Some projects under the Smart Cities Mission would not be able to meet the June 30 deadline and the respective state governments would be responsible for completing them thereafter, Union Housing and Urban
A day after coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal accused five coal rich states including Odisha of blocking the process of competitive bidding of the dry fuel, chief minister Naveen Patnaik shot back at the Centre, defending his government's stand on the issue. “Coal is a subject on which the central government has complete authority. Our government has been asking for an auction based system for allocation of mineral resources including coal for the last few years. While the Centre has done it for coal recently, it is yet to do it for other minerals,” Patnaik told newspersons here.
Mumbai: The stage is set for another round of petrol price hike with the Indian basket of crude oil increasing by over $10 to $113 per barrel since the prices were revised last on July 24. Given their
Board is yet to develop 27 out of the 168 safety documents despite recommendations by two panels in 1987 and 1997 The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Wednesday pulled up the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) for not preparing a nuclear and radiation safety policy for the country despite receiving a specific mandate to do so in the order constituting the Board as far back as 1983. In a scathing report tabled in Parliament, the CAG also noted that the Board had yet to develop 27 out of the 168 safety documents despite recommendations made by two panels in 1987 and 1997 that the process of developing safety documents be expedited.
Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Wednesday accused the Opposition-ruled Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Orissa of blocking the smooth implementation of the competitive bidding process, initiated by the Centre in 2004. At a press conference here, he said the competitive bidding process for coal blocks allocation could not be implemented due to stiff opposition from coal-rich Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Orissa and West Bengal when it was ruled by the Left Front government. Hence it was wrong to blame Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue.
While the BJP disrupted the functioning of Parliament for the second consecutive day on Wednesday demanding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s resignation for alleged failure to go for auctioning of coal
New Delhi: In case of a nuclear accident in India at present, the maximum fine that can be imposed by the regulator on an offending nuclear plant is Rs 500. A CAG report on the Atomic Energy Regulatory
New Delhi Even as the political climate worsened with the BJP insisting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh resign for his alleged role in the R1.86-lakh crore coal mine allocation scam and Parliament being
PANJIM: In what can be seen as good news for the mine owners in the state, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has declared that the moratorium on renewal and granting of new mining leases in Goa would be reviewed on December 31, 2012. Union Minister for MoEF, Jayanthi Natarajan in a written reply during the ongoing parliament session, has said that for the purpose of ensuring protection of biodiversity of Western Ghats, there are some restrictions for setting up of industries in certain ecologically significant areas of the region up to December 31, 2012, including mining projects in Goa.
New Delhi: Parliament is likely to remain paralysed by aprolonged showdown between the opposition and government over Coalgate with BJP determined to block proceedings to press its demand for the resignation
New Delhi In an attempt to increase monitoring of mining projects and make miners accountable for mining activities, the environment ministry has agreed to the mines ministry’s proposal of a Sustainable Development Framework (SDF) which will comprise guidelines for reporting initiatives and restoration conditions for mining. The SDF needs to be submitted to regulators at the time of seeking clearance or renewal or extension. However, the ministry has stated that the framework is only a tool for leaseholders to comply with disclosure mechanisms and not a substitute for environment clearance.
