The state government, in a new policy seen by ThePrint, has made a number of proposals to create the requisite housing, including incentives for developers and unlocking vacant land.
The measures announced in the Budget to address the problem of thwarted aspirations of young people don't seem to be a strategic response to the underlying issues.
Realising that the economic, social and environmental situation in Punjab is a matter of national concern is the first step in working towards a new arrangement.
Kalahandi Lok Sabha seat goes to polls on 13 May. Residents applaud pace of development, but emphasise need for job creation to arrest migration of labour.
The plan, which was stayed by the NGT twice, outlines the vision for the hill town’s future, with provisions for regulating construction activities in different zones and protecting the environment.
On 14 June 1972, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's speech at the UN conference on environment in Stockholm called out the hypocrisy of rich nations that advanced due to industrialisation by exploiting natural resources and labour of colonised countries but now expect developing nations to be mindful of not causing damage to the environment.
In a meeting with PM Modi, the ADB president announced the 'multifaceted' support for the country over 5 years for an infrastructural push, including a connectivity plan among others.
India spends only 0.7% of its GDP on research and development, making it difficult for Indian researchers to compete with their peers around the world, writes Sandip Godse.
A Centre for Policy Research report offers a ringside view of how deeply and structurally the polity, economy and society have changed since India’s first Lok Sabha election in 1952.
When Israelis pushed out Arabs in 1948, they didn’t think that embittered refugees would turn into a permanent threat to their new state. This was a catastrophic miscalculation.
ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
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