India
to be short of 26 million houses by 2012 "With
the country's urban population growing up to 3.8 per cent annually
due to higher birth rate as compared to death rate and migration from
rural areas, urban areas will be short of an estimated 26.53 million
dwelling units by 2012 ..." asiaone.com (site accessed Dec
09)
24
x 7 water supply by 2012 in Goa "Goa
is the number one state in water supply sector and with the effective
maintenance and operation of the system with continuation of
the above initiatives we are sure to achieve the goal of 24 x 7 water
supply on sustainable basis by 2012 to all areas of Goa state. ..."
timesofindia.com (site accessed Feb 2009)
Every
2nd Indian to have a mobile phone by 2012 "
... According to Business Monitor International, a renowned London-based
research firm, 612 million mobile subscribers by 2012 will help India
clock a mobile teledensity of roughly 51% by 2012. This scorching
pace of growth is unlikely to falter unless the sector faces unforeseen
policy disasters or if India's operators fail to roll out their networks
..." timesofindia.com (site accessed Aug 2008)
Steel
output to more than double by 2012 "
... Steel production in India is forecast more than doubling to 120
million tonnes by 2012, rising to 280 million tonnes by 2025, a conference
heard on Monday ..." in.reuters.com (site accessed June 2008)
India
to get Scorpene submarine by 2012 "The
first of six Scorpene submarines, being manufactured by a French company
at Mazagaon docks, will be delivered by 2012 and one thereafter every
year for the next five years. Scorpene submarines, to be fitted with
BrahMos missiles, will be part of a mix of conventional and nuclear
undersea firepower India proposes to acquire in the next decade ..."
indiatimes.com (site accessed Feb 2008)
See also: Nuclear
sub may be operational by 2012
"After a series of technical hiccups, India's long-running project
to build nuclear submarines is finally gaining momentum. As per the
revised target, the Navy is likely to get the first such operational
submarine by 2012 ..." The Times of India (site accessed
Mar 2007)
India
to be 97% broadband enabled by 2012 "
...The government along with Nasscom and private industry associates
will set up 20 IIIT's (Indian Institute of Information Technology)
in various parts of the country for which the Planning Commission
has already made a provision of Rs 100 crores. The government will
ensure broadband accessibility to almost every citizen in countryside,
covering 97 per cent of its geographical area by 2012 ..." businessofcinema.com
(site accessed Dec 2007)
See
also: Round
the clock power and broadband connectivity to all villages by 2012
The
Economic Times/India Times (site accessed June 2006)
India
aims to end open-air defecation by 2012 "
India aims to eradicate open-air defecation by 2012 by building toilets
for hundreds of millions of its poor and homeless, well ahead of a
global deadline to do so, a government minister said. An estimated
2.6 billion people, or about one-third of global population, do not
have access to a proper toilet, according to the WHO. More than half
that number live in India or China, with India accounting for about
700 million people, experts say ..."Reuters.com (site accessed
Nov 2007)
India
to provide power to all by 2012 "India
says it will provide power to all its citizens by 2012 under the new
National Electricity Policy ... " upi.com (site accessed
Dec 2007)
See also: Efforts
to electrify all households by 2012 ZeeNews.com
(site accessed Dec 2006)
See
also: India
will become power surplus by 2012 hindu.com
(site accessed Aug 2007)
See also: India
is all set to miss its 2012 power generation target by 60%
livemint.com (site accessed Aug 2007)
Madurai
to become slum-free city by 2012 "With
an ambitious plan of becoming a slum-free city by 2011-12, the Madurai
Corporation will construct 30,951 houses and improve infrastructure
in 208 slum areas for the benefit of the poor in the next five years
..." hindu.com (site accessed Aug 2007)
Textile
sector to generate 17m jobs by 2012 "The
textile sector is likely to attract investment of Rs 1,50,600 crore
by 2012 and would generate employment opportunities for 17.35 million
workforce, out of which 5.2 million would be skilled ..." moneycontrol.com/india
(site accessed May 2007)
Rural
India to get 650 million phone connections by 2012 "
... Underlining that the country's telecom sector has been
one of the biggest success stories of market-oriented reforms, the
Economic Survey projects that by the end of 2012, 650 million phone
connections will be in place. Of this, 66 million will be wired connections
and 584 million wireless..." The Financial Express (site
accessed Feb 2007)
100%
literacy by 2012 in Bangalore The
HIndu (site accessed August
2006)
Govt
to abolish child labour in UP The
Times of India (site accessed August 2006)
See also: Bangalore:
Can child labour be eliminated by 2012? Daijiworld.com
(siteaccessed May 2007)
Karnataka
extends child labour elimination programme to 2012 newkerala.com
(site accessed June 2007)
Medical
tourism in India is expected to be second only to the information
technology (IT) industry in terms of value by 2012. TMCnet.com
(site accessed June 2006)
By
2012, India will need 5 million new IT employees ZeeNews.com
(site accessed May 2006)
People
in India to be living above the poverty line by 2012 "A
number of schemes, including skill-based training, are being devised
in rural areas to help around 260 million people living below the
poverty line come above that by 2012, Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh
Prasad Singh has said.
Dismissing the Planning Commission's apprehension that 11 per cent
of India's population may still be under the poverty line by the end
of the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-2012), Singh said the government
wants to erase the tag by that time." Khaleej Times (site
accessed April 2006)
Unemployment
totally eliminated by 2012 "Six
years from now, there will be no obless people, says the government's
top economic advisor C Rangarajan. 'With
a sustained growth rate of 9%, by 2012 unemployment will be totally
eliminated,' said Rangarajan, chairman, Economic Advisory Council
to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh." The Times of India (site
accessed March 2006)
India
sees gas from Iran via Pakistan in 2012 Spiritofchennai.com
(site accessed Mar 2006)
India
could have enough surplus fuel to fuel Turkey by 2012 www.stuff.co.nz
(site accessed March 2006) Article
no longer accessible
See also:
India's oil refining capacity will rise by 60% by 2012 The
Financial Express (site accessed Dec 2006)
India
to import 85% crude oil by 2012 Zeenews.com
(site accessed Feb 2007)
top
back
to politics, social and economics (other countries)
