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Sustainable development top priority of J-K admin, says L-G Sinha

Sustainable development and environment conservation is the top priority of the Jammu and Kashmir administration, which is making "honest efforts" to address the challenges of climate change, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday. Sinha was speaking at the launch of the Green Jammu and Kashmir Drive 2023-24 at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) here. He informed that while four crore saplings were planted in the past three years, another 1.75 crore will be planted this year. "Sustainable development and environment conservation is our priority. Protection of natural resources is in the DNA of our society, culture. With the whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach, we are making honest efforts to address the challenges of climate change," he said. The drive has become a major contributor to increasing the Union Territory's green cover, strengthening the ecology and building a healthier society, Sinha said. "In the past three years, we have been able to plant more th

Develop every village, district to make India developed by 2047: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged BJP's 'Zila Panchayat' members to work to make various development initiatives a mass movement, asserting that "lamp of development has to be lit up in every village, tehsil and district to make India a developed country" by 2047. Addressing virtually a "Kshetriya Panchayati Raj Parishad" of local body members drawn from several states, including Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, he said 'sabka saath, sabka vikas' is not merely a slogan for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and they should live it every moment. The conclave is being held at Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu where BJP president J P Nadda was also present during the prime minister's address. Citing his own experience first as chief minister and then as prime minister, Modi said those serving in different positions at local bodies should take up some work for their villages and districts as a priority and go all out to make it a success by getting people's ...

Bringing Gati and Shakti to development

The planning of the ambitious energy corridor of Indian Railways, for instance, has been done completely on the Gati Shakti principles

Women-led development deliberations take centre stage at G20: Irani

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said thanks to his vision women-led development had become a subject of deliberations during the G20 leadership meetings for the first time. She was addressing a press conference here on the outcomes of the 'Ministerial Conference on Women's Empowerment', which concluded at Mahatma Mandir during the day. "Before India took over the G20 presidency, women-related subjects were never at the centre of discussions. Thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision, for the first time in the history of G20, women-led development became a subject of deliberations during G20 leadership meetings. For the first time, women-led agenda was central to the discussion in G20," Irani said. In the past, G20 never saw participation of women from rural or humble backgrounds, but under India's presidency, such women have now found a voice in G20, the Union Women and Child Development minister added. "The Indian G20 presidenc

India's UN envoy Kamboj assumes Chair of Commission for Social Development

The Chair is backed by Vice-Chairs from Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Dominican Republic, and a forthcoming African State election, as per the statement

Housing ministry to organise national conclave on urban planning

Participants will also deliberate on leveraging urban planning tools to achieve sustainable and planned development

BRICS Sherpas exchange views on enhancement of strategic partnership

Secretary (Economic Relations) Dammu Ravi participated in the extraordinary meeting of the BRICS Sherpas/Sous-Sherpas in South Africa's Durban and exchanged views on the development and enhancement of the strategic partnership within the association.Taking to Twitter, the Russian Embassy in India said, "On July 5-6, #Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov participated in an extraordinary meeting of the #BRICS Sherpas/Sous-Sherpas in Durban, #SouthAfrica.""A thorough exchange of views on development & enhancement of the strategic partnership within the association, including taking into account priorities outlined by the South African chairmanship, took place. A common intent to increase international role of #BRICS was expressed," it was also added.The discussions also encompassed topical issues of preparations for the upcoming 15th BRICS Summit, which is scheduled to take place in Johannesburg on August 22-24, 2023.Meanwhile, in Russia's Kemerovo, the names of the ...

PM Modi to launch projects worth Rs 6,100 cr in Telangana tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for several crucial infrastructure development projects worth around Rs 6,100 crore in Warangal on Saturday, according to official sources. Modi would visit the famous Bhadrakali temple in the district before attending the events and would also address a public meeting, they said. This would be Modi's third visit this year to the poll-bound state. He earlier visited Telangana in January and April. Newly appointed state BJP president and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy along with senior leaders left for Warangal today to oversee the arrangements for the Prime Minister's programmes, party sources said. As part of the programme, the Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of the railway wagon manufacturing unit, Kazipet to be developed at a cost of over Rs 500 crore. The modern manufacturing unit will have enhanced wagon manufacturing capacity. It will help in local employment generation and development of ancillary un

Prioritise locals in developmental work in villages: CM Dhami to officials

CM Dhami was having a review meeting of the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department in connection with achieving the goals of Strong Uttarakhand @ 25 on Thursday at the Secretariat

PM engaged cooperatives, corporates, NGOs to boost development: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the pace of the country's development increased in the last nine years as Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged cooperatives, corporates, NGOs and individuals to participate in the process. Shah was virtually addressing a gathering during the laying of foundation stone for a Sainik School to come up in Mehsana in north Gujarat under the public-private partnership (PPP) mode. The Sainik School, coming up at Boriyavi village in Mehsana district, is part of the Centre's initiative to set up 100 such schools under the PPP mode. Shah said PM Modi gave a call to set up 100 Sainik Schools in partnership model, and the Motibhai Chaudhary Sagar Sainik School being set up in Mehsana under the PPP model will be the 20th such school to provide students a simple and easy path to enter the armed forces. The pace of development during the past governments was slow, he said. "In nine years of his rule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi not just worked for t

Patil announces Panchayat Development Index to measure village development

A 'Panchayat Development Index' has been formulated by the Centre to evaluate different indicators responsible for ensuring targeted development in villages, Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Kapil Moreshwar Patil said on Wednesday. The Index will be a compact statistical tool to measure and monitor development at panchayat level. On a pilot basis, data from four districts in Maharashtra -- Pune, Sangli, Satara and Solapur -- was compiled. Patil along with Panchayati Raj secretary Sunil Kumar and other government officials launched a report of the Panchayat Development Index Committee which will provide a way forward with Localisation of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs). "This is a huge achievement. Many times, even the sarpanch is not aware of where they stand in terms of development. The pilot project happened in four districts of Maharashtra, now they know where they are lacking," the minister said. "It will also help in preparing a roadmap for the future. There are nin

Bring back Modi govt to sustain pace of development: Gambhir tells voters

East Delhi BJP MP Gautam Gambhir on Monday urged first-time voters in Surajmal Vihar here to bring back the Narendra Modi government at the Centre once again to sustain the pace of development in the country. He said that the picture of the country will change for the better if the country's youth showed enthusiasm in politics. Addressing a gathering of new voters, Gambhir said the Modi government at the Centre has worked towards improving the daily life of the youth and has worked to enhance their future. The BJP MP said that young voters should use their vote to guide the country in the right direction. Their vote was crucial at it will decide their present and future, he said. The Lok Sabha polls are scheduled to be held next year. The cricketer-turned-politician also gave autographed certificates to around 250 participants of the youth conference organised by the BJP's Yuva Morcha.

Oppn least concerned about development, grabbing power sole agenda: Nadda

BJP president J P Nadda alleged on Wednesday that the Congress and other opposition parties are least concerned about development and the service of people and their only agenda is to grab power by resorting to deceit and false promises. Addressing a rally organised by his party at the Dhalpur Maidan in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, Nadda cautioned people about the "designs" of these parties that can even go to the extent of compromising national interests for votes and lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for changing the political culture from "vote bank to report card". Lashing out at former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Nadda said the person whose grandmother, Indira Gandhi, had imposed Emergency in the country and muzzled democratic voices is talking about threats to democracy during his foreign visits and meeting people who are opposed to India. The Congress came to power in some states on the basis of false promises and lies, but failed to honour those promises, he said,

India as 'developed country' by 2047: Attainable goal, or chimera?

Even as India strives to climb the development mountain, the fact is that the mountaintop is already crowded. If it got there in 2047, India would be very much a late-comer, notes T N Ninan

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Time and money: The impact of govt projects missing their deadline

Average delays of more than three years mean large cost overruns for the country

SC modifies 2022 order, removes ban on development activities around ESZs

The apex court's decision was announced after a three-judge bench, headed by Justice BR Gavai, revised their previous ruling

Previous MVA govt showed red flag to development: Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the erstwhile Maha Vikas Aghadi government had "red flagged" development works but the current dispensation is committed to fast-track various projects. The senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader was speaking after performing the groundbreaking ceremony and laying a foundation stone for various projects in Bhayandar city in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. "The previous MVA government had not given enough funds for the development of Mira-Bhayandar township. That government had shown a red flag to overall development but the current government (of Shiv Sena-BJP) is committed to bringing development and will ensure that projects are expedited," he said. Fadnavis said the upcoming Mahavir Bhavan in Bhayandar will fulfil the needs of Jain monks and others for camping. He said the upcoming metro line in the region has been extended up to Uttan, a coastal town in the Thane district. Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio

Large villages at risk of losing out on development due to 'rural' tag

India, the most populous country, will continue to live in its villages till the 2050s, even as a number of rural settlements now have more population than that required for them to be called a town, putting them at risk of missing out on growth opportunities, experts said on Thursday. With the latest Census exercise being delayed due to the Covid pandemic, available data from the 2011 Census shows there are 23,335 villages with a population of over 5,000, but continue to be in the category of villages as they do not fulfill other criteria, standing at a risk of missing on programmes meant for urban centres, they said. In India, a settlement is considered urban if it has a population of over 5,000, density of population is at least 400 people per sq km, and at least 75 per cent of the population must be involved in non-agricultural activities. The number of people living in centres with a population over 5,000 is over 23.5 per cent of the total rural population. "India does still

No development possible without an educated citizenry, says Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that development of the country and society is not possible without an all-round development of its students and citizens. Quoting Greek philosopher Aristotle, Rajnath said 'educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all' and added "there cannot be a better thought on education." "Till we do not work for a holistic development of citizens and students, we cannot imagine complete development of the country and society," Singh said addressing the convocation ceremony of JRN Rajasthan Vidyapeeth in Udaipur. The Union Minister said such a development was imperative if the country has to be taken to new heights.