Rs 3,300 crore to counter Naxalites
District administration will decide how to use funds
Yojna Banao Abhiyan - then a hit, now a miss
The local administration in Jharkhand is undermining the decentralised scheme, created to enhance livelihood, manage natural resources and …
Six rules for rebuilding infrastructure in an era of 'unprecedented' weather events
After extreme weather events like Hurricane Harvey, city planners need to think about the smartest way to rebuild
GST regime could reduce local self-governing bodies to mendicancy
Enforcement of GST will dry up sources of revenue for urban local bodies such as municipalities and municipal corporations
Africa’s economic progress requires investment in people: ECA
According to the ECA, Africa’s growth story is underpinned by increased investment in infrastructure, rapid urbanisation and rising …
Call to strengthen infrastructure for quality assurance
Any measuring equipment in a country should be calibrated through a measurement chain, says National Physical Laboratory’s Director Dinesh …
Realising low carbon infrastructure dream
IDFC report puts forth an assortment of diverse solutions
SC allows Games village near Yamuna
Animal husbandry’s share increases by 40% in Budget 2023-24
Agriculture credit target goes up to Rs 20 lakh crore; Focus on livestock health and disease control programme in allocation
Southern African countries can do better at infrastructure: What the choices might look like
Decision makers need to employ strategic foresight to better navigate uncertainty, upheaval and inevitable change
Union Budget 2022-23: Customs exemption extension on steel scrap will bring temporary relief
It would have been good to see the Centre taking concrete steps to improve domestic scrap availability
Calls for protectionism in the West should not scare Africa: UNECA
Africa needs to move away from the model of selling rich natural resources which do not generate enough financing for development
The 20th century saw a 23-fold increase in natural resources used for building
Massive expansion of natural resource consumption will have a considerable environmental impact
Poor health infrastructure, high population density make UP a ‘COVID-19 hell’
Health infrastructure cannot be built overnight, experts say, as the state bleeds under the viral assault
The facade of sharing
Public-private partnership is more about dividing: risks go to the public agency, profits to the private
Three years on, only 15% of Rs 1 lakh crore agri infrastructure fund disbursed
The scheme was launched in 2020 for the development of post-harvest infrastructure
As told to Parliament (July 27, 2023): Centre restricted import & export of biofuels to promote them, says minister
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Report urges sustainable infrastructure development to fight climate change
The global South will account for roughly two-thirds of infrastructure investment worth US $ 4 trillion per year. Asian and African nations need …
Behind the curve: How COVID-19 exposed India’s apathetic rural health infrastructure
It should not have taken a pandemic for the government to realise the importance of the rural healthcare infrastructure and of universal free …
Climate’s clear connect: Africa needs to come together to curb its health crises fanned by global warming
The resource-constrained scenarios faced by most governments warrant pooling of resources
As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’
Some US cities are beginning to take steps toward incorporation of sponge city concepts into their stormwater management plans, but most of these …
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Chinkara antelope are dying in the Thar’s traditional pastures; Here is why
More than 100 Chinkara have died prematurely in the last three-four months in Orans in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan
Can aid engineer economic prosperity?
While it will not be in anyone's interest to cut off foreign aid to Africa, it is clear that countries that receive such aid must show more …
Only 8 per cent of wastewater in low-income countries undergoes treatment: UN
Failing to address wastewater as a social and environmental problem would nullify other efforts towards achieving 2030 Agenda for Sustainable …