NEW DELHI: The International Solar Alliance (ISA) - India's brainchild which was launched jointly with France in Paris on November 30, 2015 - will come into force on Wednesday. Its first chief, the interim
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded 56.4MW Wind Power Project Jhampir will start generating electricity from next month as the implementing company has completed all necessary work in this regard.
The government on Wednesday signed a technical assistance grant agreement of $9 lakh with the Asian Development Bank and for improving the quality, delivery and climate resilience of basic urban services
The Centre has approved the state's plan to take immediate steps against climate change. It will be executed by the state government once the funds are released. The funding agency, however, is yet to
The Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation will shortly obtain loan worth Rs.969 crore from the Asian Development Bank for completion of work on a portion of its corridor in the Walled City here. The first phase connecting the Mansarovar residential colony with Chandpole is likely to start by July next year. JMRC Chairman & Managing Director Nihal Chand Goyal said during an interaction with an ADB team, currently on a visit to Jaipur, that the loan would be utilised for completion of Phase 1-B between Chandpole and Badi Chaupad. Land needed for laying of rail tracks has been acquired and the displaced people have been rehabilitated, he said.
Though modernisation of food chains has allowed farmers to have more control of their produce, the benefits are not always shared equally Major Asian countries which have a large agriculture sector need to make their farm-to-market supply chain more efficient and cost effective to keep food prices in check and ensure long-term food security, a recent study by the Asian Development Bank has said. The study showed that though modernisation of food chains has allowed farmers to have more control of their produce, the benefits are not always shared equally, with large and medium-sized farmers typically getting the lion’s share of subsidies and marginal farmers largely missing out.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would provide $300 million loan to the Chhattisgarh Government for overhauling over 900 km of roads by 2017. The project would include works such as expanding roads
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) supports inclusive growth in the Asia and Pacific region by giving attention to the poverty impact and social dimensions of its operations. The Handbook on Poverty and
Just as the government embarks on a massive plan to deliver social benefits through direct cash transfers, a study by the Asian Development Bank has endorsed the devlivery mechanism saying it helps reduce
Sri Lanka has received an additional US$ 98 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to develop the national and provincial roads in the country's war-torn North. The Finance and Planning
New Delhi was on Wednesday enveloped in a cloud of toxic smog thought to be the worst occurrence of air pollution in a city long accustomed to dirty air, with the density of dust particles in some places
