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 …
Mining industry has contributed immensely to the economic development of the State but in its wake has also caused environmental degradation. Since humans have to live within their environment, the process of development should be sustainable so that environmental quality is maintained within safe limits. The value of emphasizing sustainability …
In a move to quicken the pace of infrastructure development on the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), the Government has identified twelve early-bird projects in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana, which will kick off before the master plan is put in place. These include an international airport, a knowledge city and …
NEW DELHI: Delhi Municipal Commissioner K. S. Mehra will be presenting revised budget estimates for 2008-09 as well as budget estimates for 2009-2010 in respect of the general wing as well as slum and jhuggi-jhonpri wing of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi at its Standing Committee meeting on Friday. The …
The Asian region has experienced substantial growth over the past several decades. Indeed, a quarter of all world exports now come from East Asia. Strong infrastructure underpinnings have often been cited as a major factor contributing to this success, and an important competitive advantage over other developing regions. However, a …
Displacement of the people from their habitation, in order to acquire land for development projects, is a major cause of concern today. The displaced persons face several difficulties in adjusting their lives to a completely new environment. The paper deals with the rehabilitation and resettlement of the displaced persons due …
This resettlement plan is prepared to deal with impacts of land acquisition and resettlement issues resulting from the rehabilitation of the road sub-project. The plan provides an analysis of the impacts, identifies the nature and types of losses, and establishes and entitlement matrix as a guide to payments for compensation …
India has seen rapid growth in recent years in its program of infrastructure public-private partnerships (PPPs). Despite the surge in demand for finance, local financial markets coped well over the period to 2007
The primary focus of this report is on the consequences of climate change for the infrastructure and operations of U.S. transportation. The report provides transportation professionals with an overview of the scientific consensus on those current and future climate changes of particular relevance to U.S. transportation, including the limitations of …
Liz Gross finds out the tough life in the river islands of Assam For a moment that afternoon, Dodhia seemed the most beautiful place imaginable. From their stilts, buildings made of wood poked out from languidly rolling expanses of neon-bright grass. But the water-weathered buildings betrayed the ephemera. Despite four …
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced the constitution of a separate dedicated corporation for the implementation of urban development schemes in Bihar. Inaugurating the Chief Minister Urban Development Scheme here, Mr. Kumar said urban local bodies receive monetary help for taking up different development schemes but in …
In pursuance of the commitment made by the Prime Minister in the 54th meeting of the National Development Council (NDC), an Expert Group was constituted in Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) to examine the schemes of statutory clearances for industrial and infrastructure projects and suggest specific steps for removal of …
This manual attempts to set out the systems and standard processes that could be followed for decentralised planning. It aims to provide guidance on how the considerable capacities of line departments and experts can from now on, subserve this process of empowered planning by local governance. This manual comprises two …
Planning for development in rapidly urbanizing Asia requires a fresh look. This book contrasts the urban development experiences and practices of the two giant countries in Asia: the People
The face of Nanded is slowly changing as planners set out on a transforming mission under the JNNURM. A 1.5-km stretch on the northern bank of the Godavari has been developed as a promenade. A view from the old bridge on the river. NANDED in Maharashtra is one of 63 …
Societies have always searched for an ideology and an institutional framework to balance collective and private interests. In the last century, this struggle played out as a confrontation between two clearly defined ideologies
Karnataka mineral policy 2008 approved by the state cabinet recently.This new policy has 13 major objectives, including progressive features such as adoption of modern techniques in mining, transparency in granting mineral licences and emphasis on value addition. Karnataka state has the distinction of being one among very few states in …
The North East Region (NER) refers collectively to the eight states located in the midst of the East Himalayan region in the north-eastern part of India, constituting Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. The region is well endowed with natural resources and ideal climatic conditions for …
