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 …
What makes the Northeast region a favourite destination for tourists. Visitors are floored by the untouched natural beauty and the depth of experience of the region. A central government employee who travelled to Sikkim under the scheme said,
Noida eyes the Yamuna floodplain About 1,000 migrants lost their livelihood when their huts and crops on the Yamuna floodplain near the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border were razed in December. The Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department carried out the operation on a 25-hectare (ha) patch of the floodplain at Nayabaans village in …
Interview with Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. BHUPINDER SINGH HOODA, who defeated the late Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal four times in parliamentary polls from his home town, Rohtak, is serving his first term as the Chief Minister of Haryana. Hooda, who humbled many political heavyweights, including former Chief …
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned loans amounting to Rs 7227.76 lakh to the state government in the current fiscal. The loans have been granted from the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) of the bank and include Rs 1049.14 lakh for irrigation projects in Banda, …
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 3 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs 50.82 crore to Kerala for taking up rural infrastructure projects. The allocation is from Nabard
HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, FEB 2 Goa Governor Dr S S Sidhu on Monday disclosed that a 12.1 per cent growth rate is on the cards for the State envisaging greater social security , quality education, health care facilities and infrastructure up-gradation. Addressing the Goa Assembly for the first time and …
Anto Antony NEW DELHI A REVIEW of 800 infrastructure projects by the government has revealed that no project is facing any funding problem, but almost 200 of them have hit roadblocks due to implementation issues such as land acquisition and clearances, a top government official said. Because of these delays, …
Focusing on education, infrastructure and tourism, Sikkim is all set to become a model state for India Blessed with biodiversity and natural beauty, Sikkim, which has the magnificent Mt Kanchenjunga looking over it, is today passing through an era of "democratic profit". The Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) government led by …
Slumbering in Indonesia is the world's biggest geothermal energy potential. Improved promotion policy and high fuel prices might help it to make a breakthrough.
The 2008-09 Economic Survey of Bihar has projected a 5.57 per cent growth in the Net State Domestic Product (NSDP)after comfortably surpassing the previous records of achieving only around three to four per cent growth per annum. Economic development of a State is a continuous process and needs regular interventions …
The national agriculture and rural bank has sanctioned Rs 50.36 crore to the state government for creation of rural infrastructure, taking the aggregate sanctions to Rs 425.12 crore during 2008-09. While Rs 22.67 crore are meant for laying 10 rural roads , Rs 3.05 crore for construction of a bridge …
BHUBANESWAR: Agreements for new World Bank assistance of $ 444 million for Orissa to support infrastructure and livelihood projects have been signed. The package comprises three projects, to improve the State
Infrastructure plays a vital role in any economy and, in particular, in attracting investments. Gujarat realised this many years ago. If Gujarat has been among the most industrialised States of India, it is because of its ability to surge ahead on the infrastructure front irrespective of politics. For instance, all …
Interview with Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa. "The idea of the 'hobli' level' 'Janaspandana' meetings... was to take government programmes and facilities directly to the rural masses." FOR the B.S. Yeddyurappa-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka, the year-end holiday season brought some good news. With the BJP winning …
There is a corporate look about the state secretariat of Gujarat. Unlike most other state capitals, political | workers of any hue are conspicuous by their absence in ' Gandhinagar. Instead, smartly-dressed business executives from across the country and the world buzz around in the corridors of the state capital. …
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today reiterated that the Centre should give the State its due share in the next Railway budget for infrastructure development. Alleging that the Centre has been neglecting the State and spending little or nothing on railway infrastructure development, the Chief Minister submitted a proposal worth …
