Political
Estimating the investment requirements for urban infrastructure services – Report of the High Powered Expert Committee (HPEC)
Posted on 22 Mar, 2011 09:13 AMThis report on Indian urban infrastructure and services is an outcome of the High Powered Expert Committee (HPEC) chaired by Isher Judge Ahluwalia set up by the Ministry of Urban Development in May, 2008 for estimating the investment requirement for urban infrastructure services. It is an inevitable outcome of the faster rates of growth to which the economy has now transited. Indeed, urbanisation is itself a process that will support growth. The Committee has made recommendations on how to deal with these challenges of urbanisation.
The Committee has held several meetings with officials from the Government of India, state governments and local governments and also met with academicians and other stakeholders such as Asian Development Bank with interest and expertise in Indian urban issues.
The report argues that the challenge of managing urbanisation will have to be addressed through a combination of increased investment, strengthening the framework for governance and financing, and a comprehensive capacity building programme at all levels of government. The Committee has projected very large investment requirements for providing public services to specified norms and also supporting the growth process. The challenge of financing these investments is inextricably linked with the challenge of governing the cities and towns of India.
Handbook of fisheries and aquaculture - New book released by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Posted on 21 Mar, 2011 05:55 PMGeography workshops for students and parents – The Indian Institute of Geographical Studies (TIIGS), 9th – 24th April, 2011, Bangalore
Posted on 21 Mar, 2011 05:21 PMOrganizer: The Indian Institute of Geographical Studies (TIIGS)
Venue: GeoVidyaa Centre, Army Public School, Bangalore
Topics:
- Basics of latitude and longitude
Workshop on Bhuvan: Gateway to Indian Earth Observation visualization – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), 31st March, 2011, Hyderabad
Posted on 21 Mar, 2011 02:36 PMOrganizers:
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad
Venue: International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad
Workshop on Bhuvan: Gateway to Indian Earth Observation visualization – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), 28th March, 2011, Chennai
Posted on 21 Mar, 2011 02:03 PMOrganizers:
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- Science City, Gandhi Mandapam
Venue: Science City, Gandhi Mandapam, Chennai
Workshop on Bhuvan: Gateway to Indian Earth Observation visualization – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), 26th March, 2011, Pune
Posted on 21 Mar, 2011 01:49 PMOrganizers:
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- Pune University
Venue: Pune University, Pune
Workshop on Bhuvan: Gateway to Indian Earth Observation visualization – Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO), 24th March, 2011, Shillong
Posted on 21 Mar, 2011 01:22 PMOrganizers:
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC)
Venue: North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC), Shillong
Allocation, release and utilization of funds for safe drinking water in rural and tribal areas under NRDWP for the last three years - PIB release
Posted on 21 Mar, 2011 12:46 PMFunds are released to the States under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) by the Government of India for providing drinking water supply in rural areas covering the rural and tribal areas of the State.
About 30% of rural household’s access piped drinking water from taps. However, full coverage of rural habitations is about 75%.
Measuring irrigation subsidies in Andhra Pradesh and Southern India: An application of the GSI method for quantifying subsidies – A paper by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Posted on 21 Mar, 2011 08:49 AMThe objectives of the study included: i) assessing the application of a common method for measuring irrigation subsidies in order to develop accurate, replicable and reliable subsidy estimates and ii) providing policy advice aimed at improving and standardizing the reporting of data on irrigation subsidies.