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 …
The financial institutions are worried about the eleventh hour objections expressed by the environment ministry in the projects that are on the verge of becoming operational. Power Finance Corporation (PFC), director, Mr M.K. Goel, said:
Overall, 286 projects await environment nod Orissa hit most by green hurdle ORISSA with 34 pro jects awaiting the mandatory environmental clearance tops the list of states whose projects are stuck with the environment ministry . Overall, 286 projects representing almost every state in the country are awaiting environmental clearance. …
Sanquelim (Goa) Of late, mining has been a bone of contention and a cause of great controversy in the corridors of power, the industry, and certainly in the media. Mining companies have been damned, crucified and charged with crony capitalism and causing irreparable damage to the environment. Notwithstanding its description …
This new report on Indian urban infrastructure and services by the High Powered Expert Committee (HPEC) chaired by Isher Judge Ahluwalia set up by the Ministry of Urban Development in May, 2008 documents the nature of the urbanisation challenges facing India. It argues that the challenge of managing urbanisation will …
United Nation Development Programme's India Urban Poverty Report, 2009 has pegged the number of slum dwellers in Uttar Pradesh at 44 lakh. The sample survey, which was conducted under the 58th round of the National Sample Survey Organisation, also suggests that UP is next only to Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, …
NEW DELHI: As it struggles to get a grip on its finances in the post-Commonwealth Games scenario, the Delhi government on Monday got a Central grant of Rs 1257.86 crore in the Budget. Up from last year's Rs 1080.51 crore, this year's grant sets aside Rs 500 crore for infrastructure …
This Report comes to the conclusion that India’s economic growth momentum cannot be sustained if urbanisation is not actively facilitated. Nor can poverty be addressed if the needs of the urban poor are isolated from the broader challenges of managing urbanisation. Cities will have to become the engines of national …
The Indian economy this year (2010-11) has been characterized by robust economic growth and steady fiscal consolidation. Inflation continues to be high even though it has come down markedly from where it was at the start of the fiscal year. There are structural challenges that face, concerning economic governance, efficiency …
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today proposed a Rs 4,770 crore package to help provide adequate infrastructure for the growth and development of Bangalore city. Presenting the 2011-12 budget in the State Legislative Assembly, Yeddyurappa, who holds the Finance Portfolio, said "...for the overall development of Bangalore, an amount …
During the last few years, India has been witnessing an unusual development. The country is trying to make progress, which needs the availability of uninterrupted electrical power. This may be obtained from different types of sources such as hydel, thermal, nuclear, tidal or fossil fuel power stations. However, during the …
A Parliamentary panel review of cement industry has instructed Dept. of Industrial Policy to direct all plants to comply with emission standards and suggested cement manufacturers to comply with corporate responsibility for environment protection. Cement is the most essential raw material in any kind of construction activity. Accordingly, cement industry …
Private equity firms concerned about falling returns and project delays The infrastructure sector remained a favourite of private equity (PE) investors in the year gone by. With deals worth $4 billion being closed, the sector saw four-fold growth in PE investments. However, things have become quite uncertain. PE investors are …
The Annual Plan for Manipur for 2011-12 was finalised at Rs.3,210 crore at a meeting here on Monday between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and State Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh. In his initial remarks, Mr. Ahluwalia lauded the State Government's efforts to speed up development and exploring …
PESHAWAR, Feb 21: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved work plans worth Rs9 billion for rehabilitation and reconstruction of public infrastructure damaged in the last year floods, officials say.
Tech hub Bangalore tops the list in a new Morgan Stanley report on how India's booming cities cope with problems from infrastructure to job creation, with Mumbai, India's financial capital, trailing in 21st place. Asia's third-largest economy is home to one-quarter of the world's 20 most densely populated cities but …
Trying to keep pace with infrastructure developments across the border in China, the Centre has sanctioned funds worth Rs 69.92 crore for up grade of road network in Arunachal Pradesh. The money has been sanctioned from the Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) Fund for taking up development work …
As many as 27,000 people live per square kilometre in Mumbai, making the metro one of the densest cities in Asia, as per the Asian Green City Index. The index, commissioned by German firm Siemens, analysed the environmental sustainability of 22 major cities in Asia with respect to environmental and …
It is rather naive to delink urbanisation from the rising lifestyle aspirations and the imperatives of economic development. Opportunities, power and prestige are some of the irresistible attributes of the growing urban centres which attract migrants on a large scale. In India economic liberalisation and urbanisation have become complimentary to …
