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 …
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday rejected the Opposition demand for cancellation of coal blocks that have come under the CAG scrutiny, saying the government had to hear out the allottees and could not enforce cancellation by diktat. “A fair procedure has to be followed and this is already under …
New Delhi: In the cleaning of nearly 13 lakh insanitary dry toilets across the country, human beings and animals play an almost equal role, the Supreme Court was told on Monday. In what could deal a severe blow to the sanitation claims of successive governments, petitioner NGO ‘Safai Karmachari Andolan’ …
Sushma Swaraj said the BJP would allow Parliament to function if the coal block allocations were cancelled Despite the Opposition pressure, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has categorically ruled out the possibility of cancelling the allocation of controversial coal blocks and ordering a judicial probe into the alleged scam. Earlier in …
New Delhi Four states — Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan — have declared drought in over 390 talukas as so far and central teams will visit these states to assess the situation, Parliament was informed on Friday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said …
The functioning of state-run power companies has come under strong criticism from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). The CAG has faulted NHPC, THDC, SJVN and NEEPCO for poor implementation of their hydro power projects, resulting in Rs.14,700 crore cost over-runs. In its report tabled in Parliament on Friday, the …
Even as the controversy over the Comptroller and Auditor-General’s (CAG) report on coal blocks allocation that reportedly caused a loss of Rs. 1.86 lakh crore to the national exchequer rages, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has said coal allocations and mining, in future, should be done through the public …
New Delhi The axe is likely to fall on about two dozen captive coal block allottees that feature in both the CAG list of companies making windfall gains and the list of entities that were issued show-cause notices by the coal ministry last year for sluggish progress on their respective …
In ’07, Govt Said Auction Won’t Hike Coal Prices, Now HRD Minister Says The Opposite New Delhi: HRD minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday forcefully defended his government’s decision not to auction coal blocks, arguing that doing so would have pushed the price of the crucial mineral too high for many …
The Congress-Opposition war of words over coal block allocations turned more acerbic on Wednesday with Telecom and HRD Minister Kapil Sibal alleging that the “ideology” that was used to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi is being used to kill Indian democracy by disrupting the functioning of Parliament. It drew a counter-attack from …
NEW DELHI, 30 AUG: Parliament today passed a Bill that prohibits transfer of specified toxic chemicals from and to a country which is not party to the Chemical Weapons Convention. The Chemical Weapons Convention (Amendment) Bill was taken up for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha as Opposition NDA …
NEW DELHI: The CAG has slammed the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for delay in finalising safety standards for mobiles phones. "The fact remains that standards on important aspects i.e. mobile handsets, radiation from mobile phones, etc. had not been formulated so far," the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) said …
The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) has scored a dubious record in its second term in office. The party has got just one key Bill enacted since it was re-elected to power in May 2009, despite coming back with a stronger majority and free from its erstwhile Left allies. Though …
A controversial Bill on land acquisition and the compensation and rehabilitation of those whose land is sought to be acquired ran into opposition in the Cabinet on Tuesday, resulting in referral to a Group of Ministers (GoM). Last week, the Cabinet deferred discussion on the newly renamed Right to Fair …
The CBI, probing Colgate scam, may inspect at least 11 coal blocks allocated to private companies in Jharkhand and Chattisgarh again. According to sources, decision to reinspect 11 coal blocks in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh has been taken following the analysis of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report. The CAG …
Among major projects stalled awaiting new legislation are Posco, ArcelorMittal, Tata Steel and Coal India More than a century after it was drawn up by British colonial rulers, India's land acquisition law is finally set for a revamp that promises to breathe life into scores of frozen industrial and infrastructure …
The Centre has told Parliament that the exposure limit for radio frequency fields (base station emissions) will be brought down to one-tenth of the existing level from September 1. This direction was to have been implemented from April 1. However, on an examination of the impact of the revised Electric …
The Union government on Monday told the Supreme Court that the Cabinet had cleared the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Bill, 2012. On August 24, the court pulled up the government for its callousness in not enacting a law to ban manual scavenging despite repeated assurances …
My charge is that huge revenue was generated but it did not go to the government and went to Congress: Opposition leader Sushma Swaraj BJP has sharpened its attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, seeking cancellation of all 142 coal blocks allocations in question, along with his resignation, soon after …
Rejecting charges of wrongdoing in coal block allocations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said the government has already initiated the process of cancelling mines to companies which failed to develop them and action would be taken against 'wrongdoers' if any. "We have initiated action to cancel the allocations of …
