It was late CPI member A B Bardhan who had disdainfully dismissed the panic in the stock markets after the shock defeat of the BJP-led government in 2004, saying he did not give two hoots to what h

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pratap Singh Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 05/10/2015 regarding Pratap Singh Vs. Union of India & Ors. regarding road construction affecting the village pond, Bahadurgarh, Jhajjar, Haryana.

The analysis of road accidents in terms of causal factors reveals that drivers' fault is single most important factor responsible for accidents

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Krushna Chandra Padhi Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 08/09/2015 regarding filling up of a water body named Kasha Pond and felling of trees for the construction of a road for entry to the housing project in village Jagadalpur of Kukudakhandi Tahasil, Dist. Ganjam, Odisha.

Judgement of the Gujarat High Court in the matter of Platinum AAC Blocks Private Ltd. Vs State of Gujarat & Others dated 31/08/2015 regarding villagers opposing an industrial unit engaged in manufacturing of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) Blocks to construct a road to transport its vehicles and machineries to its industrial unit, village Mohangam, Taluka Umargam, District Valsad.

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The Millennium Villages Project (MVP) stands out among development efforts in Africa. Since its launch in 2004, it has attracted generous donations and high-wattage supporters — including Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie and United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon — for its work on alleviating poverty in rural Africa. The programme has delivered aid to at least 500,000 people in 10 countries, and has been emulated in others.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Bhagat Ram Sahu & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 14/07/2015 regarding non compliance and observance of the conditions of the Environment Clearance particularly with reference to the CSR activities as well as carrying out plantation and other
schemes envisaged under the terms of the EC by the project proponent (Hirmi Cement Works, Ultratech Cement Limited) particularly in village Paraswani, Chhattisgarh.

New stretches of rural roads are rapidly coming up in Chhattisgarh with massive funding support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), officials stated.

A large number of villages in the Kumaon region are still without road connectivity as over 1,000 sanctioned roads in rural areas in Bageshwar and Almora districts have not been given forest cleara

Residents in Kicukiro, a suburb of Rwanda's capital Kigali, have hailed the Chinese government for funding the construction of a new road in the area as they suffered poor road conditions for many

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