- Women and Sustainability: Taking a Lead in China26 Oct 2012
According to professor Kellie McElhaney, founder of the Centre for Responsible Business at University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business, companies that empower women are more likely to be companies that act sustainably.
- Developing Rural India Through Post Offices25 Oct 2012
Post Offices in India constitute the largest network in the country offering financial, communication and other retail services. Rural Development supported by reach and infrastructure of Postal Network can write golden chapters of human endeavour and social development.
- Transport Reforms Can Pave Way for Myanmar's Sustainable Growth25 Oct 2012
Myanmar’s fragmented and under-resourced transport sector needs a top-to-bottom overhaul to meet an expected boom in demand for quality roads, railways, airports and transport services in coming years, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) study.
- Committee Advises Halt to Indian Bt Crop Trials22 Oct 2012
A technical expert committee, appointed by the Supreme Court of India to advise upon open field trials for genetically modified (GM) crops, has recommended a ten-year moratorium on all Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) food crop trials.
- Baglihar Stage-II Gets Environmental Clearance from Union Ministry13 Oct 2012
In a major development, the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Environment and Forests Ministry for River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects has given environmental clearance to the construction of Baglihar Stage-II at Chanderkote in Ramban district by the Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Ltd. The project, which will of immense importance for the State, will be ready to generate 450 Mega Watts (MWs) electricity by March 2015.
- ADB, Norway to Help Myanmar Manage Tourist Boom11 Oct 2012
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Norway will help Myanmar cope with an exploding tourism sector with a $225,000 grant designed to generate a sustainable tourism master plan.The project will be carried out over nine months, with completion in 2013. The grant, provided by the Government of Norway, will be administered by ADB.
- Assam for 'Green Roads' by Using Cold Mix Technology02 Nov 2012
Assam Public Works Roads Department has launched a unique Green Roads Mission in association with the New Delhi-based Central Road Research Institute and Bitchem Asphalt Technologies Limited.
- Study Finds Growth Crisis in Agriculture Sector in Bhutan08 Oct 2012
Bhutan’s economy may be growing at an impressive rate but its agriculture sector, which contributes to over two thirds of total employment, is ailing.As production of major food grains continues to decline, the differential growth rate could adversely impact distribution of income and regional dispersion of growth benefits, the study says.
- Nepal Improved stove with Carbon emission being Launched to Raise Livelihood of Communities of 9 Districts04 Oct 2012
The five-year programme is being brought by the Centre for Rural Technology, Nepal (CRT-N) with the economic and technical cooperation of the Ministry for Environment, Science and Technology, Alternate Energy Promotion Center, and the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV), according to state-owned news agency RSS.