Economy

Economic survey 2013-14: Government of Goa

Budget being a short-term and seasonal exercise is primarily an answer to the economic survey of the preceding year. Economic reforms and policies need not wait for the budget. Traditionally, budget should limit itself to reforms in revenue mobilization to avoid leakages in collection.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2014
Government of Goa
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Economy, Goa, Environment, Finance, Industry, Infrastructure Development, Agriculture, Rural Development, Tourism, Panchayats, Science And Technology, Water Resources, Water Supply, Sanitation, Transport, Health, Urban Development
Poverty

Enhancing sustainable livelihoods of the poor through convergence of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA with various schemes

This report is a compilation of best practices on convergence of MGNREGA with other schemes from fourteen states across the country - Andhra Pradesh, A& N Islands, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Kerala, Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, andRajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2014
Ministry of Rural Development
Tags:
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), India, Climate Change, Rural Development, Women, Water Conservation, Sanitation, National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), Agriculture, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Fisheries, Sundarbans, Forests, Forest Rights Act 2006, Water Resources, Tribals, Ecotourism, Horticulture, Development
Animal Care

Holy cows or cash cows?

In a recent paper, Anagol, Etang and Karlan (2013) consider the income generated by these owning a cow or a buffalo in two districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. The net profit generated ignoring labour costs, gives rise to a small positive rate of return. Once any reasonable estimate of labour costs is added to costs, the rate of return is a large negative number. The authors conclude that households holding this type of assets do not behave according to the tenets of capitalism.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2014
Orazio Attanasio, Britta Augsburg
Institute for Fiscal Studies
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Livestock, Farmers, Buffalo, India, Fodder, Anantapur (D), Andhra Pradesh, Droughts, Rural Development
Economy

Statistical year book India 2014

This latest edition of the annual statistical year book published by the Central Statistics Office provides data sets on the various facets of the economy of the country and the vital social aspects like housing, health, environment, infrastructure, tourism, and agriculture too.

Publication Date: 
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Tags:
Economy, India, Statistics, Environment, Forests, Mining, Energy, Population, Agriculture, Horticulture, Livestock, Fisheries, Urban Development, Rural Development, Housing, Irrigation, Vehicles, Industry, Poverty, Health, Telecommunication
Habitat And Urbanisation

Maharashtra gets Rs 489 cr central aid to improve rural roads

The Maharashtra Government has received Rs 489 crore to improve the rural road network under the Prime Minister’s Gram Sadak Yojana–II .

Publication Date: 
30/12/2013
Business Line (New Delhi)
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Maharashtra, Roads, Rural Roads, Urbanisation, Ministry Of Rural Development, Rural Development, Pune (D), Latur (D), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Habitat And Urbanisation
Solid Waste

Guidelines for developing state policies on Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) in rural areas

This policy framework is intended as a guide to assist states in developing their own policies for solid and liquid waste management in rural areas. As such, it does not prescribe what should be in the State’s policy.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2013
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
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Solid Waste, Waste Management, India, Health Effects, Environment, Sanitation, Rural Development, Waste Recycling
Energy

Pavithra inaugurates rural power projects

Budge 2014 was tailored to benefit the people and through the allocation of Rs.

Publication Date: 
28/11/2013
The Island (Sri Lanka)
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Sri Lanka, Energy, Rural Electrification, Rural Development, Electricity, South Asia
Economy

Kerala Perspective Plan 2030 (Draft)

Kerala Perspective Plan 2030 (KPP 2030) is a twenty year integrated strategic plan with a concrete policy framework and a well-defined Action Plan. Read the draft.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2013
Government of Kerala
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Economy, Kerala, Development, Environment, Sustainable Development, Health, Education, Agriculture, Livestock, Forests, Fisheries, Industry, Urban Transport, Urban Development, Rural Development, Energy, Water Resources, Science And Technology
Environment

Draft plan ‘dilutes’ guards for eco-sensitive zones

Experts Say They Have No Idea Why Plan Is Being Revised

There is little hope for ecologically sensitive zones in the national capital region (NCR), including the Aravalis and the riverine ecosystems of Yamuna, Hindon, Sahibi and Kali. National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) is revising its Regional Plan 2021, but the new draft plan seems to be “diluting” the only environmental safeguards the plan had.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2013
Jayashree Nandi
Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Delhi, Yamuna, Hindon, Sahibi, Kali, Riverine Ecology, Ecosystems, Environmentalists, Rajasthan, Haryana, Rural Development, Disaster Management, Transport, Biodiversity, Wetlands, Forests, Environment
Economy

World Bank Calls NREGA a Stellar Example of Rural Development

Praise comes five years after it described the programme as a ‘policy barrier’ to economic development and poverty alleviation

For the beleaguered UPA government, here are some words of praise. The flagship rural employment guarantee scheme has comes in for praise from the World Bank, five years after it described the programme as “policy barrier” to economic development and poverty alleviation.

Publication Date: 
10/10/2013
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Economy, Anti-Poverty Programmes, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), World Bank, Rural Poverty, Rural Development

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