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 …
Project will expedite improvement of infrastructure in Gujarat. Road stretch links a number of sea ports on the western coast of India The government today approved a road project in Gujarat, entailing Rs 1,756 crore expenditure, under its flagship Gujarat under its flagship road building programme NHDP. "The Cabinet Committee …
With construction activity and infrastructure development almost paralysed in Goa due to various bans imposed, on sand mining and earth excavations for bricks and roads, the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) urges the Goa government to put regulatory and licensing mechanisms in place so that these activities can …
2010 Games Brought Road Widening, Relaying & Streetscaping Into Focus Delhi has seen massive improvement in infrastructure in the past five years. The growth—largely spurred by the Commonwealth Games held in 2010—saw the government focus on widening and relaying of roads, streetscaping, construction of flyovers and building overbridges. Agencies have …
The urgent need to reconfigure and transform urban areas to consume fewer resources, emit less pollution, minimize greenhouse gas production, protect natural ecosystems and increase the adaptive capacity to deal with climate risks is widely recognized. The implementation of improved sustainability measures in cities requires integrated thinking that encompasses a …
The impacts of climate change in any city are obviously influenced by the quality of its housing and other buildings, its infrastructure and services. These were not built with climate change risks in mind, although they were influenced by environmental health risks that were present when they were constructed (including …
The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2013 presents updated estimates of undernourishment and progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and World Food Summit (WFS) hunger targets. The latest assessment shows that further progress has been made towards the 2015 MDG target, which remains within reach for the …
This regional study includes the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Mongolia and examines how strategies for adapting to climate change up to 2050 can be combined with measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in East Asia. Besides discussing climate model results for costs of adaptation …
Consultant Appointed To Automate Buildings And Campus In order to ensure stateof-the-art automated buildings and IT campus for SmartCity, Kochi, Tecom, the promoters of the project, has decided to prepare a digital master plan which will act as a blue print of the digital network system coordinating various operations. A …
Sanitation continues to remain India's biggest failure with a large proportion of the nation's rural population still defecating in the open says this India Rural Development Report 2012-13 The dynamics of political, economic and social change in rural India are complex and have been gaining prominence. In this context, the …
Manmohan Singh’s high-level panel to examine controversial issue of mining. The Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council will examine whether developmental interventions and constitutional safeguards — including Fifth Schedule provisions — have come to the aid of tribal people in Left Wing Extremism-affected districts in central India. An NAC Working Group …
Expressing concern over the lack of initiatives by the authorities to prepare a concrete environment plan, the State of Environment Report (SoER) has stressed launching a scientific action plan to combat environmental hazards. “The data on air quality is missing and the authorities concerned have not introduced a system of …
Thiruvananthapuram: Three proposed key infrastructure projects will be considered for environmental clearance by the expert appraisal committee (EAC) nominated by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) from Thursday. The state government officials are relieved that its major project, the proposed Vizhinjam international container transshipment terminal by Vizhinjam International Seaport …
Sajjan Jindal was gheraoed to give signed letter on withdrawal. JSW Infrastructure’s proposed all weather port at Nandgaon-Alewadi in Thane district faces a roadblock as a section of villagers have stepped up their opposition to the project. JSW proposes to spend Rs 1,500 crore during the first phase with an …
An Act further to amend the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act, 1977 (Act No.12 of 1977). This Act may be called the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2013.
Large scale projects – Industry perspective - a presentation by Mahesh Vipradas, Head-regulatory affairs, Suzlon Energy Ltd, Delhi at CSE Annual South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change, 2013 being held in New Delhi from September 18-19, 2013.
Itanagar: The Mehao Lake, a natural lake amidst lush green forest is located in the heart of Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary in Lower Dibang Valley District of Arunachal Pradesh is facing infrastructure facilities to make it a major tourist attraction in the state. The Lake which water surface area is approximately …
Aid targets revamping electricity distribution network, especially in rural areas The World Bank has shown keen interest in financing Bihar Government's ambitious project to revamp power infrastructure. The state government is planning to invest around Rs 25,000 crore under this project, for which it has sought funds from various financial …
The Bank wants to collaborate with the state government to increase agricultural productivity in Bihar The World Bank is planning to double up the financial assistance to Bihar to around USD1 billion in next couple of years. According to the bank, the money will accelerate development works in the state. …
The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2012 will impact the real estate business. The compensation formula, proposed in the bill, will push up land price and even delay projects, developers and real estate experts said. The bill’s focus remains on compensating land …
The Union Ministry for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has committed financial assistance of Rs 2130.91 crore for 40 housing and infrastructure projects to Goa, the State Member of Parliament Shantaram Naik was informed by the Union Minister. The total cost of the project was around Rs 2853.72 crore. In …
