Full coverage: Development

21.08.2007 The prime minister of India announced funds of at least Rs 250 billion to boost agricultural output and ensure inclusive growth. In his speech to the nation on the Independence Day he stressed on the welfare of the rural livelihoods which should be the part of the booming economic of the nation.

21.08.2007 South Indian state of Kerala has promised full legal support to the community campaigning for the permanent closure of the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Plachimada in Kerala.

21.08.2007 Save the Children in Sri Lanka and Save the Children Sweden launched their latest publication ‘Bridging the Gap’. The documentation is an important contribution to the development of Save the Children's understanding of the immediate living environment on the protection and care of children in emergencies.

20.08.2007 The seminar was a conclusion to the online discussion on policy implementation strategies that was conducted for two months from May to June, 2007. A report on the online discussion was done by the online moderator, Mr. Wamupu Noyoo and was circulated to invited participants prior to the seminar

20.08.2007 Bhutan, a country committed to environmental preservation is in dilemma as how to reconcile conservation, economic development in the era of rapid globalization. As per the law which says the country reserve 70 per cent of its land for 'green' cover, of which 60 per cent should be forests.

17.08.2007 The Government of Pakistan has allocated an amount of Rs 6.237 billion for the development of rural areas of the country. The government has adopted a comprehensive policy for rural development, including agriculture, social and physical infrastructure as well as rural industrialization under its annual plan for the year 2007-2008.

17.08.2007 Nepal has developed simple and cheap technologies that make the best of local resources and don't damage the environment. The new technologies have been indigenously designed, based on traditional skills and knowledge, and are cheap and easy to use and maintain.

17.08.2007 The United States-India nuclear cooperation agreement, tabled in India's Parliament on Monday, has precipitated a political crisis for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's United Progressive Alliance (UPS) government since it was formed a little over three years ago.

16.08.2007 Foker LSM Papua mendesak Pemerintah menjelaskan pengelolaan dana dan integrasi kebijakan menyusul diterbitkannya Inpres No.5 Tahun 2007 untuk percepatan pembangunan provinsi Papua dan Papua Barat. Soalnya, Papua akan kebanjiran uang hingga belasan triliun rupiah.

14.08.2007 Indian organisation Kriti Film Club is inviting for the screening of two new documentaries at two different venues in New Delhi on 16 August 2007.

10.08.2007 The Kenyan Internet market is set for a big change as the players transform their strategies to take advantage of new opportunities. With legal VoIP, they are now no longer looking at just offering Internet access. Once the long-delayed interconnect agreements are sorted out, these newcomers will start making inroads into the voice market.

10.08.2007 Maputossa heinäkuun lopussa kokoontuneet Afrikan maiden talousministerit muotoilivat yhteisen viestin Maailmanpankille ja Knasainväliselle valuuttarahastolle: me haluamme lisää sananvaltaa, laajemman edustuksen ja lisää kehitysapua.

08.08.2007 South Africa has the largest economy in Africa but the gap between its rich and poor communities is on a par with Brazil. Is this sustainable development? Check out the new OneWorld Country Guide

08.08.2007 Rehabilitasi pertanian pasca bencana tsunami di Aceh tidak menyelesaikan substansi persoalan sektor pertanian yang sesungguhnya. Pasalnya, rekayasa pembangunan pertanian yang berorientasi pada pasar dunia justru tidak memberdayakan mereka.

06.08.2007 Stok obat penyakit HIV/AIDS di Banyumas kini hanya cukup untuk tiga bulan ke depan. Padahal, jumlah penderita di Banyumas cukup besar, yaitu 152 pasien. Yakni, 118 terjangkit HIV dan sebanyak 34 orang sudah masuk stadium AIDS.

01.08.2007 Klinik khusus untuk menangani Orang dengan HIV/AIDS (ODHA) di Kabupaten Biak sudah dianggap mendesak. Pasalnya, jika ODHA dirawat dengan baik, mereka dapat lebih produktif dan hidup lebih lama, bisa mencapai 15 tahun.