Governance
"Gujarat farmers fight against climate change: Adopt technoloxxgy to conserve resources and maximize benefits" : News roundup (15-21 October 2010)
Posted on 22 Oct, 2010 11:25 AMClimate Change
The Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Act - Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation (1987)
Posted on 21 Oct, 2010 08:56 PMThis document describes the Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Act and includes:
- Short title, extent and commencement of the Act
- Definitions of the terms used in the Act
- Constitution and incorporation of the Urban Development Authority
- Power of authority to undertake development schemes
- Authority to acquisition of land
- Power of authority to property and finance
- Appointments of officers and servants of Authority
Public Private Partnership (PPP) policy on Infrastructure in Orissa (2007)
Posted on 21 Oct, 2010 08:47 PMThis document describes the policy facilitating public private partnerships for infrastructure development in the state of Orissa and includes:
- The background to the policy
- The policy objectives
- Infrastructure sectors
- Institutional arrangement
- Project identification and approval process
- Preparation of Detailed Project Report and selection of developers
- State support
- Orissa Infrastructure Development Fund
- Protection of stakeholder rights
The Karnataka urban development authorities act - Infrastructure Development Department (2007)
Posted on 21 Oct, 2010 08:35 PMThis document describes the details of the Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Act and includes:
- Short title, extent and commencement of the Act
- Definitions of the terms used in the Act
- The incorporation, constitution and details of the functioning of the Urban Development Authority
- Power of authority for development schemes
- Authority for acquisition of land
- Power of authority in case of property and finance
- Details of appointment of officers and servants of the authority
Industrial, Investment and Infrastructure policy of Maharashtra - Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (2006)
Posted on 21 Oct, 2010 08:30 PMThis document describes the details of the Industrial, Investment and Infrastructure Policy of Maharashtra. The document includes:
- The background to the policy
- Industry scenario at the national level
- Maharashtra: The preferred industrial investment destination
- Policy objective
- Policy targets
- Policy validity
- Strategies
- Thrust areas
- Infrastructure and communication: the growth engines
- Promotional and financial incentives
- Cluster approach for development
- Co-operative industrial estates
- Sick units: Revival and exit
- New industrial townships
- Special economic zones
- Marketing assistance
- International exhibition centres
- Resource mapping and showcasing state's potential
- HR initiatives
- Labour laws and procedures
- Single window clearance
- Promotion of foreign direct investment
- Restructuring of industries department
- Review and monitoring
Policy statement on environmental protection and conservation of resources - Department of Environment (Government of West Bengal) (1995)
Posted on 21 Oct, 2010 08:20 PMThis document provides the details of the policy statement on environmental protection and conservation of resources by the Government of West Bengal in the light of the environmental concerns emerging because of a large number of developmental projects starting in the state in the near future.
Institutional Arrangements - Ministry of Water Resources (2010)
Posted on 21 Oct, 2010 08:02 PMThis document informs of the mechanisms through which development, conservation and management functions related to water as a natural resource are carried out in India.
The document provides the details of the institutions responsible for water management:
- At the central level
- At the state level
Vacancy - Project Assistant Level - 2
Posted on 21 Oct, 2010 12:46 PMApplications enclosing bio-data are invited from candidates to work as, Project Assistant Level-2, 1 Nos. (M.Sc. Chemistry, Env. Sci. 1st Div., Rs. 8000/- pm fixed) in the project, ‘Prevalence and Mitigation of Fluoride Toxicity in Sikar District of Rajasthan’. The project is sponsored by DST, New Delhi. The position is purely temporary and is coterminous with the project.
India’s water economy: Bracing for a turbulent future
Posted on 19 Oct, 2010 07:15 PMThis report by the World Bank examines the evolution of the management of India’s waters, describes the achievements of the past, and the looming set of challenges. The report draws heavily on a set of twelve background documents by eminent Indian practitioners and policy analysts, and addresses two basic questions -
- What are the major water development and management challenges facing India?
- What are the critical measures to be taken to address these?
Limits of law in counter-hegemonic globalization: The Indian Supreme Court and the Narmada valley struggle
Posted on 18 Oct, 2010 08:10 PMThis working paper by the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University offers an analysis of the role of law in the Narmada valley struggle, especially that which was waged by one of India’s most prominent social movements in recent years, Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), with a specific focus on India’s Supreme Court. The NBA rose in reaction to the Indian government’s plan to construct a large number of dams along the Narmada river, contesting the relief and rehabilitation provided for displaced families at first, and subsequently challenging the dams themselves as being destructive.