The Indian economy is expected to grow at a slower 8.2% in the current fiscal, down from 8.6% last year, as high oil prices coupled with monetary and fiscal tightening would have a dampening effect on demand, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said.
The state government will take up matter for enhancing the amount of loan provided by with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to state transmission utility for the implementation of the transmission plan during the visit of the bank
Shimla: The government will spend Rs 10.39 crore on creating various infrastructure facilities at the Pong Dam lake in the first phase under the Asian Development Bank-funded Infrastructure Development Investment Programme for Tourism.
Director of Tourism Arun Sharma said his department would also promote community-based tourism activities for generating employment avenues for the local people
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide Rs 10 billion (US$ 90 million) for the implementation of Jaffna and Kilinochchi Water Supply and Sanitation project in line with the Government's target of providing safe drinking water for all citizens.
The main objectives of the project are to improve water supply services in Jaffna and Kilinochchi Districts, provide sanitation infrastructure for
Bangladesh will face mounting challenge of resettling and rehabilitating the people displaced by climate change, says an Asian Development Bank study.
The country is already at high risk of catastrophic environmental hazards and floods from sea surges, river flow, rainfall and coastal and riverbank erosion that are likely to force more people from their home.
ISLAMABAD (February 02, 2011) : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has refused to provide lending for the multi-billion dollars Diamer Bhasha dam project during the current calendar year despite Pakistan government's assurance of eliminating subsidy to the power sector, Business Recorder has learnt.
The ADB has requested a financing plan that would eliminate subsidy along with the issue of circu
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has proposed a water resources development and management investment programme with funding of $400 million in four tranches to establish sustainable increase in production value of Sindh
Besides the famous rock-cut Masroor temple, hydro-electric projects, apple orchards and dam sites will now be publicised as new tourism destinations among schoolchildren of Himachal and other states.
During a seminar held at Dharamsala on Masroor temple of Kangra district on Tuesday, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said the state tourism department would explore organising Masroor Festival to
Rubbishing the claim of mayor, Mr Shovan Chatterjee, that the Trinamul Congress-led Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) board never wanted to install water meters in the city, the state municipal affairs minister, Mr Asok Bhattacharya, today said the issue of purchasing water meters was mentioned in the agenda paper of the KEIP steering committee meeting that was held on 4 Januray and the paper wa
