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 …
New Delhi: Emboldened by the swelling crowds at Ramlila Maidan, Gandhian anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare upped the ante within hours of emerging from Tihar Jail on Friday. He set a threeweek deadline for Parliament to pass the Jan Lokpal Bill, pending which he wouldn’t budge from the grounds. This was …
NEW DELHI: As Anna Hazare continued his protest fast, a parliamentary standing committee on Saturday invited public suggestions on the Lokpal Bill. Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal dismissed it as an attention diverting tactic. The Parliamentary Standing committee on Personnel, Public grievances, Law and Justice, which is to suggest amendments …
"The government is in favour of a strong and effective Lokpal Bill. There is a lot of scope of give and take...we must all work together," the PM said. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is committed to the enactment …
Mines ministry consults SEBI, banks, Edelweiss for apt market models The government is exploring options to create innovative market structures that would attract investment in the exploration of minerals, an activity that typically requires commitment of large sums of money. The ministry of mines, in consultation with markets regulator SEBI, …
In a bid to make land being acquired for residential purposes more cumbersome, the government is all set to incorporate application of rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) clause on acquisition of land of 50 acres and more in urban areas. Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh on Thursday told a delegation of …
The National Democratic Alliance crippled the functioning of Parliament on Wednesday, demanding the dismissal of the Union Home Minister and the Maharashtra government over the police action here and in Pune respectively on Tuesday. The BJP and the Shiv Sena spearheaded the protest in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya …
Steps to include retail FDI rollout, allocation of coal blocks for power plants & a new airport for Mumbai The government is about to announce a series of big-bang economic measures as part of a determined push to arrest a sense of despondency spreading through industry and counter perception that …
Ranchi, Aug. 5: Nine districts of Jharkhand will have an annual earning of over Rs 1,151 crore with the local population reaping most of the benefits if a 26 per cent profit sharing clause under a draft Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Bill 2011, to be tabled in Parliament …
Forcible acquisition of land has turned the 117-year-old Land Acquisition Act into a “fraud”, the Supreme Court said on Thursday, calling the legislation a handiwork of “sick” minds with no concern for welfare of the poor. It went on to praise the Gujarat government, saying no cases of farmers or …
New Delhi:Running your diesel car may soon become more expensive. The government on Thursday said that it would consider a suggestion to remove subsidy on diesel used in passenger cars. “Fifteen per cent (of the diesel sold in the country) is for passenger cars — where we can accept your …
The announcement last weekend by the prime minister that an independent National Environmental Appraisal and Monitoring Agency (NEAMA) would shortly be set up has been welcomed in the media. The PM indicates that it would be staffed by professionals, will set up a new process for environmental appraisal of projects, …
Stormy monsoon session starts today; Lokpal Bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha by August 3 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said bringing the office of Prime Minister under the ambit of the Lokpal would “not be advisable.” The government took the decision after “taking all factors into account,” …
Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said there were no major differences between the Union government and the Trinamool Congress on the Land Acquisition Bill to be tabled in Parliament soon. He also said the Central government would modify the Bill to accommodate the Trinamool’s views. “There …
A bill to be tabled in Parliament is set to re-ignite an old tussle between the Centre and states. The Pesticides Management Bill of 2008, which will be heard in the Monsoon Session, aims to replace grand old Insecticides Act of 1968. It will regulate a wider range of chemicals, …
Amendments to the Wildlife Protection Act-1972 are likely to be taken up in the forthcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament. According to the sources, the new amendments are aimed at giving more teeth to the forest officials in dealing with wildlife trade, especially of exotic species besides making the penalties and …
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday said that it cannot stop developmental activities at Posco's proposed steel plant site and wait for passage of the Land Acquisition (LA) Act in the Parliament. This was stated by revenue and disaster management minister Surya Narayan Patra while responding to a question on …
Bill may be moved in monsoon session after consultation with states The empowered group of ministers on food on Monday approved the draft National Food Security Bill, bringing the ambitious social security programme that guarantees highly subsidized foodgrains to about 70% of the population a step closer to fruition. The …
