Improving road Communication in Madhya Pradesh is one of the top priorities of State Government. In this connection, third installment of around Rs. 1350 crore of loan amount has been sanctioned by the Asian Development Bank for the development of 15 state highways of 1080 kilometers length. The State Government will provide around Rs.

People of Khulna city are suffering from acute crisis of water as Khulna Water and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) can meet only one-third of the water requirement of about 15 lakh people in 31 wards of the metropolitan city.

Struggle for water has become a common feature as supply lines have dried up in many localities.

In several areas people do not go to bed till early hours just to collect a f

The future of alternative energy, particularly solar, is bright and the Asian Development Bank is betting big on it

Hedge fund managers may feel, as some of them did at a gathering in New York in the last week of May, that alternative energy

From the year 2013, power will be supplied to domestic and irrigation consumers in the rural areas from separate feeders under the State Government's Ambitious Feeder Separation Scheme. As per the wishes of the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, power will be supplied for 24-hours to rural domestic consumers and eight hours to irrigation consumers.

To get self-sufficiency in energy sector, the KPK Government has decided to start construction work on eight mega projects from its own resources that would generate 595 mega watt electricity in fiscal year 2011-12.

Presenting budget for fiscal year 2011-12 in the House, the Finance Minister said that three mega projects including Machai, Reenola and Mataltan with the assistance of Asian Develo

The first phase of the plan to develop the area near Pong Dam structure as a tourist destination, using the funds sourced from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), has drawn criticism from oustees living in the vicinity of the Pong Dam lake.

Efforts by the Maldives to tackle the effects of climate change are highly encouraging, but the country must continue with reforms to address its fiscal deficit, and promote inclusive and regionally-balanced growth, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda said today.

An investment plan by the Government to make the Maldives the first carbon neutral country in the world within a d

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday assured of financing major water and power sector projects without giving guarantee on Diamer Basha dam.

Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to invest $60 million in three venture capital funds to help companies tackle the impact of climate change and promote development of clean energy in India and China.

Dispur has sought help from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve tourism after the sector was accorded top priority by the new Congress government in the state.

Principal secretary, tourism, Assam, H.S. Das, said a project proposal was sent to the ADB, which has given a positive nod, at a seminar on tourism yesterday.

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