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Transport

Urban transport policy as if people and the environment mattered: Pedestrian accessibility the first step

The rapid growth in motor vehicle ownership and activity in India is causing a wide range of serious health, environmental, socio-economic, and resource use impacts, even as it provides mobility to millions, and contributes to employment and the economy. The loss of accessibility for pedestrians is one of the most important of these negative impacts, which remains neglected by policy.

Publication Date: 
15/08/2009
Madhav G Badami
Economic and Political Weekly
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Vehicular Pollution, Transport, Urban Planning, Urban Transport, Mobility Planning, Cars, Non Motorised Vehicles, Cycles, Walking, Pedestrians, CSE, India, Infrastructure Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

Corporates keen to invest in State

Investment scenario in Assam is likely to look up in the coming days with several major industrial houses of the country including Tata group, Godrej group and others having expressed their willingness to invest in different sectors including hospitality and infrastructure sectors in the state.

Publication Date: 
07/08/2009
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Economy, Habitat And Urbanisation, Assam, Infrastructure Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

Centre gets Rs 1,500cr ADB loan

THE GOVERNMENT has signed two agreements with the Asian Development Bank to avail loans of Rs 1,500 crore for improving urban infrastructure and highways in the North East region.
The ministry of finance has signed a Rs 1,000 crore loan for the North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Programme and another Rs 500 crore for National Highway Corridor.

Publication Date: 
07/08/2009
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
North East, Highways, Asian Development Bank (ADB), India, Infrastructure Development
Economy

Monuments of sloth

It is the favourite mantra of policy makers, politicians and prescribing economists. And they chant it relentlessly as an antidote to recession and a supplement to boost growth. Tragically though, for all the chanting of the infrastructure mantra the Government has not been able to change the religion of sloth on the ground.

Publication Date: 
03/08/2009
Nivedita Mukherjee
India Today (New Delhi)
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Agriculture, Hydroelectricity, Transport, India, Infrastructure Development
Economy

Government spending on public goods: Evidence on growth and poverty

Using panel data from 14 Indian states between 1990 and 2002, this paper empirically examines how the share of government spending on public goods such as health, education and basic infrastructure affects per capita gross domestic product growth and poverty reduction at the state level.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
Houqi Hong, Sadiq Ahmed
Economic and Political Weekly
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Tags:
Health, Economy, Economic Development, Finance, Subsidies, Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Public Sector, Education, Government Of India (GOI), India, Infrastructure Development
Climate Change

Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate change: a review of the UNFCCC and other recent estimates

This report takes another look at the costs of adapting to climate change. The estimates for 2030 used by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are likely to be substantial under-estimates. This report look at the estimates from a range

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
Martin Parry, & et al, David Dodman, Nigel Arnell, Pam Berry
IIED
Tags:
UNFCCC, Ecosystems, Forests, Agriculture, Water Resources, Coastal Development, Fisheries, Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, India, Global, Infrastructure Development, Health
Climate Change

Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate change: a review of the UNFCCC and other recent estimates

This report takes another look at the costs of adapting to climate change. The estimates for 2030 used by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are likely to be substantial under-estimates. This report look at the estimates from a range

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
Martin Parry, & et al, David Dodman, Nigel Arnell, Pam Berry
IIED
Tags:
UNFCCC, Ecosystems, Forests, Agriculture, Water Resources, Coastal Development, Fisheries, Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, India, Global, Infrastructure Development, Health
Habitat And Urbanisation

Reengineering urban infrastructure

This paper unpacks the key mechanisms, strategies and processes the IFIs have used to build agreement with their policies among government, donor and corporate circles.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
Lalitha Kamath, Vinay Baindur
South Asia
Tags:
Urbanisation, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Urban Finance, Private Sector, Governance, World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), India, Infrastructure Development
Transport

Residents up the ante against elevated Metro

Mumbai: Linking Road residents are not in a mood to soften their stand on the protection of 500 structures which will be affected due to the construction of an elevated Metro. The line will proceed from Juhu towards Santa Cruz Linking Road and end at Bandra junction near Amarsons.

Publication Date: 
31/07/2009
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Urban Transport, Metro, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Infrastructure Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

 Rebuilding cities

JNNURM shows the way, but partially Since time immemorial, people have migrated from rural areas to towns and cities in the hope of finding employment. Cities are associated with opportunities

Publication Date: 
30/07/2009
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Urban Development, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Urban Planning, Urban Sprawl, Remote Sensing, India, Infrastructure Development

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