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 …
The government's effort to find an honourable way around the constraint of the nuclear liability law without actually violating it ran into rough weather on Thursday with the opposition accusing it of seeking to dilute the law for the sake of US and other foreign suppliers. The opposition seized upon …
The livelihood of lakhs of fishing community people as well as lakhs of common villagers in the country may be jeopardized if a particular section of the latest amendment proposed to the Wildlife Protection ) Act by the Government of India gets the approval of the Parliament. This has been …
Noting that use of tobacco imposes serious consequences on economy and society, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said its control needs a combination of political and public health action and multi-sectoral policies will drive down its demand and supply. In a televised address at ‘The International Conference on Public …
All public companies whose paid-up share capital exceeds Rs 100 crore or which have in aggregate outstanding loans or deposits exceeding Rs 200 crore may soon be required to have one-third independent directors on their boards. Also, auditors may need to directly report to the government, within 30 days, if …
Expressing surprise on the absence of latest official data on malnutrition, a Parliamentary panel has asked the government to come up with a time-bound action plan to reduce under-nutrition and ensure real time flow of information for proper monitoring. "We are surprised to note that in this modern era of …
‘Implementation of new Land acquisition law will end displacement of tribals’ Criticising public sector undertakings (PSUs) for the displacement of many tribals, Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh on Sunday blamed their actions for the growth of Naxalism in various States and reiterated that the era of “forcible land acquisition” …
The Lok Sabha tonight okayed a new farmer-friendly land acquisition Bill that promises to address landowners’ concerns as regards relief and rehabilitation. A last-minute division of votes forced by the Trinamool Congress saw 216 members voting in its favour and 19 against it. A recently acquired land in Mullanpur The …
With the ambitious National Food Security Bill getting the nod of the Lok Sabha, another big ticket legislation — Land Acquisition Bill — will come up for discussion in the lower House on Thursday. The two legislations have been the key promises of the Congress to the people and are …
The use of pesticides dropped from 46 to 21 per cent. Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said that the use of Bt. cotton, the only transgenic crop, cleared by the Environment Ministry and the committee concerned, has resulted in increased cotton production/farmers’ income, and controlled bollworm disease in …
A list of reservations expressed by CII and FICCI regarding the land Bill. Industry has expressed apprehension on several points in the Land Acquisition Bill, which might be taken for discussion in Parliament on Thursday. The apprehensions cover several aspects, from the definition of ‘project affected’ to the requirement to …
As the Land Acquisition Bill renamed as 'The Right To Fair Compensation And Transparency In Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation And Resettlement Bill 2012’ is all set to be tabled in Parliament today, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh says that the focus of the Bill is not to expedite acquisition but to …
New Delhi : A Parliamentary Standing Committee report on Transport, Tourism and Culture has cited the December 16 gangrape incident to highlight shortcomings in the National Capital Region (NCR)’s transport system. The Committee has recommended a ‘total revamp’ of transport management. According to the report, the bus in which the …
After going through a detailed study report on the public transport system of the entire National Capital Region, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture observed that under the existing situation of multiplicity agencies in Delhi, a unified authority capable of making decision on all aspects of transport …
The Delhi Legislative Assembly today on the first day of the Monsoon Session passed a resolution on the Food Security Bill, moved by Mukesh Sharma, Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit. He said that once the Bill becomes law, it would ensure wheat, rice and coarse wheat to …
If the Opposition parties co-operated with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in the end to pass the long-pending Food Security Bill in the Lok Sabha, it was because they had little choice, with the government posing it as the ultimate pro-poor measure. But the fact that the Opposition failed to …
Lok Sabha passed the National Food Security Bill 2013 on Monday after a series of amendments, including one-year time for states to identify beneficiaries and fixing annual grain allocation to the states. Under the new Bill, the annual allocation of gain for states have been estimated at 55 million tonne. …
Punjab has decided not to change the name of its flagship Atta-Dal Scheme even as it readies to implement the Food Security Bill. The state will be revising its Atta-Dal Scheme to provide wheat to beneficiaries at a rate lower than Rs 2 per kg proposed by the UPA Government …
New Delhi: With all eyes set on the Supreme Court to resolve the controversial issue of genetically modified (GM) food crops in India, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday appealed to all stakeholders, including activists and policy-makers, to take a “sensible approach” so that it could solve the problem of …
New Delhi: The fiscal cost of the food security bill has heightened worries of India Inc and economists, who say that the passage of the legislation has “dealt a body blow to public finances.” While the implementation of the legislation is unlikely to have a major impact on finances in …
After the passage of the landmark food security bill, the Lok Sabha is Thursday set to debate and pass another key legislation of the UPA government -- the land acquisition and rehabilitation bill, government sources said. 'The land acquisition and rehabilitation bill is scheduled to be taken up in the …
