "Realising the importance of developmental activities in the LWE affected areas, the general approval as contained in the environment …
Jharkhand is progressing fast on adopting best practices for making an investor friendly environment in the state to facilitate investments, employment generation and welfare of the people. The policy aims at creating industry-friendly environment for maximising investment especially in mineral and natural resource based industries, MSMEs, infrastructure development and rehabilitation …
The Gujarat government has announced this first-ever ‘Cottage and Rural Industries Policy-2016’ with emphasis on building an ecosystem to boost the industry and to provide more employment opportunities to the artisans engaged in traditional crafts. With the increasing demand for compliance with environmental standards, the State Government would strive to …
According to regional officials of the CECB, notices were recently issued to several townships and infrastructure projects as they were flouting green norms. Chhattisgarh government has issued notices to 19 townships and infrastructure projects in the state for allegedly violating environment norms. Necessary directives were issued in this regard after …
Modelling of growth trend and improvement in forecasting techniques for vehicular population has always been and will continue to be of paramount importance for any major infrastructure development initiatives in the transportation engineering sector. Although many traditional as well as some advanced methods are in vogue for this process of …
“There has to be a right balance. Environmentally, though permissions have been granted for mega projects, at times the conditions applied are a bit too stringent,” Bhatia said. Striking a balance between environment and development, better marketing of infrastructure works, and more effective communication between multiple agencies are key if …
To achieve the goal of houses for all and curtail the menace of mushrooming of unauthorised colonies, the government today approved the Deen Dayal Jan Awas Yojana, and revised the area norms of licensed colonies of medium and low-potential zones. It also approved the Policy for Innovative Financing of the …
This report seeks to build resilience in fragile situations in Africa by charting a course toward a more effective and conflict-sensitive natural resource management. It identifies key challenges and approaches to natural resource management relevant to all states seeking to transition from fragility (including conflicts, natural disasters and/or epidemics) towards …
As the government accelerates work on infrastructure projects, the Environment and Forestry Ministry is preparing a plan to improve environmental safeguards in a bid to minimize the environmental damage brought about by the expansion of construction work across Indonesia. Laksmi Wijayanti, the ministry’s deputy assistant on natural resource utilization and …
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday took a dig at his predecessors for failing to get clearances for major infrastructure projects, while announcing the environmental clearance for ‘eco-sensitive zone’ proposals for the Karnala Bird Sanctuary and Sanjay Gandhi National Park. The Chief Minister also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Monday decided to utilise around Rs 900 crore in eight mineral bearing districts for inclusive growth of people affected by mining activities. It was decided at a high level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here. The State Government had set up Odisha Mineral …
The amendment to the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification 2011 permitting the use of reclaimed land for construction of roads in notified areas has triggered a wave of concern among coastal communities, amid fears that it would trigger further dilution of CRZ norms. Scientists feel that the amendment would spark …
According to the Census 2011, the urban population in the state was 17.0 million with a total of 297 towns including 184 municipal towns. Since then three more municipal towns have been added making the number 187. The real-estate sector too has taken quantum leap due to proactive involvement of …
The world is spending only $3 trillion a year on infrastructure, half of the $6 trillion a year required from 2015 to 2030. Given the scale of investment requirements and limits to public-sector financing capacity, increased private-capital mobilization for long-term infrastructure investment, especially in developing and middle-income countries, will be …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has assigned the responsibility to the Wildlife Institute of India to prepare a technical document ‘Eco-friendly measures to mitigate impacts of linear infrastructure on wildlife’ for rail, road and power transmission line planners and managers; forest and wildlife managers and wildlife …
This report presents a synthesis of insights on climate risks to infrastructure and on how to implement public-private partnership (PPPs) for infrastructure, building on interviews with experts from multilateral development banks, analysis of national policy frameworks for PPPs and adaptation, and a literature review, to identify where these topics do …
The National Skill Development Mission was approved by the Union Cabinet on 01.07.2015, and officially launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 15.07.2015 on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day. The Mission has been developed to create convergence across sectors and States in terms of skill training activities. Further, …
This paper analyzes the success of the solar home system program in Bangladesh, which today provides clean, reliable electricity to more than 16 million rural households in off-grid areas. It describes the impact and benefits of the program; various components of the adopted technology, warranties, and disposal aspects; and highlights …
The African Development Bank has launched the report, “Transition towards Green Growth in Mozambique: Policy review and recommendations for action,” which summarizes the development process of the Green Economy Action Plan (GEAP) prepared to operationalize the ambitious goals of the country’s Green Economy Roadmap – a plan that outlines the …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Infrastructure and development activities in and around sanctuaries and national parks, 14/12/2015. The Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has not taken any decision ‘not to consider any activity in and around Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks’. The details of the decisions …
