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विकास का महा तांडव: एन्नोर क्रीक में स्थानीय लोगों की चुनौतियां और पर्यावरणीय प्रदूषण जारी है
तमिलनाडु राज्य के चेन्नई का एन्नोर क्षेत्र वर्षों से औद्योगिक परियोजनाओं की एक श्रृंखला का केंद्र बना है, मुख्य रूप से थर्मल पावर स्टेशन, उर्वरक कारखाने, औद्योगिक बंदरगाह, ऑइल एण्ड पट्रोलीअम इंडस्ट्रीज़ इत्यादि उद्योग...
‘Mindless’ development model financed by top institutions ’caused Joshimath disaster’
In a statement signed by over 50 civil society organisations and concerned citizens, FAN believes, Joshimath Disaster is the”inevitable result of long neglect of scientific warnings, of gross financialization of nature and total lack...
Joshimath Disaster
Joshimath woke up to large cracks on roads and houses with muddy water seeping from them, not in one or two but in over 600 houses! News media and portals are now calling it...
India Pitches for Climate Finance Internationally, But Prioritises ‘Development’ at Home
The year 2022 saw renewed urgency and consistency in India’s pitch to demand ‘climate finance’.
The biggest hurdle in facing the recession is the Govt’s lack of political will
“In my entire career as a public servant I haven't witnessed the extraction of public wealth for private profit on the scale that we see today”, said Jawhar Sircar, Rajya Sabha member, Trinamool Congress,...
India’s demographic curse in waiting
Human capital development is critical for the growth and development of any economy, but that is where India remains a global outlier, in spite of having entered the “Amrit Kaal” and becoming the fifth-largest...
Vimalbhai: A man who lived what he preached
In the passing away of Vimalbhai on August 15, CFA lost a friend, comrade and fellow traveller. A tireless campaigner, poet, artist, a go-to-person for every protest in Delhi for people’s movements across the...
BRICS in 2022: Economic and Geopolitical Quandaries
Roundtable Report By People’s Forum on BRICS This year, the official BRICS Summit took place on 24th June, 2022 under the Chinese presidency. While the geopolitical turmoil across the world appears to be intensifying,...
ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಮಾರ್ಟ್ ಸಿಟಿ ಯೋಜನೆ ಒಂದು ಇಣುಕು…: ಭಾಗ 2
ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಮೊದಲನೇ ಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಿದಂತೆ ತುಮಕೂರಿನ ಸ್ಮಾರ್ಟ್ ಸಿಟಿ ಯೋಜನೆಯು ಮೊದಲನೇ ಸುತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರಾಕರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿತು. ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಕಾರಣವೇನೆಂದರೇ ಯೋಜನೆಯು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಪ್ರದೇಶವನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿತ್ತು. ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ೨.೫ ರಷ್ಟು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಇರುವ ಶೇ.೮ ರಷ್ಟು ಭೂ ಪ್ರದೇಶವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಯೋಜನೆಗೆ ಸೂಚಿಸಲಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಆಯ್ಕೆಯಾದ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳೆಲ್ಲವೂ (ವಾರ್ಡ್ ೫,...
ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಮಾರ್ಟ್ ಸಿಟಿ ಯೋಜನೆ ಒಂದು ಇಣುಕು…: ಭಾಗ 1
೨೦೧೪ರಲ್ಲಿ ಮೋದಿ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಅಧಿಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದಾಗ ಜೆಎನ್‌ಎನ್‌ಯುಆರ್‌ಎಂ ಹಾಗೂ ರಾಜೀವ್ ಆವಾಜ್ ಯೋಜನೆ ಎಂಬ ಎರಡು ನಗರೀಕರಣ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳು ಚಾಲನೆಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದವು. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಇತರೇ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳಲ್ಲೂ ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಏಕ ಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ಜಾರಿಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿತ್ತು.
National Infrastructure Programs in India
In the past several years, infrastructure has become a focus sector in the Indian economy and is expected to boost overall development. Infrastructure continues to attract attention not only from the government but also...
Civil society urges for a world without the World Bank | Press Release
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) along with the Board of Governors of the World Bank (WB) Group is having its annual Spring meeting from April 18th- 24, 2022 in order to commemorate another year...
New Mineral Amendment Bill (2020)- Who Bears the Cost of Development?
The mining industry in India has constantly been in the spotlight for violations of many kinds, ranging from environmental degradation to labour violations and cases of child labour.
Rise In Infrastructure Projects In Protected Areas: A Self-Defeating Goal For Development
Infrastructure is considered the backbone of any economy. The impetus on infrastructure sector becomes much more in a growing economy, with the government terming investment in infrastructure “quintessential” to boost growth as highlighted in...
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