Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Central govt issues guidelines to GAIL in compliance with Gujarat HC order. Following the Gujarat High Court directive of supplying compressed natural gas (CNG) to Gujarat at the same rate as Mumbai and Delhi, the Central government has issued guidelines to the Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) to supply …
Agreeing to hear a plea against “discontinuation” of the Justice MB Shah Commission, the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Centre as to why an extension should not be given to the panel looking into mining illegalities in the country. A bench headed by Justice A K …
NEW DELHI: Government of India should focus on the setting up of a contact group to discuss the management of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment urged today as the 25th meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol kicked off in Thailand. In a statement today, …
Supreme Court Bench orders it to re-examine 157 GCT, including NCEs, by Apex and Technical Committees. The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Union government to conduct five clinical trials that were approved this year after ensuring proper mechanism and procedure to ensure the safety of patients along with audio-visual …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Union of India & Others Vs National Federation of the Blind & Others dated 08/10/2013 on failure of the Govt of India to provide reservation to the blind and low vision persons and they are virtually excluded from the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bio Diversity Management Committee Vs. Western Coal Fields Ltd. & Others dated 08/10/2013 on wheather coal falls under the definition of “Biological Resources” as defined under the Bio Diversity Act, 2002.
Irked over slow progress in clearing mineral concession applications in states, the Centre has asked mineral-rich states to clear them "strictly within the time-frame stipulated" in rules. The tardy pace of disposal of mineral concessions by states have resulted in 65,337 mineral concession applications pending in states, the Mines Ministry …
The Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) has urged the Centre to provide an additional 1,000 buses to it under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for Himachal to improve its services in the hill state. Addressing a press conference here today, Transport Minister GS Bali said of the …
The Bench posted the matter for further hearing in the second week of November. The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted time to BJP leader Subramanian Swamy to file his response to the Centre’s affidavit that it wanted to implement the Sethusamudram project in the original alignment by cutting across the …
Judgement of the of Supreme Court of India in the matter of GAIL (India) Limited Vs Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited regarding fixation of price of the gas supplied by GAIL.
Guwahati, Sept. 11: The Centre has accorded high priority to development of infrastructure like roads, bridges and airways critical to construction of hydropower projects in the Northeast and has taken up the issue with the ministries concerned. Sources said the issue came up for discussion in New Delhi yesterday during …
Revised guidelines for classification/reclassification of hotels - Revised Sept 2013. These revised guidelines issued by the Union tourism ministry are required to be adhered by all existing classified hotels and those seeking Classification/Re-classification by the Ministry of Tourism under all categories.
Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers present this Thirty-Ninth Report on the subject 'Pricing of Fertilizers' of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Fertilizers).
Standing Committee on Coal and Steel, present this Thirty-Eighth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on "Review of Export of Iron Ore Policy" pertaining to the Ministry of Steel. The Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (2012-13) had selected the subject for detailed examination and report to the Parliament. The Committee (2012-13) …
Hyderabad: It has been a challenge for the government of India to come up with a new drug to cure tuberculosis and scientists at IICT are keeping their fingers crossed as the new combination of PA824 moxifloxacin and pyrazinamide under the Open Source Drug Discovery has successfully entered phase-II of …
LUCKNOW: Centre on Thursday told the high court that it had constituted a high-power committee to study ill effects of radiation emitting from mobile towers installed in residential colonies. A division bench of Justice DP Singh and Justice Ashok Pal Singh directed the committee to prepare its report within three …
Funds released by Government of India & Expenditure incurred (including State Government’s share) during the last three years under National River Conservation Plan referred in reply to parts (c) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 60 to be answered on 5th August, 2013 on ‘Cleaning of Rivers’.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the government for being hand in glove with the tobacco industry and not making any efforts to enforce guidelines to limit the effect of advertisements promoting tobacco products in the country. A bench headed by Justice G.S. Singhvi over-ruled a Bombay High …
