Habitat And Urbanisation

Karachi to Lahore motorway project approved

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approved on Thursday 12 development projects with an estimated cost of over Rs440 billion, including Rs310bn for the Kara

Publication Date: 
04/07/2014
Dawn (Pakistan)
Tags:
Development, Roads, Lahore, Karachi, Pakistan, Economy, South Asia, Habitat And Urbanisation, Energy, Wind Energy, Sindh
Economy

Development schemes worth Rs. 1997.48 million approved

The Punjab government has approved 4 development schemes of different development Sectors with an estimated cost of Rs. 1997.48 million.

Publication Date: 
03/07/2014
Pakistan Observer
Tags:
Development, Economy, Pakistan, Roads, South Asia
Environment

Environment Protection and Growth Can Go Hand in Hand

Prakash Javadekar assures of bringing down clearance timeline

Publication Date: 
03/07/2014
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Development, Highways, Ports, Roads, Power Transmission, Environment
Forests

Felling trees in Doti for electrification

In yet another instance of greenery being destroyed for implementing developmental projects, trees in six different community forests in the BP Nagar area of Doti district are being chopped down ra

Publication Date: 
02/07/2014
Republica (Nepal)
Tags:
Forests, Deforestation, Energy, Development, Nepal, Doti, South Asia
Habitat And Urbanisation

MRDC fined for constructing roads without conducting EIAs

The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has fined the Maldives Road Development Corporation (MRDC) by an amount of MVR739,500 for constructing roads in Addu without conducting the prerequisite Envi

Publication Date: 
02/07/2014
Minivan News (Maldives)
Tags:
Roads, Development, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment, Urbanisation, Habitat And Urbanisation, South Asia
Economy

Ecnec okays five development projects involving Tk 3,445cr

Five development projects of Tk 3,445.17 crore got nod from the government’s top economic policy making body on Tuesday, including a Tk 2,600 crore project seeking to improve urban governance and i

Publication Date: 
02/07/2014
Daily Sun (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Economy, Development, Bangladesh, Infrastructure Development, Roads, South Asia
Energy

Hydropower in India: key enablers for a better tomorrow

This FICCI-PwC report identifies the challenges faced by the hydropower sector and look at enablers that could help in accelerating the implementation of hydropower projects in India.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2014
PwC India
Tags:
Hydroelectricity, India, Sustainable Development, Economic Development, Electricity, Land Acquisition, Finance, Development
Economy

France proposes $1.4 billion credit line for India projects

France has proposed to give India a 1 billion euro ($1.4 billion) credit line to fund sustainable infrastructure and urban development projects, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Tuesday.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2014
Reuters
Tags:
India, France, Development, Sustainable Development, Roads, Urbanisation, Economy
Agriculture

Atlas of African agriculture research & development

The work of agricultural researchers and development workers in Africa has the potential to significantly improve the lives of the poor. But that potential can only be realized with easy access to high-quality data and information.

Publication Date: 
30/06/2014
Kate Sebastian
International Food Policy Research Institute
Tags:
Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Africa, Development, Croplands, Crops, Livestock, Climate Change
Economy

Rs38.5bn development projects approved

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) approved on Wednesday eight development projects having an estimated cost of Rs38.5 billion, including a foreign exchange component of Rs20.8

Publication Date: 
26/06/2014
Dawn (Pakistan)
Tags:
Economy, Development, Pakistan, Education, Environment, Water Supply, Transport, Disaster Management, Roads, South Asia

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