Economy

Sabaragamuwa gets Rs. 7,435 m. for development

The Economic Development Ministry has allocated Rs.

Publication Date: 
06/08/2014
Daily News (Sri Lanka)
Tags:
Economy, Development, Sri Lanka, Wildlife, Bridges, South Asia
Natural Disasters

Unscientific dev pattern behind recent disasters

KATHMANDU, AUG 06 - Floods and landslides cause a huge loss of lives and properties across the country during monsoon season.

Publication Date: 
06/08/2014
Kantipur (Nepal)
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Floods, Landslides, Nepal, Development, Sindhupalchok, South Asia
Economy

ECNEC approved 4 projects worth Tk 720cr

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved four development projects with an outlay of Taka 720.70 crore.

Publication Date: 
05/08/2014
Bangladesh Today
Tags:
Economy, Development, Bangladesh, Energy, Rural Electrification, Power Transmission, South Asia
Mining

NGT flays Kerala on illegal quarries

The National Green Tribunal on Monday asked the Kerala government why it needed more time to shut down illegal quarries operating in the state.

Publication Date: 
05/08/2014
Times Of India (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Mining, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Illegal Trade, Development
Economy

Millennium Development Goals: Bangladesh progress report 2013

Millennium Development Goals: Bangladesh Progress Report 2013 is the seventh report monitoring the progress of MDGs in Bangladesh after 2005.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2014
Planning Commission (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Development, Economy, Environment, Poverty, Malnutrition, Education, Health, Diseases, Maternal Health, Child Health, Bangladesh, GDP, Women, Infant mortality
Water Resources

Water security: putting the concept into practice

The paper debates that water security can never be fully achieved, because ever-changing physical and economic conditions will require the continuous adaptation of water systems and behaviors in order to meet the growing demands and changing climatological conditions.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2014
Eelco van Beek, Wouter Lincklaen Arriens
Global Water Partnership
Tags:
Water Resources, Drinking Water, Water Management, Governance, Development, Global, Climate Change
Poverty

Eradicating poverty in fragile states: prospects of reaching the “high-hanging” fruit by 2030

As the world approaches the target year of the Millennium Development Goals and passes into the new, post-2015 era, the development community has made a call for a new international development goal of eradication of extreme poverty by 2030. How feasible is that?

Publication Date: 
01/08/2014
Alison Burt, Barry Hughes, Gary Milante
The World Bank
Tags:
Poverty, Development, Developing Countries, India, Economic Development, Economy, Conflicts
Forests

Steps urged to make up for lost trees

ISLAMABAD: Though a large number of trees have been copped off for the construction of the metro bus track in Islamabad, environmentalists stress the need to compensate for the loss to Islamabad’s

Publication Date: 
01/08/2014
Dawn (Pakistan)
Tags:
Forests, Trees, Deforestation, Islamabad, Development, Pakistan, South Asia, Afforestation
Environment

World Bank Faces Pushback Over Leaked Safeguards

The World Bank has been working to update safeguards intended to ensure that development projects it backs don’t hurt people or the environment.

Publication Date: 
31/07/2014
Huffington Post
Tags:
Environment, Development, World Bank, Climate Change, UNFCCC
Environment

China stresses green watch in evaluating performance

BEIJING - Chinese authorities will focus on environmental protection, sci-tech innovation and improvement of people's livelihood when evaluating the performance of officials in fulfilling their eco

Publication Date: 
28/07/2014
China Daily
Tags:
Environment, China, Economy, Development

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