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 …
Large mining projects can be salvaged from potential political controversies if the government adopts the model used in oil and gas sector for exploration of other minerals too, the Confederation of Indian Industry president Hari Bhartia has said. This is the first time an industry chamber has commented on the …
This recent ADB paper estimates the need for infrastructure investment, including energy, transport, telecommunications, water, and sanitation during 2010-2020, in order to meet growing demands for services and facilitate further rapid growth in the region. It shows that developing countries in Asia require financing of US$776 billion per year for …
To meet growing power transfer requirement from uneven distribution of energy resources, 1200 kV AC system is being planned to establish high capacity corridor. Reactive power management for 1200 kV AC system is an important aspect for which detailed analysis is required to identify suitable static and dynamic reactive compensation …
As world leaders gather at UN headquarters to review Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) progress to date, the World Bank Group has announced that it will mobilize significant new funding for health, education, and agriculture to help countries achieve their MDGs by 2015. According to Unfinished Business: Mobilizing New Efforts to …
There are only five years left to reach 2015 in achieving the MDGs. World leaders are once again gathering at the United Nations High-level Plenary Meeting on the MDGs in September 2010 in New York to assess some of the likely outcomes on present trends, identify some of the weakest …
New Delhi: Delhi will be gaining infrastructure and better transport facilities thanks to the Commonwealth Games but that is coming at a cost. The city lost about 40,000 trees to Metro construction, flyovers and other Games-related projects in the past few years. Despite this, the green cover has been growing …
NEW DELHI: Non-government organisation Hazards Centre on Wednesday released a study titled “Heritage games: Cleaning up the debris” zeroing in on the enormous financial and socio-environmental impact of the upcoming Commonwealth Games on Delhi. The report looks at whether the city is set for the Games in terms of transportation, …
Land as a resource in any country will always be in short supply as it cannot be created, unlike other resources such as capital or labour. As the Indian economy grows, more land will be required to support the industrial growth, which will further increase the gap between supply and …
NEW DELHI: Even as innovative and cheaply priced products targeted at India's booming middle class are helping to spur domestic consumption and growth, this segment of the population remains vulnerable to economic shocks and carefully calibrated policy measures will be needed to sustain income gains in the longer-term, the Asian …
The ambitious passenger water transport project by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) on the western coast of the city got a major fillip. Financial bids submitted by the sole bidder - a consortium led by Pratibha Industries along with Kakade Infrastructure and Malaysia-based Inai Kiara - were opened …
Debate in Lok Sabha on the situation arising out of acquisition of farmer?s land in Uttar Pradesh and other parts of the country. It was initiated by SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav who demanded amendments to the Land acquisition Act 1894. See Also Report: India infrastructure report 2009: land - …
NEW DELHI: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending a $150 million financing facility to India to develop urban infrastructure in the National Capital Region (NCR).The Manila-based bank's board, according to an ADB statement here, approved the
Devesh Kumar NEW DELHI WITH a huge amount of funds riding on various rural development programmes, the Manmohan Singh government has now turned its sights on reforming and strengthening the panchayati raj system. And the task is going to start at the level of the gram panchayats, which are the …
Two Maoist-affected districts, Gadchiroli and Gondiya in Vidarbha, will soon get a special fund of Rs580 crore for development projects.The state home department plans to implement irrigation and educational projects, along with some key infrastructural works, in an effort to win back the support of locals.Home minister RR Patil on …
Minister for Large and Medium Industries Murugesh Nirani on Monday stressed the need to create a pool of qualified professionals to take the lead in creating green buildings. This was the way forward as far as urban infrastructure is concerned, he said.Assocham President Swati Piramal, Governor H R Bhardwaj and …
With tax breaks likely to be tweaked, the SEZ charm seems to be on the waneConflict Zones * Finance ministry is keen to plug revenue loss from SEZs * It suspects that non-SEZ trade is being diverted to the tax-free zone * New tax rules soon for SEZs operational after …
