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Habitat And Urbanisation

Nagaland pitches for speedy infrastructure development

KOHIMA, Jan 8

Publication Date: 
09/01/2009
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Nagaland, Infrastructure Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

Clear backlog before new projects: CII

Smita Aggarwal & Gunjan Pradhan Sinha

New Delhi: In a representation to the government, the industry chamber Confederation of Indian Industry has asked for expedition of work on infrastructure projects. It has sought clearance of a backlog of over Rs 3,00,000 crore in the process, even as the Government has announced funds for new projects to take off.

Publication Date: 
07/01/2009
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Development, Special Economic Zones (SEZ), India, Infrastructure Development
Economy

Reality check of govt schemes exposes chinks!

A reality check of the status of the government schemes as well as problems of the villagers by Indore collector and his administrative paraphernalia on Saturday and Sunday under the Gram Sampark Abhiayaan, has not only brought to the fore the pitiable condition of basic infrastructure - like road, electricity and water in the villages but also chinks in the government schemes aimed at benefiting

Publication Date: 
06/01/2009
Central Chronicle (Bhopal)
Tags:
Rural Habitat, Rural Development, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Madhya Pradesh, Indore (T), Rural Poverty, Infrastructure Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

Geographers stress on reducing infrastructure load on Imphal

State geographers want decentralization of urban development policy instead of

Publication Date: 
02/01/2009
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Development, Urban Development, Manipur, Imphal (D), Infrastructure Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

Is urban renewal more hype than reality?

A national mission to make investments in 63 Indian cities over seven years has run half its course, but there are concerns about how projects are being chosen and whether all the money and effort will finally deliver an improved and inclusive urban environment.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
Civil Society
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Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Urban Development, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Urban Housing, Poverty, Unemployment, Public Participation, India, Pune (T), Corruption, Infrastructure Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

Addressing gender concerns in Indias urban renewal mission

The Jawaharlal National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) aims to pursue reform, good governance and planned development in urban areas. It seeks to set up participatory, transparent and accountable processes, mechanisms and institutions to enable all citizens - poor and rich, men and women

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
Renu Khosla
UNDP India
Tags:
Urban Development, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Urban Planning, Women, Governance, India, Infrastructure Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

Unlocking land values to finance urban infrastructure

Land-based financing of urban infrastructure is growing in importance in the developing world. Why is it so difficult to finance urban infrastructure investment, when land values

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
George E. Peterson
Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF)
Tags:
Urbanisation, Urban Finance, Urban Land, Urban Land Use, Developing Countries, Infrastructure Development
Environment

Greening growth in Asia and the Pacific: follow-up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development

This report explains three basic principles of Greening growth: quality of economic growth, eco-efficiency of economic growth, and environmental sustainability vis-a-vis environmental performance: and four pillars of Green growth: eco-tax reform, sustainable infrastructure, the greening of business and sustainable consumption.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
United Nations
Tags:
Environment, Consumption Patterns, Green Buildings, Economic Development, Asia, India, Sustainable Development, Infrastructure Development, Eco Tax
Energy

Project transitions: the investment challenge for creating a sustainable and secure energy infrastructure

The long useful life of energy infrastructure and the infrastructure

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
International Energy Agency
Tags:
Climate Change, Energy Policy, Energy Efficiency, Energy, Finance, Infrastructure Development
Agriculture

Market-oriented agricultural infrastructure: appraisal of public-private partnerships

This paper presents the findings of a study that appraises and compares different models of public-private partnership (PPP) in rural infrastructure development. The study was commissioned by the Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries (AGS) Division of FAO, under its normative programme on Rural Infrastructure Development.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
Michael Warner, David Kahan, Szilvia Lehel
FAO
Tags:
Agriculture, Irrigation, Development, Public Sector, Private Sector, Technology, Information, Public Participation, Communication, Infrastructure Development

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