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Mega projects in India Environmental and Land Acquisition Issues in the Road Sector
Raghuram, G.; Bastian, Samantha; Sundaram, Satyam Shivam - eSocialSciences - 2010
projects with cost overruns. These accomplishments have been achieved due to better financing, project management, and reform …Mega projects (primarily infrastructure) receive a sizable investment (~10%) of the gross fixed capital formation in …
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Kandhamal Massacres: Where is the State? Central Government of India must stop the killings
ACHR, Asian Centre for Human Rights - eSocialSciences - 2008
Over 50 persons, mainly Christians, have been killed since the Hindu fundamentalists launched an attack on the Christians following the murder of four members of the VHP including 90 year old Laxmananda Saraswati by unidentified gunmen on 23 August 2008 in Kandhamal district of Orissa. Thousands...
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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Gender Budget 2011-12
BMC, Municipal Commissioner - eSocialSciences - 2011
The Corporation has decided to implement various schemes for females within the framework of its obligatory and discretionary functions as laid down in the M.M.C. Act. A step towards it, is a separate provision in the Budget Estimates for the year 2011-12. This provision is to be utilized for...
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Scheme for “New Initiative in Skill Development through PPP†- Guidelines for Grants-in-Aid and Other Heads
Planning Commission, India - eSocialSciences - 2011
The scheme would facilitate improving both qualitative and quantitative aspects of skill development in Mission Mode by harmonizing efforts of Central / State Governments as well as private sector through State Skill Development Missions. Accordingly, a frame work has been laid for long-term...
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Rationalism Rationed
Collective, Lawyers - eSocialSciences - 2013
The gruesome murder of Dabolkar, who had been spearheading a movement against superstitions in Maharashtra, has plunged all people of rationalist disposition in shock. Voices are rising that laws should be put in place to prevent the country from being reduced to an assembly of dim wits. A law...
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The Benefits of Regional Infrastructure Investment in Asia: A Quantitative Exploration
Zhai, Fan - eSocialSciences - 2010
Capitalizing on recent estimates of infrastructure financing requirements in Asia, this paper frames a scenario for … infrastructure development in the region and estimates the external effects of infrastructure investment. It also assesses … infrastructure in transport and communication. With annual investment of around US$800 billion in transport, communication, and …
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Bangladesh and Climate Change: Need for a Comprehensive Adaptive Strategy
eSocialSciences; Centre for Trade and Development CENTAD - 2008
The aim of this paper is to examine the effects climate change will have on Bangladesh and also gives some possible solutions for tackling climate change.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005170198
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Urbanisation and Globalisation in the Twenty First Century: Emerging Challenges
Mohan, Rakesh - eSocialSciences - 2007
take place, urban financing and governance [Plenary Address at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Urban Summit at Bellagio …
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Public Expenditure on Education : A Review of Selected Issues and Evidence
Mukherjee, Anit N - eSocialSciences - 2007
public expenditure on education. The outcome of these lines of research also has implications for the financing of education …
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Pakistan Budget in Brief 2008
eSocialSciences; Ministry of Finance, Government of … - 2008
Budget in Brief is designed to summarize the detailed information into an overview comprising essential information about expenditure and receipt and the resulting budget balance.
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