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 parliamentary panel slammed Union ministry of tribal affairs for its "inaction"in "guarding the interests and rights of aboriginal people" Now, a parliamen tary standing committee has voiced its
Having failed to reach an agreement with the government on the price control mechanism, Opposition parties, including the Left parties, Samajwadi Party and Telugu Desam Party, plan to oppose the contentious Seeds Bill, 2004 that the government is going to move in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday for consideration and …
Education continues to be an important area of cooperation for India and the United States. On Monday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama announced the decision to host a higher education summit next year.
The government has decided to bring in the controversial Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill in the coming Winter Session of Parliament in its present form. Parliamentary affairs minister Pawan Kumar Bansal announced this on Wednesday. The bill, which had been earlier cleared during the 14th Lok Sabha and lapsed with it …
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Collector had, in a letter to the Defence Estates Officer, Mumbai Circle, dated July 12, 2004, denied that the government of Maharashtra allotted any land to the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society in Colaba. Records obtained using the Right to Information (RTI) Act by the National Alliance of …
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee appears to be playing truant on the introduction of amendments to the Land Acquisition Act in Parliament despite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
A WORRIED government has put on fast track the proposed bill to regulate micro-lenders, as it seeks to ensure that over-regulation by states does not kill the sector that is envisaged to play a big role in furthering financial inclusion. The finance ministry could move a bill in the winter …
India's dedicated green tribunal, aimed at expediting environmental cases, was finally notified. The National Green Tribunal was established by an act of Parliament and will have circuit benches across the country. India
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition questioning the constitutional amendment made 32 years ago giving the government complete right to acquire land and property of an individual for public purposes.
BJP national secretary Dr Kirit Somaiya today said the Central government was not concerned about the rotting foodgrains despite having been reprimanded by the Supreme Court. Somaiya inaugurated an exhibition on
Stewart L. Udall, secretary of the Interior to former US President John F. Kennedy and supporter of environmental causes, once compared mining to a search-and-destroy mission. The clause in the government
HIV-positive cases in children on the riseIt’s an alarming fact that has made the Union health ministry sit up and take notice: data from across the country is showing a rise in the number of paediatric HIV cases. Of the 2.5 million people with HIV in India today, four per …
The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has been reconstituted with Rajya Sabha member Karan Singh besides Lok Sabha MPs Chandresh Kumari and Dushyant Singh being nominated as its members. The board, which is constituted for three years, has Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as its chairman and Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh …
Illegal Mining In 7 States Leads To Speeding Up Of Work On Sector Watchdog Urmi A Goswami NEW DELHI THE government plans to set up the National Mining Regulatory Authority through an ordinance under the exisiting Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act. The ordinance is likely to be issued …
The Group of Ministers (GoM), headed by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, on Friday approved the new Mining Draft Bill, including the provision that mining companies share 26 per cent of profits with local people affected by their projects. This could pave the way for the historic legislation.
THE Union Cabinet cleared the nuclear liability bill on August 20 with 18 amendments. The amended version of the bill sparked a controversy. An amendment in it protected foreign suppliers of nuclear material in the event of a nuclear accident. The amendment in clause 17(b) said the operator of a …
Rajat Guha New Delhi: The government's role in acquisition of land for industrial and infrastructure projects could be whittled down from what is proposed in the Land Acquisition (amendment) Bill. Official sources told FE that the Prime Minister's Office is reviewing a proposal from the rural development ministry which says …
