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The amendment to the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification 2011 permitting the use of reclaimed land for construction of roads in notified areas has triggered a wave of concern among coastal c

The National Skill Development Mission was approved by the Union Cabinet on 01.07.2015, and officially launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 15.07.2015 on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day. The Mission has been developed to create convergence across sectors and States in terms of skill training activities.

This report presents a synthesis of insights on climate risks to infrastructure and on how to implement public-private partnership (PPPs) for infrastructure, building on interviews with experts from multilateral development banks, analysis of national policy frameworks for PPPs and adaptation, and a literature review, to identify where these top

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has assigned the responsibility to the Wildlife Institute of India to prepare a technical document ‘Eco-friendly measures to mitigate impacts of linear infrastructure on wildlife’ for rail, road and power transmission line planners and managers; forest and wildlife managers and wild

The world is spending only $3 trillion a year on infrastructure, half of the $6 trillion a year required from 2015 to 2030.

According to the Census 2011, the urban population in the state was 17.0 million with a total of 297 towns including 184 municipal towns. Since then three more municipal towns have been added making the number 187.

This paper analyzes the success of the solar home system program in Bangladesh, which today provides clean, reliable electricity to more than 16 million rural households in off-grid areas.

The African Development Bank has launched the report, “Transition towards Green Growth in Mozambique: Policy review and recommendations for action,” which summarizes the development process of the Green Economy Action Plan (GEAP) prepared to operationalize the ambitious goals of the country’s Green Economy Roadmap – a plan that outlines the coun

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Infrastructure and development activities in and around sanctuaries and national parks, 14/12/2015. The Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has not taken any decision ‘not to consider any activity in and around Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks’. The details of the decisions taken in the 36th meeting of the Committee held on 4th November 2015 are given in the Annexure.

BEIJING - The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council released a poverty alleviation instruction on Monday.

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