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 union government, it seems, will have to wait a little longer for the crucial Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill which was expected to be tabled in Parliament during the upcoming Budget Session. The standing committee on rural development, which is examining the proposed legislation, is set to …
The Foundation for Biotechnology and Awareness (FBA) has urged the government to lift the moratorium on Bt brinjal and accept the recommendations of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) which recommended its commercial release in 2009. FBA, which consists of leading biotechnologists, also demanded that permission from state governments for …
With the resettlement and rehabilitation (R&R;) package for the locals displaced by the proposed nuclear power plant at Kovvada in its final stages, officials indicate that the final package will have best features of the latest Land Acquisition Act. The ministry of environment has directed the Nuclear Power Corpora-tion of …
New Delhi, Feb. 7 (PTI): The world’s largest steel maker ArcelorMittal, which was unable to get regulatory approvals for its proposed $30-billion investments, has for the time being put on hold its India business plans. “It is very difficult to say any thing... When will we start the construction, when …
New Delhi The 2012-13 Budget may not have to provide as big a jump in the food subsidy bill as expected earlier. This is because of a series of measures initiated by the government to cut wastage and improve efficiency, food minister KV Thomas has said. The measures that would …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday urged states and Union territories to hasten reforms in the public distribution system (PDS) for the effective implementation of the Food Security Bill. Inaugurating a two-day conference of chief secretaries of states and Union territories, the prime minister said, “I would urge you to …
State-owned oil companies today snapped supplies of jet fuel to Air India for failing to honour payments even after 90-day credit period, but the ailing national carrier said it has paid Rs 180 crore andwould pay another Rs 40 crore by tomorrow. "I have spoken to the Petroleum Secretary not …
Health facilities, adequate compensation must be provided Taking a serious note of the increasing silicosis-related deaths in the country, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended that silicosis be made a notifiable disease. Once notified, all government and private health facilities will have to report confirmed as well as …
There are many problems with the Lokpal Bill 2011, the most serious being the lack of independence to the anti-corruption wing of the Central Bureau of Investigation. There have been problems as well with the civil society approach to the negotiations with the government. Civil society should now put down …
Wary of the National Food Security Bill meeting the fate of the Lokpal Bill, the Centre appears to have set a target of August 15 to unveil the law, with the hope that a political way out would be found to bring the Trinamul Congress and other opponents on board …
PUDUCHERRY: CPI national secretary D Raja, on Tuesday, demanded that the central governement formulate a comprehensive nuclear policy. Speaking with reference to the Koodankulam nuclear power project while addressing a press conference, Raja said that after the 123 agreement, the government had enacted the Civil Nuclear Liability Act and notified …
To banish hunger and malnutrition from the country, Parliament is likely to pass the National Food Security Bill (NFSB). In our earlier article on this issue, Can we Afford Rs 6-Lakh-Cr Food Subsidy Bill in 3 Yrs? (ET, December 17, 2011), we concentrated on the likely financial implication that we …
President Nasheed sent the bill to control thalassemia back to parliament for further amendments without ratification. The bill was sent back again based on advice of the Attorney General who deemed it to be in conflict with current government policy regarding health care provided to thalassemic patients, President’s office website …
Government to take states on board over food bill Still nursing the sting of ally Trinamool Congress opposing the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha citing issues of federal autonomy, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government wants to take the states into confidence on Sonia Gandhi's dream project - the …
It is election time, perhaps even time for mid-term polls, after the assembly elections in February. Time, therefore, for a mid-term review of the UPA 2’s policies. Much has been written about the lack of leadership on the part of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. So in interests of balance and …
Madhya Pradesh’s amended legislation that allows raiding of any premises on the assumption that cow slaughter is likely to take place, or beef is likely to be stored or transported, could be misused, feel jurists, minorities and political parties. Besides increasing the maximum jail term for offences under the MP …
Bhopal : BJP state unit fears if the National Food Security Bill is passed in its present form, it will deprive at least 28% real beneficiaries in the state. The Central government tabled the Bill aimed at ensuring cheap foodgrains to the poor on December 22 during the just concluded …
KOCHI: The National Food Security Bill will be presented in the Budget session of Parliament, said Union Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs K V Thomas. At a press conference in Kochi on Monday, Thomas said that the Union Government plans to keep a two-year buffer food stock. …
New Delhi: Politics has again prevailed over business, and the government appears to be losing its nerve for fuel price hike after last week’s Parliament debacle over Lokpal. The oil ministry on Monday did not allow state-run fuel retailers to raise petrol price. The retailers, who review prices on the …
