Private Sector

Yours privately

How Jharkhand misled the Supreme Court into allotting a mine reserved for PSUs to private firms The Ghatkuri mine in West Singhbhum district, containing high grade iron ore worth crores of rupees, has always tempted private mining companies. But they could not lay their hands on it because it is reserved for public sector undertakings (psus) to prevent monopoly or cartelization in the

Publication Date:

29/04/2009

Author(s): Alok Kumar Gupta

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Mining, Mineral-Based Industry, Iron And Steel Industry, Private Sector, Supreme Court, High Court, Jharkhand, Paschim Singhbhum

Governance And Institutions

Public authority and the RTI

The definition of

Publication Date:

18/04/2009

Author(s): Prabodh Saxena

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

44

Issue:

16

pp:

13

Tags:

Public Sector, Private Sector, Governance And Institutions, Information, Right To Information (RTI), India

Energy

Activate Solar Mission, PV industry tells govt

GOUTAM DAS
AA | BENGALURU

The budding solar industry in India, somewhat pegged back by the poor economic climate, wants the National Solar Mission to be operationalised. The National Action Plan for Climate Change, experts say, is excellent as a programme but the government needs to fix

Publication Date:

10/04/2009

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Private Sector

Water Supply

The price of saving water

In the current financial crisis, risk-weary investors worry more about keeping their own boats afloat than in pumping money into a sector noted for high upfront costs, long pay back periods and low rates of return. Add to that an inefficient use of resources, weak regulation and lack of up-to-date information, and the water sector faces what may prove to be a dry season for investment.

Publication Date:

01/04/2009

Source: OECD Observer

Vol:

0

Issue:

272

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Management, Water Policy, Water Conservation, Slums, Water Supply, Water Pricing, Sanitation, Urban Sanitation, Private Sector, China, Portugal, Mexico, United States Of America (US), Mumbai, Developing Countries, Infrastructure Development

Natural Disasters

The development of a public private partnership framework and action plan for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Asia

The objective of this review commissioned by UNISDR as a follow up to the 3rd Asian Ministerial Conference on DRR (AMCDRR) is to develop a common action plan that would facilitate such partnerships based on an evaluation of PPP case studies and consultations with stakeholders.

Publication Date:

01/04/2009

Author(s): Helen Roeth

Source: Corporate Social Responsibility Asia

Tags:

Natural Disasters, Health, Disaster Management, Disaster Preparedness, Industry, Private Sector, Media, Asia, India

Water Resources

Strategic environmental assessment: improving water resources governance and decision making

The overall goal of this report is to assist water resources and environment professionals within the Bank and client countries to use Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) to effectively implement the principles of IWRM.

Publication Date:

01/04/2009

Author(s): Rafik Hirji, Richard Davis

Source: The World Bank

Tags:

Environment, Surface Water, Groundwater, Water Management, Water Policy, Climate Change, Poverty, Private Sector, South Africa, Tanzania, Australia, India, River Basin, Water Resources

Climate Change

The human dimension of climate adaptation: the importance of local and institutional issues

This paper presents a conceptual framework that turns the mainstream adaptation discourse upside down, with understanding and respect for autonomous adaptation as the starting point for a new agenda to manage the human dimensions of climate change.

Publication Date:

01/04/2009

Author(s): & et al, Simon Anderson, Ian Christoplos, Margaret Arnold

Source: Stockholm Environment Institute

Tags:

Ecosystems, Agriculture, Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, People, Conflicts, Energy Technology, Private Sector, Human Rights, Governance

Economy

Social analysis in private sector projects

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) supports equitable and sustainable social development by giving attention to the social dimensions of its operations. This brochure contributes to this undertaking by providing step-by-step guidance to address social dimensions such as participation, gender, and other social risks and vulnerabilities in the context of the private sector project cycle.

Publication Date:

01/04/2009

Source: Asian Development Bank

Tags:

Economy, Finance, Industry, Private Sector, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Economy