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 GOVERNMENT has signed two agreements with the Asian Development Bank to avail loans of Rs 1,500 crore for improving urban infrastructure and highways in the North East region. The ministry of finance has signed a Rs 1,000 crore loan for the North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Programme …
It is the favourite mantra of policy makers, politicians and prescribing economists. And they chant it relentlessly as an antidote to recession and a supplement to boost growth. Tragically though, for all the chanting of the infrastructure mantra the Government has not been able to change the religion of sloth …
Using panel data from 14 Indian states between 1990 and 2002, this paper empirically examines how the share of government spending on public goods such as health, education and basic infrastructure affects per capita gross domestic product growth and poverty reduction at the state level. Consistent with similar studies based …
The Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2009 is the flagship annual statistical data book of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). It presents the latest available economic, financial, social, environmental, and Millennium Development Goals (MDG) indicators for regional members of ADB. Data are grouped under MDG and Regional Tables. …
This report takes another look at the costs of adapting to climate change. The estimates for 2030 used by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are likely to be substantial under-estimates. This report look at the estimates from a range of perspectives, and conclude that: the current cost assessments …
This report takes another look at the costs of adapting to climate change. The estimates for 2030 used by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are likely to be substantial under-estimates. This report look at the estimates from a range of perspectives, and conclude that: the current cost assessments …
This paper unpacks the key mechanisms, strategies and processes the IFIs have used to build agreement with their policies among government, donor and corporate circles. It also throws light on the ways in which the state (Union and State Governments) has accepted and actively advanced a policy programme for an …
Mumbai: Linking Road residents are not in a mood to soften their stand on the protection of 500 structures which will be affected due to the construction of an elevated Metro. The line will proceed from Juhu towards Santa Cruz Linking Road and end at Bandra junction near Amarsons. Residents …
JNNURM shows the way, but partially Since time immemorial, people have migrated from rural areas to towns and cities in the hope of finding employment. Cities are associated with opportunities
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Metro scheme for the city got a boost with the MMRDA awarding the construction of the 32-km long Metro II corridor from Charkop to Mankhurd via Bandra to a consortium headed by Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. The decision was taken at an MMRDA executive committee meeting headed by …
District Collector M. Vallalar inspecting NREGS work-site at N. Panchampatti Panchayat of Athoor Block for improving Pallakulam East path. National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme - (NREGS - TN): NREGA was launched on second February 2006 by Hon
- Rs 6.8cr to develop Adityapur infrastructure, prevent waterlogging ANKUSH SINGH On revamp route Jamshedpur, July 29: The Adityapur Industrial Area Development Authority (Aiada) has prepared a Rs 6.8-crore project for improving basic facilities in its command area. Senior Aiada officials said that the project envisaged construction of roads and …
MUKESH RANJAN `Except for drinking water and rural housing schemes, other four components of the flagship programmes under Bharat Nirman have substantially gone off the mark' The Congress-led July 29: The Congress-led UPA might have come back to power riding its programmes aimed at ameliorating lives of the "aam aadmi" …
Chandigarh: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs 127 crore and Rs 245 crore for Punjab and Haryana, respectively, for improving rural infrastructure under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF). Nabard approved two projects for the Punjab government on rural connectivity and irrigation. With this sanction, …
Since the inception of RIDF, Nabard has sanctioned more than 40,000 projects with a loan component of Rs 5,806 crore to the West Bengal Government. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs 307 crore under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) to the West Bengal Government. …
Nagesh Prabhu BANGALORE: Redesigning, protests, delay in land acquisition, poor response from contractors, and re-tendering have delayed work on 17 infrastructure projects sanctioned for Bangalore and Mysore under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). In a way the State has failed to reap the benefits accruing to it …
In February 2006, when the disparate pieces of executive orders, press notes, government regulations that formed the basis of the SEZ framework from April 2000 were all consolidated and given effect as a cogent piece of legislation called the SEZ Act, 2005, there was great hope. Finally, a comprehensive regulatory …
In February 2006, when the disparate pieces of executive orders, press notes, government regulations that formed the basis of the SEZ framework from April 2000 were all consolidated and given effect as a cogent piece of legislation called the SEZ Act, 2005, there was great hope. Finally, a comprehensive regulatory …
Are reforms really on hold or was it just 'poor packaging'? Has the era of 'big policy in a suitcase' ended? Are we back to the '80s? Pranab Mukherjee's 'holding budget' leaves its flanks open. Precept And Practice: UPA Reforms Agenda What was announced in Budget
