THE National Highways Authority of India

Speakers at a meeting on Monday said that rural infrastructure project is an important initiative toward alleviating poverty of rural women.

MoEF to clear the 33 km passing through reserve forest THE Karnataka High Court, on March 19, vacated its stay on a road-widening project that environmentalists are opposing. Nearly two-thirds of the 51-km road, connecting Peerunwadi in Belgaum district with Chorla near Goa border, passes through a reserve forest in the Western Ghats. The court said the state government could

BEHRAMPORE: A major share of the MPLAD funds allotted for Murshidabad MP, Mr Abdul Mannan Hossain, was used to construct metal and concrete roads both in rural and urban areas of his constituency.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in addition to its earlier commitments, is considering more funds for the construction of the Padma Bridge.

In more than 100 villages, the Chandigarh-Phagwara express highway, which will pass through Mohali, Chamkaur Sahib, Machhiwara, Nawanshahr and Phagwara areas, has become an election issue. Most of the farmers, who have been issued notices for the acquisition of their land for the project, are opposed to the highway project.

Mumbai Of 260 tenants, around 100 have signed the MoU; the rest demand more time to vacate buildings

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Ropar: No pong ash is being used from Ropar thermal plant for the construction of Kurali-Kiratpur Sahib stretch of the National Highway 21 despite strict guidelines of the government of India.

To achieve rapid growth, governments must promote economic integration which, at its core, is about the mobility of people, products, and ideas.

Senior Economist, World Bank Somik V. Lall said that instead of worrying about the size of metropolises, cities and towns, the World Development Report 2009 (WDR) calls for policymakers to worry about making sure that these places work well.