The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025
<p>The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025, passed by the Rajasthan Assembly, aims to establish a Bikaner Development Authority to regulate development activities in the Bikaner district. The bill
Development
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Do or die development
Going by the statistics provided by this year's International Labour Organisation report on world employment, "modernise or perish" has become the mantra of progress for developing nations. This is
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A question of priorities
The world has sufficient resources to accelerate progress to accelerate progress in human development for all and to eradicate poverty. According to the United Nations Development Programme's Human
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Gujarat faces forced land aquisition in name of industrialisation
Gujarat has received encomiums from many quarters for its rapid industrialisation. Industries have mushroomed all over the state, thanks to investment campaigns like
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Balding the urban landscape through shortsighted fiscal policies
Traditionally most urban areas in the country have grown out of rural settlements. Land use changes and population growth have precipitated urbanization in a lot of rural centres. Urbanization also
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A tale of fortitude
Tribal women in an obscure block in Bihar churn out a success story
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Taking science to the market
ALL THROUGH the second half of the 20th century, whenever Western governments have seen their industries lagging behind globally, they have resorted to updating their technology policies. The result
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A land in turmoil
An assessment of environmental degradation must preclude rebuilding of Afghanistan
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Subcontinental drift
our worst suspicions have been confirmed. Recent research shows that since its separation from Gondwanaland, the Indian subcontinent has been moving at a more rapid pace than its siblings
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The fight over the DEAD
A severe tug of war between the North and the South preceded the unanimous acceptance of the Rio declaration
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Going overboard with development?
A new project seeks to examine the environmental degradation due to development in Kochi