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 …
Lucknow The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday cleared a proposal to split the state into four, 11 years after the hill state of Uttarakhand was carved out of it. At a press conference, chief minister Mayawati cited rising expectations of people in remote areas as well as better administration and …
New Delhi: Petrol will become cheaper by more than Rs 2 a litre across the country — depending on local taxes — from Wednesday as the government nudged staterun fuel retailers to pass on the benefit of the easing in the fuel’s bulk market price and rupee-dollar parity. TOI had …
Thiruvananthapuram The National Food Security Bill (NFSB), which would entail an expenditure of R1 lakh crore in subsidies to the exchequer, is almost ready. However, given the recent string of festivals, it may not be able to meet the November 20 deadline. Therefore, it is likely to seek Cabinet scrutiny …
The central government has planned a push for cotton farmers on regulatory concerns. It also has financial help in mind. It is to introduce the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill in Parliament’s winter session. Vilasrao Deshmukh, minister for science and technology, told the World Cotton Research Conference the performance …
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the winter session of the Parliament, the Odisha government has suggested MPs from the state to raise issues relating to coal royalty and seek clarification from the Centre on delay in implementation of the recommendations made by 12th Finance Commission and Hoda Committee. The steel and mines …
In a softening of stand, social activist Anna Hazare on Friday told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel and Law and Justice that it would be acceptable to his team if the government brought in strong legislation on a citizen's charter, grievance redress, whistle blowers' protection and judicial accountability to …
The PSU oil marketing companies Thursday hiked petrol prices by `1.80 per litre in New Delhi to offset the increase in the cost of crude oil imports. The prices will vary across the country due to local taxes. Among metros, the hike will be the maximum in Chennai, where it …
New Delhi The country will not get a new law to change the rules for land acquisition for industry any time soon. The Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill is unlikely to be cleared in the winter session of Parliament despite rural development minister Jairam Ramesh’s assurances as the …
Team Anna on Wednesday hailed the Lokayukta bill passed by the BJP government in Uttarakhand saying it was “cent per cent” identical to its anti-graft draft and would be superseded if Parliament brought a “weak” law. “When the Centre passes the Lokpal bill, it will have provisions to constitute Lokayukta …
If the proposed Lokpal Bill intends to address corruption in high places, the UPA government, as part of its anti-graft campaign, plans to introduce a Citizens Right to Grievance Redress Bill to complement it in the coming winter session of Parliament. At a joint press conference, Rural Development Minister Jairam …
Friendly, but blunt. That will be the tone of the message from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to India. When NRC chairman Gregory Jaczko comes here later this month to meet with his counterparts in the Atomic Energy Commission and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India, he would …
New Delhi Union food minister KV Thomas said on Monday that the National Food Security Bill will go to the Cabinet by November 20. The government expects the Bill to be passed in the Parliament’s winter season. The Bill was put up for public comments earlier this month and the …
Shortage of organs for transplantation is a worldwide problem and million of lives are lost every year because the organ Transplantation option cannot be offered to them. In India nearly 200,000 persons develop terminal kidney failure each year and their life can be sustained only through lifelong dialysis or kidney …
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today ridiculed the Opposition's clamorous demand for an Assembly or Parliament discussion prior to the signing of the Indo-Bangla land swap deal, saying that no international accord is discussed in the Parliament prior to inking of the document. He was replying to a debate on the …
JAIPUR: Despite getting a cold shoulder from the farmers who boycotted Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) camps for acquisition of land for the proposed ring road project in majority of the zones, the civic body has once again announced to start the camp from October 12. Earlier, the farmers had boycotted …
New Delhi Miners’ riches will soon have to be shared with the people affected by their activity. The Cabinet on Friday gave its approval to a Bill which proposes to make it mandatory for mining companies to compensate the local population impacted by mining operations. The Bill will be introduced …
Other miners to share royalty, as cabinet clears draft mining Bill; industry frets. In a landmark decision that will impact the entire mining and mineral-based industry in the country, the government on Friday announced an overhaul of the law governing the sector. The new framework will introduce a benefit-sharing regime …
BHUBANESWAR: The new Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011 that would replace the old legislation of 1957, has not gone down well with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The draft Bill was on Friday approved by the Union Cabinet and would be tabled in Parliament in the next session. …
The Union cabinet approved the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011 on Friday. After 54 years, the country will have a new legislation for mines and minerals. The bill is unique in that for the first time it provides for sharing of profit with local communities affected by …
The government is expected to notify the much-awaited rules on nuclear liability before the winter session of Parliament — once the ongoing inter-ministerial consultations over the matter are over, a top official said on Thursday. Subsequently, these rules, which are necessary to be notified following the enactment of Nuclear Liability …
