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. …
Bombay High Court also under fire for interim stay orders. The Supreme Court on Monday removed all hurdles to implementation of Point of Sale Rules on tobacco and tobacco products. As per the rule, each display board should contain, in an Indian language, a warning that ‘tobacco causes cancer’ or …
‘The tablet given under the WIFS programme is safe and efficacious’. The Centre on Monday claimed that adverse effects reported by children after consuming iron folic tablets under the Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) programme were ‘expected’ and, rather ‘less than expected’. However, “it is safe and efficacious,” it …
Order of the Supreme Court of India on the constitutional validity of The Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 and The Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Rules, 2004 dated 22/07/2013.
Supreme Court judgement on fixing the prices of "Doxofylline formulations" dated 04/07/2013 in the matter of Union Of India And Another Vs M/S. Swiss Garnier Life Sciences & Ors.
New Delhi : The Centre on Monday unveiled the draft of its contentious National Water Framework Bill which seeks to provide “right to water”, while stating that water allocation and pricing should be based on “economic principles”. “Every individual has a right to a minimum quantity of potable water for …
New Delhi : In what could help companies wanting to promote genetically modified (GM) crops, the Centre has decided that field-trial approvals granted at the federal level would remain valid for subsequent years, even if they aren't conducted in the year of approval. Of course, the trials can be conducted …
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court on Thursday issued notices to the Centre, the state government, the Adani Group-owned Adani Port Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) and Shiracha village panchayat over a PIL filed by villagers accusing the company of encroaching on the village's grazing land. The petitioners have claimed that the …
New Delhi: Buying big cars across states would be cheaper soon as the Centre is likely to decide uniform “lifetime” road tax for cars, taxis and two wheelers. The state governments have agreed to fix the tax at floor rate of 6% of the sale price before the value added …
Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), a flagship scheme of the Ministry of Rural Development has since inception been providing assistance to BPL families who are either houseless or having inadequate housing facilities for constructing a safe and durable shelter. This effort has been part of a larger strategy of the Ministry’s …
As per section 59 (1) of MCR, state cannot grant an area to particular entity for mining lease unless notified or advertised. The Union mines ministry has directed the state government to provide reasons for its request of granting iron ore mining lease over 1,000 ha land in Keonjhar district …
The Centre’s ambitious move to set up a national-level body for integrated development of river basins is facing stiff resistance from various states. The very first meeting of the newly formed National Forum of Water Resources and Irrigation Ministers on Wednesday, to discuss the controversial National Water Framework Law (NWLS), …
New Delhi: A Central government panel has recommended stringent checks for pesticides in fruits and vegetables, including imported ones. Submitting a report before a bench comprising Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath on Wednesday, the panel — led by a health ministry official — is for intensive monitoring …
In the 'Report to the People', released by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on the fourth anniversary of UPA-II, the government presented figures to highlight growth in employment and doubling of wages under MNREGA, three-fold increase in food subsidy, growth in social sector schemes and tele-density. …
The government, on Monday, said power surplus States could transfer surplus electricity to ones grappling with shortage through a new system. “The surplus power from the States can be transferred to power deficit States through the Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) from the source of supply between the point of supply …
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief minister J Jayalalithaa Friday urged the Centre to immediately constitute Cauvery Management Board and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee “to end the travails and tribulations of Cauvery delta farmers“ in Tamil Nadu“. Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday urged the Centre to immediately constitute Cauvery Management Board and …
Supreme Court judgement dated 09/05/2013 in the matter of Arun Kumar Agrawal vs Union of India & Others on approval granted by GOI for the acquisition of majority stake in Cairn India Limited.
According to this policy released by the government, all water data maintained by the Central Water Commission and the Central Ground Water Board will be made available in the public domain. See Also Policy: National Water Policy 2012. Policy: Draft National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy. News: ICSSR plans one-stop …
Application for Directions filed by Common Cause seeking a seeking a thorough probe into the unlawful interference by the Government in the ongoing investigation by the CBI and the dilution of the status report filed by that organization. The petition relates to the massive scam that occurred in the allocation …
In a push to the contentious Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill before the all-party meeting on April 18, the Centre is reaching out to various political parties in an attempt to forge consensus. It hopes to ensure the Bill's smooth passage in the second half of the Budget …
To speed up the process of consultations on the controversial Land Acquisition Bill and enact it in the current session of Parliament, the Centre today asked political parties to send in their suggestions by April 15, amid a standoff over demand from the Opposition to refer the proposed legislation to …
