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 Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) funded by the Centre has not achieved the desired results even after spending Rs 26,000 crore to boost agriculture, the latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has said. The report also observed that the dams constructed on the Narmada did not …
Nistula Hebbar New Delhi: The Bill to set up a regulator for the mining sector will be tabled in Monsoon Session of Parliament, effectively fast tracking the legislation as a result of the RIL-RNRL case. Talking to FE on Wednesday, law minister M Veerappa Moily confirmed that the Mines and …
With several dams across the country being nearly half-a-century old, the Government on Thursday approved a legislation which seeks to monitor their safety at regular intervals. The draft legislation, which received a nod of the Union Cabinet, aims to establish an institutional system to regularly monitor the safety of large …
New Delhi: By the time Parliament opens for the monsoon session, Rajya Sabha plans to do away with most of its paperwork. Concerned over the consumption of huge quantities of paper, Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari has taken a green leap and sent out an office order to ensure minimum …
VENKATESH KESARI NEW DELH After defeating the cut motions with the help of the SP, BSP and the RJD in the Lok Sabha a few days ago, the government will be introducing the controversial Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010 in the Lower House on Friday, the last day …
S.S. NEGI NEW DELH The Supreme Court on Thursday put its seal on the legality of the MPs local area development scheme under which they get Rs 2 crores for development project of their choice in their constituencies even though no provision for the money is made in the appropriation …
J. Venkatesan New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) Scheme, under which every MP is allotted Rs. 2 crore a year for constituency development, was intra vires the Constitution.
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court today unanimously upheld the MP Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme, stating that Parliament had the power to disburse funds under it. Under the scheme, each member of Parliament is provided Rs 2 crore annually for development of his constituency. This was challenged …
The government has decided to introduce in the Lok Sabha on Friday the Civil Liabilities for Nuclear Damage Bill that seeks to define the liabilities of the operator of a nuclear power plant in the event of an accident. The Bill, which was originally supposed to be introduced on March …
Ankita Rai New Delhi: The issue of data protection over and above the WTO norms in Pesticide Management Bill 2008 has not got down well with the industry bodies. To tackle the menace of spurious pesticides and to regulate the pesticide market the Pesticide Management Bill 2008 was introduced. The …
The Parliament on Wednesday approved a bill that will provide fast-track justice and compensation for loss of life and property due to environmental hazards. The National Green Tribunal Bill, 2010, passed by the Rajya Sabha by a voice vote on Wednesday, aims to provide fast-track justice and compensation for loss …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Bill also called the Green Bill, envisaging quick and effective disposal of environment related issues, was cleared by Parliament today. Once provisions of the Bill are operationalised, individuals and organisations can hope for fast-track justice and compensation for loss of life and property following environmental …
New Delhi: India has made one of the strongest and most elaborate formal submissions in recent times for the climate change negotiations, hardening its stance ahead of a hectic six months of talks leading to the key meeting in Mexico in November. Taking a position strongly contrasting with that of …
The Rajya Sabha Wednesday approved the Bill for setting up the National Green Tribunal that will ensure fast track justice and compensation to those affected by environmental hazards. Lok Sabha passed the Bill last week. The Tribunal will have five benches with its headquarters in Bhopal, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh …
THE Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has decided to oppose the Pesticides Management Bill, 2008, on the ground that that certain clauses had been inserted in it under pressure from the West and were inimical to the country
Federal Minister for Labour and Manpower, Syed Khursheed Shah on Tuesday assured National Assembly that government would soon introduce a bill in the Parliament to curb child labour. While discussing motion pertaining to alarming increase in child labour moved by Ms Yasmeen Rehman, Abdul Qadir Patel and Khurram Jehangir Wattoo. …
