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 …
India's regulatory system has to be rigorous and efficient. R S Paroda, the lone voice of dissent in the Supreme Court-appointed Technical Expert Committee (TEC) on genetically-modified (GM) crops, has severely criticised the committee's recommendations to uphold a moratorium on field trials of GM crops, sources said. Paroda's view is …
Hundreds of farmers demonstrated here today to demand the passing of the Land Acquisition Bill by Parliament, higher compensation for their lands and rehabilitation schemes for their children. Close to 700 farmers from Uttar Pradesh under the leadership of the Uttar Pradesh Congress spokesperson, Dhirendra Singh, staged a dharna at …
Sonia says the Bill is a fulfilment of her party’s promise towipe out hunger and malnutrition. The Lok Sabha on Monday night passed the ambitious National Food Security Bill, 2013 that seeks to provide highly subsidised food grains to nearly 70 per cent of the population of the country. Dubbed …
New Delhi : A member of the Supreme Court appointed Technical Expert Committee (TEC) on GM crops has told the apex court that the five other members on the panel had submitted a report without his “knowledge or consent”. R S Paroda, the representative for the agriculture and plant genetic …
New Delhi: In a new-found boldness fraught with significant implications, the agriculture ministry has begun pushing for allowing trials of GM crops. As the Supreme Court is set to resume hearing on controversial GM crop issues from next month, the ministry may in Parliament on Tuesday try to allay the …
NewDelhi:The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the food security bill, barely eight months ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha election amid a fierce competition between Congress and the opposition to daub themselves in populist colours. Termed a “gamechanger” by UPA-2, the food security bill went through a protracted passage in …
The Government will not allow commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal till independent studies establish that the genetically modified food crop (GM crop) does not impact human health, the Lok Sabha was today informed. The Environment Minister, Jayanthi Natarajan said “no” in her reply to a written question on whether the …
New Delhi : The National Green Tribunal frequently taking suo motu cognizance of reports on environmental damage or violations has found little favour with the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) which had already refused to amend laws to further empower it. The Ministry reminded the tribunal that as per …
New Delhi : Ahead of the debate on the Food Security Bill in parliament, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said Saturday that while he supports the Bill, he has concerns about keeping up with rising demand unless drastic steps, including approval to more genetically modified crops, are taken simultaneously to boost …
“HISTORIC” and “unparalleled” were the words Sonia Gandhi, boss of the ruling Congress party, used to describe India’s new food law at a launch in Delhi on August 20th. She promised an end to hunger for the poor. More accurate terms for the law and its introduction would be “expedient” …
Parliamentarians involved with clean energy are concerned that there is no firm Government commitment yet for achieving the target of 15 per cent renewable energy in the total electricity mix of the country by 2020. The target was spelled out in the National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC). The …
Where do you start when you have 116 bills pending and 16 working days to get some of them through? If you are the UPA Government, you start by making sure Parliament actually works, and working hours are accounted for. Stagnation has been the defining characteristic of UPA 2. According …
The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared amendments to the Land Acquisition Bill to accommodate Opposition views. The Rural Development Ministry moved three changes to accommodate what it believed were the key points that emerged from an all-party meeting held earlier. The Cabinet approved amending the Bill to ensure that in …
Only President's nod needed for it to become law Fifty-seven years after the first Companies Act was enacted and over 20 years after liberalisation, India on Thursday inched closer to bringing more contemporary issues, such as corporate governance, investor protection, corporate social responsibility and measures to check frauds, under the …
Amidst protest from Opposition parties such as the BJP and AIADMK, the government on Wednesday introduced the National Food Security Bill, 2013, in the Lok Sabha. Food minister KV Thomas, while introducing the new Bill after withdrawing the ordinance which was promulgated on July 5, assured the states that the …
Expressing concern over the latest poverty figures, a Parliamentary panel has asked the government to set up of a joint mechanism comprising states, central departments and Planning Commission for comprehensive poverty survey. "The Committee strongly feels that mere involvement of concerned department (to estimate poverty) will yield the desired results …
The petition, filed by advocate M L Sharma, said the Article 123 of the Constitution that deals with the power of the President to promulgate ordinances during the recess of Parliament has been misused as there was no "emergency" situation A PIL was today filed in the Supreme Court seeking …
The Right to Food Campaign has questioned the hurry shown by the United Progressive Alliance government in taking the ordinance route on important legislation like the National Food Security Bill. “Appalled” at the decision, the Campaign — a conglomeration of civil society groups — said the food security issue required …
The issue to look at is whether fall in SEZ investment can be addressed by partly restoring MAT and dividend distribution tax. In a significant setback to businesses operating in special economic zones (SEZs), the Karnataka High Court (HC) in its recent judgment dismissed writ petitions filed by SEZ developers …
Suratgarh (Rajasthan), June 20: Slamming Opposition parties for creating hurdles in passing of the Food Security bill, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today accused them of creating instability in the country to grab power at any cost. “I would like to tell you that a few political parties are conspiring to …
