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 …
A number of irrigation projects, developmental activities and educational programmes are under way in the district. In phase I of the Vamsadhara project, the construction of the left main canal and the release of water from the Gotta barrage helped irrigate some 25,000 hectares. THE State government
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Entrepreneurs P Mohamed Ali, Yousuffali M A and C K Menon have done a great job in the formation of Infrastructure Kerala Ltd (InKel), Industries Minister Elamaram Kareem has said. He was speaking at the felicitation and award ceremony organised by InKel Forum of Excellence in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. …
New Delhi: In the run-up to the polls and just before the election code of conduct kicked in, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government cleared infrastructure projects worth Rs 5,220 crore in the last ten days of February. According to an official release, the public private partnership appraisal committee (PPPAC) …
The Dhamra Port project in Orissa has attracted considerable attention due to its proximity to vulnerable Olive Ridley turtle nesting grounds. The question is - can large infrastructure projects like this be environmentally sustainable? In a breakthrough workshop held by IUCN, developers and environmentalists have joined together to tackle this …
The present study examined the relationship between urban land use and car transportation. The results derived from applications of the structural equations modeling revealed that suburbanization directly caused a proportional increase in car ownership and construction of roads, and in turn, indirectly increased the carbon dioxide emissions from cars. This …
Simmering resentment against major developments in rural Goa-famous for its exotic beaches and idyllic rural countryside-has exploded in protests against allegedly corrupt local administrators.
India's recent phenomenal prosperity has taken everybody by surprise. The rolling out of ambitious programmes and its right implementation has leapfrogged India into the category of fast developing countries. Taking over this mantle from the Centre, Maharashtra has become the first state to successfully implement the Centre's flagship schemes and …
Environment ministry invites comments to amendment that dilutes environmental clearance THE latest amendment to the environment impact assessment (eia) notification that is supposed to expedite environmental clearance for development projects, is now open for public comment. The eia notification, 1994, mandated environmental clearance for all infrastructure and development activities but …
What do multinational companies such as Nokia, Hyundai, Ford, Samsung, Caparo and Adidas have in common in India? They are all headquartered in Tamil Nadu. The state, known for its yummy idli, sambhar and filter coffee, is also an industrial powerhouse. Stereotypes apart, the state ranks an impressive second in …
Competitiveness at the regional level is as paramount as at global or national levels. The nation has to work as a summated function in satisfying the dictums of success and gauge the anatomical significance of the individual parts in the survival of the aggregated whole. The India State Competitiveness Report …
With market liberalisation, established airports have regularly faced greater uncertainties regarding their planned investments. However, airport authorities as well as private stakeholders (through international consortia) continue to invest in ever larger and more capital-intensive infrastructures. Major uncertainties arise regarding these long-term investments since traffic forecasts have a legacy of being …
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, VERTICAL TOWNS DOMINATE URBANISATION DISCOURSE Sushmi Dey NEW DELHI India is all set to establish a niche for itself in the growing green infrastructure marketplace and vertical townships. With the shrinking availability of land for residential development in the northern India and increasing demand for residential space, vertical …
SEAMLESS URBANISATION KEY TO ECONOMIC PROSPERITY TK Arun NEW DELHI Mohenjo-daro and Harappa were large cities with covered drains, paved roads and town planning. That was 4,500 years ago. Today
