India

 Private sector wants to adopt public health bodies

That health care facilities available to the poor are insufficient is common knowledge. According to a recent report of the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (assocham), 1,083

Publication Date: 
14/05/2007
Vibha Varshney
Down to Earth
15
20070515
0
Tags:
Health Care, Primary Health Care, Health Personnel, Drugs, Drug Industry, Finance, Services, Private Sector, India
India

 Committee asks for professionalism in CAPART

a planning Commission expert committee recommended early in March that an autonomous body under the Union ministry of rural development (mord) be professionalised. The autonomous body

Publication Date: 
29/04/2007
Sandip Das, Supriya Singh
Down to Earth
Tags:
Rural Development, Planning, Finance, Anti-Poverty Programmes, CAPART, India
Water Resources

 Issues in privatisation and commercialisation of water

Book>> Water: Private, Limited

Publication Date: 
29/04/2007
R K Srinivasan
Down to Earth
15
20070430
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Tags:
Water Resources, Water Pricing, Water Privatisation, Finance, Private Sector, Public Participation, India, Madhya Pradesh
Air Pollution

 EU for more funds in scientific research

the European Union (eu) has come up with new funds to promote the best ideas in science and technology. The first ever pan-European research body, the European Research Council, will dole out cash

Publication Date: 
14/04/2007
Down to Earth
Tags:
Finance, Science, Technology, Research Agencies, Science And Technology Policy, Europe, European Union (EU)
Agriculture

India - rich agriculture: poor farmers

This book proposes to present design of income policy for farmers suiting India's over populated rural sector. The profile of the farms and the farmers is presented to understand the structure of the farm economy and type of farmers for whom the income policy is designed. It also looks into the present income level of the farmers and limitations of the data in this respect. Sheer number of farmers producing different commodities is so large that it is a complicated task to have a homogenous one track policy.

Publication Date: 
Apr 2007
R L Pitale
Daya Publishing House
Tags:
Agriculture, WTO, Farmers, Finance, Agro-Based Industry, India
Economy

Inclusive financial systems

Besides facilitating overall economic growth, finance can help individuals smooth their income, insure themselves against risks and broaden investment opportunities. Empirical evidence shows that inclusive financial systems significantly raise growth, alleviate poverty and expand economic opportunity. This paper lays out several principles that should be kept in mind when designing such systems, supported by a case study of ICICI Bank.

Publication Date: 
31/03/2007
Bindu Ananth, Nachiket Mor
Economic and Political Weekly
42
13
1121-1126
Tags:
Finance, Poverty, Economic Development
Industry

 Norway pulls out of World Bank facility

The Norwegian government has stopped funding World Bank's Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF), says World Development Movement (WDM), a UK-based group. Norway's move comes close

Publication Date: 
30/03/2007
Down to Earth
Tags:
Finance, Aid, Aid Agencies, Private Sector, Norway, Developing Countries
Economy

Union Budget 2007-2008

Union Budget 2007-2008.

Publication Date: 
28/02/2007
Ministry of Finance
Tags:
Budget, India, Government Of India (GOI), Economic Development, Finance
India

 Urban renewal: more talk, less infrastructure

on january 25, 2007, the Union government approved 22 more urban development projects in 11 cities across the country. The Union ministry of urban development (moud) approved Rs 795 crore under the

Publication Date: 
27/02/2007
S V Suresh Babu
Down to Earth
Tags:
Urban Water Supply, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urban Management, Urban Sanitation, Finance, Government Of India (GOI), India
India

 Bring back the social sector, but not interventionist planning

in may 2004, India had a new government at the Centre. Bangalore and Hyderabad, the two boroughs of shining India, saw their chief ministers eat humble pie at the hustings. An India not very often

Publication Date: 
14/02/2007
Down to Earth
15
20070215
0
Tags:
Development, Rural Development, Economic Development, Finance, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Political Parties, Politics, India

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