Habitat And Urbanisation

Suggestions for Delhi Master Plan review uploaded on DDA website

Some interesting insights into what citizens think of the Delhi Master Plan-2021(MPD-2021) and how it impacts them, its errors and failures, and ways to improve and streamline it can be gleaned from the 500 suggestions received from the public that have now been uploaded on the Delhi Development Authority's website as part of the ongoing review of the Master Plan.

Publication Date: 
09/02/2012
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Planning, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Web, Public Participation
Dams/ Irrigation

Web-based resettlement and rehabilitation information system for water resources projects - A case study

Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) of project affected families (PAFs) is one of the very important activities of large size water resources projects. The success of R&R programme of such projects depends on sharing of information about PAFs and fast retrieval. This paper discusses the development of an information management system for managing R&R activities using web technologies, Internet Geographical Information System (IGIS) and databases for the large projects.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2009
D S Arya, Joginder Singh
Hydrology Journal
32
3-4
241-255
Tags:
Rehabilitation, Dams, Web, Internet, Information, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Narmada Valley Project, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Displacement

The great Indian strangulation mark

In a stratagem that would make Sun Tzu proud, the government first velvet-gloved an iron fist and then clamped down hard on digital freedom and enterprise.

Publication Date: 
16/07/2011
R Swaminathan
Governance Now
2
12
45-47
Tags:
Web, Internet, India, Government Of India (GOI), Information
Economy

Planning as if people mattered

Planning Commission has reached out to citizens through civil society groups and a Facebook page for their inputs while framing the 12th plan. An insider explains the intricate process which has been like redesigning the aircraft while flying.

Publication Date: 
16/07/2011
Harsh Shrivastava
Governance Now
2
12
37-40
Tags:
Planning Commission, NGO, Web, Public Participation, India, Planning
Climate Change

How dirty is your data?

This first ever report on the energy choices made by IT companies like Akamai, Amazon.com , Apple, Facebook, Google, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Twitter, and Yahoo highlights the need for greater transparency from global IT brands on the energy and carbon footprint of their Internet infrastructure.

Publication Date: 
25/04/2011
Greenpeace International
Tags:
Information, Technology, India, China, Energy Efficiency, Climate Change, Carbon Dioxide, Energy Intensity, Telecommunication, Green House Gases, Internet, Web, Infrastructure Development
Science And Technology

Battle for the Internet

Governments and corporations are eager to control the Net. Surveillance of netizens is commonplace whether in democracies or in totalitarian regimes. What does the loss of Internet freedom mean? Down To Earth finds out.

Publication Date: 
15/03/2011
Latha Jishnu
Down to Earth
19
20
0
Tags:
Governance And Institutions, Internet, Web, Conflicts, India, Legislation, Egypt, Information, United States Of America (US), Science And Technology
Governance And Institutions

Budania [online]

This Rajasthan village has its own website, thanks to its journalist-turned-sarpanch.

Publication Date: 
15/02/2011
Brajesh Kumar
Governance Now
2
1
8
Tags:
Rajasthan, Panchayats, Internet, Web, Jhunjhunun (D), Information, Governance And Institutions, National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), Rural Development
Solid Waste

Area littered with garbage? Log in

Delhiites can now lodge complaints of uncleanliness and poor sanitation in their areas on the Facebook page of MCD which promises to take prompt action on the same. The MCD on Wednesday launched its page on the popular networking website Facebook (FB) and the page was

Publication Date: 
06/01/2011
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Garbage, Municipal Corporations, Delhi, Web
Energy

Award for portal on energy resources

Thiruvananthapuram: A portal on energy resources, developed and maintained by Binu K. John, Assistant Librarian, Mar Baselios College of Engineering & Technology, Thiruvananthapuam, is one of the recipients of this year's Energy Conservation award instituted by the Energy Management Centre.

Electricity Minister A.K.

Publication Date: 
14/12/2010
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Web, Energy, Energy Efficiency
Poverty

e-muster rolls in job scheme to avoid graft

Oct. 5: To avoid graft in the implementation of the Nat-ional Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), e-muster olls will be launched for job seekers in the state from November 1. The implementation of NREGS has been facing a lot of criticism of graft ever since it was introduced a few years ago.

Publication Date: 
06/10/2010
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), Web, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Andhra Pradesh

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