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
Just a day after Tata group chairman Ratan Tata tweeted in defence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, while seeking action to restore the credibility of the government, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) chairman C. Rangarajan spelt out what that action could be, and called for decontrol of diesel prices and foreign investment in multi-brand retail. “I do hope action in terms of changing prices of petroleum products, more particularly diesel, will come through as early as possible. That is extremely important,” said Dr. Rangarajan, who is a key adviser to the Prime Minister, besides Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, ever since Dr. Singh took charge of the Finance portfolio.
The government has in principle decided to expand the coverage of population under the proposed Food Security Bill to include almost 70 per cent of Indians, who will have the legal right to cheap food, against the earlier proposal of 64 per cent of the same. It will also end the below and above poverty line (BPL and APL) demarcation, prevailing in the current public distribution system (PDS). However, entitlements under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (for the poorest of the poor) would continue as in the current structure.
GUWAHATI, July 17 – The State Government is going to move a resolution tomorrow for the sake of a consensus in the State Assembly on the issue of declaring the State’s problems of flood and erosion as
New Delhi: Groundwater, a precious natural resource, is for all practical purposes private property in India. Anyone can bore and extract water with few rules to restrict over-exploitation. But this could
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan was felicitated at Kisan Mahapanchayat convened to make available loans to farmers of Madhya Pradesh at zero percent interest rate here today. Lakhs of
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s demand to the Union Government for reduction in fertiliser prices in the larger interests of farmers has drawn support of even non-BJP ruled states’
SEZs had lost sheen after imposition of certain levies and proposal to take away tax incentives The government is expected to come out soon with new norms to revive special economic zones (SEZs), which have lost sheen after imposition of certain levies and proposal to take away tax incentives, a government official said. "The Commerce and Finance Secretaries are discussing all the issues relating with these zones.
Evacuees To Get Extra 12% Of Value Annually Till Deal Is Done. Persons displaced by land acquisition would be paid an extra 12% of the cost of land every year in what is seen as the government’s bid to
The Parliamentary Committee’s report touches upon some important aspects of unethical drug trials, but health activists say that is not enough. The 59th report of the department-related Parliamentary
One-time hike after Prez poll may be followed by deregulation road map Keen to prevent a downgrade of India’s sovereign rating by Standard & Poor’s (S&P), which could trigger an exodus of foreign investors, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told the Congress party there is no option but to raise diesel prices by at least Rs 5 a litre after the Presidential election. The current diesel subsidy is Rs 9.13 per litre sold.
