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 Affairs Secretary told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs. In its report on the …
Tacitly admitting that there’s no likelihood of the Rajya Sabha approving the Bill to amend the Land Acquisition Act, 2013, in the immediate future, the NDA government is prodding states, especially those ruled by political dispensations friendly to it, to implement the key proposals in the Bill. After Wednesdays’ meeting …
Say private individuals cannot be allowed to push their 'agenda' before the parliamentary panel. Members from Opposition parties on Tuesday expressed reservations over the representative of a private firm being allowed to make a submission before the Joint Committee of Parliament that is going into the contentious land acquisition Bill. …
The government was on Monday under attack from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and farmer organisations over the contentious land acquisition Bill, with activist Medha Patkar leading the protest against changes brought in the 2013 land law of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). Several organisations, including National Alliance for Farmers Movement (NAFM), …
Following a controversy sparked recently over remarks by some Members of Parliament on tobacco use, a group of leading film-makers is seeking to dilute the strong tobacco control measures undertaken by successive governments. The film-makers have made a representation to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to withdraw the stipulation that …
A sub-committee of the Parliament on Friday recommended immediate shifting of 60 high-risk settlements in Sindhupalchowk district. The sub-committee was deputed by the Parliament’s high-level Disaster Management, Monitoring and Directive Special Committee to visit Sindhupalchowk, one of the hardest hits districts in the recent earthquake and its aftershocks. It said …
Moving to give legal teeth to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the Ministry of Environment and Forests will make littering, throwing waste in the open, dumping electronic waste, defacement of public places and use of banned plastic bags a “minor offence” with fines on the spot. Sources said the Environmental Laws …
A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over the performance of the government agencies responsible for environment protection. The parliamentary standing committee on environment and forests has said in a report that it is "not satisfied with overall performance of the concerned agencies of the government as regards the management and …
Refers It To Joint Panel; LS-RS Session Likely In Aug The government on Tuesday referred the land acquisition bill to a joint committee of Parliament, paving the way for its passage in a joint sitting of Parliament after the monsoon session. Rural development minister Birender Singh moved the motion for …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on actions against adulteration of food items, 12/05/2015. As per information received from the States/UTs by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), state-wise details regarding number of food samples examined, samples found adulterated/misbranded, prosecutions launched and convictions/penalties, for the year 2011-12, 2012-13, …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on adulteration of milk and milk products, 12/05/2015. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had conducted a Nation–wide survey on Milk Adulteration in 2011 through its five Regional Offices. A total of 1791 samples were drawn from 33 states and were tested …
The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Minister for Rural Development, on May 11, 2015. The Bill amends the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on disposal of fly ash generated by thermal power plants in Odisha, 11/05/2015. Coal in India has high ash content. Therefore, large quantity of fly ash is generated by Coal Fired Thermal Power Plants in the Country including Odisha. Details of fly ash generated by …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on arsenic in ground water, 11/05/2015. As reported by the State Government into the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation, as on 6.5.2015, 1482 rural habitations in 36 districts of 6 States are contaminated with excess arsenic …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on directions for discharge of polluted water, 11/05/2015. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has issued a notice on 23.03.2015 (Published in leading newspapers) to the 118 municipalities / urban local bodies and 687 industries in the Ganga river basin to furnish the action plans …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on discharge of waste into Ganga and its tributeries, 11/05/2015. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has inventorised 764 Grossly polluting industries discharging 501 mld of trade effluent directly or indirectly into the drains reaching the river Ganga and its tributaries. The CPCB has also …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on waste water and sewage treatment plants, 11/05/2015. State-wise, the capacity of sewage treatment plants in Class-I & Class-II towns as per Central Polution Control Board report published in 2009 is at Annexure-1.
A Bill to provide for the establishment of funds under the public accounts of India and the public accounts of each State and crediting thereto the monies received from the user agencies towards compensatory afforestation, additional compensatory afforestation, penal compensatory afforestation, net present value and all other amounts recovered from …
Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas (2014-15) present this Fifth Report on `National Auto Fuel Policy'. The Policy aims to holistically address the issues of vehicular emissions, vehicular technologies and auto fuel quality in a cost efficient manner, while ensuring the security of fuel supply.
