Tag «Development»

Development of Inland Waterways in the Country

The Union Government undertakes development and regulation of only those waterways which are declared as National Waterways. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha the Minister of  Shipping Shri G.K. Vasan said that it is the responsibility of the respective State Governments to develop any other waterways. Waterways that are being developed as National Waterways (NWs) presently are: (1) Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system …

TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL CALLS ON THE UN TO MAKE GOVERNANCE A PRIORITY FOR POST 2015 DEVELOPMENT

RESEARCH SHOWS LOW BRIBERY RATES BRING BETTER ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION AND WATER Transparency International calls on the United Nations to adopt a governance goal and governance targets for its post 2015 development priorities because this will have a significant effect on reducing poverty and improving the lives of millions of poor people. 2015 and …

Operational Constraints in the Development of Coal Mines

Operational constraints faced by the subsidiaries of CIL are being brought to the notice of the State and Central Government for their early removal. The major operational constraints which are being faced by the subsidiaries of CIL are, delay in release of forest land, delay in physical possession of acquired land, inadequate evacuation arrangement, R …

Development of Oyu Tolgoi underground mine delayed

Rio Tinto has been notified by the Government of Mongolia that the terms of the project financing provisionally secured for the underground development of Oyu Tolgoi will need to be approved by the Mongolian Parliament. The Mongolian Parliament is currently in summer recess and the parliamentary approval process may take some time to work through. …

P. Chidambaram’s Speech at ICSI Seminar on Indian Financial Code

The Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has said that multiplicity of Institutions and multiplicity of Regulators which have come up from time to time to meet newly perceived requirements, has  potentially created regulatory overlaps, gaps and ambiguity on account of lack of role clarity.  This creates inefficiencies in addressing critical emerging issues in a increasingly dynamic, complex and interconnected financial world. …

Outotec collaborates with Global Oil Shale in the development of a concentration process for oil shale

Outotec collaborates with Global Oil Shale in the development of a concentration process for oil shale  Outotec and Global Oil Shale Group have agreed on collaboration in the development of a commercial scale concentration process for kerogen, a mixture of organic material contained in surface mineable oil shale deposits. The parties will initially focus on …

Development of Geothermal Based Power Projects

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by NTPC on 16th February, 2013, with Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA), an Agency constituted under Department of Energy, Government of Chhattisgarh, to explore the potential of geothermal resources and subsequently implement geothermal based power project at Tatapani in the State of Chhattisgarh on Build, …