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. …
Report on Companies Bill tabled in the Lok Sabha also wants clearer definition of private placement A parliamentary panel has asked the government to make corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending mandatory for companies above a certain threshold. It also wanted the government to clearly define in the Companies Bill the …
A house panel, headed by BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, said that the new Companies Bill should be modified to ensure that companies spend 2 % of their profits on CSR activities in and around the area where they operate. Besides, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, has also sought that …
THE CENTRE has finally asked the bustard range states to prepare species recovery action plans for the three critically endangered birds following its guidelines. The population of Great Indian Bustards (GIB) has fallen below 300 and the bird’s last stand is in a few pockets of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra …
Supreme Court gave six months to the Central and the Madhya Pradesh governments to dispose of toxic waste lying in and around the abandoned Union Carbide factory in Bhopal for the past 28 years. Read this order. Supreme Court order on Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster dated 09/08/2012. See Also Feature: …
International donor agency KfW-Germany would extend financial assistance of 52.5 million euro (approximately Rs 365 crore) to Odisha for funding urban infrastructure projects. KfW has inked four agreements- two with the Government of India and two with the state government for offering the loan assistance. While KfW signed loan and …
“Indian Public Finance Statistics” is an annual publication prepared by the Economic Division of the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance. This provides a comprehensive overview of the budgetary transactions of the Central and State governments. In addition, this publication contains information relating to Annual Plan outlays and pattern …
Department of Telecommunications is quite conscious on the issues related to public health and the details as below are the steps that have been initiated by the department on Telecom. As on 1 st of September 2012, India will be one of the very few countries in the world who …
PANJIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Wednesday categorically stated that Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) are not permitted to buy agricultural land. If there are any such instances, they would be inquired into and referred to the Central Government and action will be initiated under …
Plea to ban installation of towers on residential buildings The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notices to the Union Government, the Delhi Government and Hutchison Essar Mobile Services Limited on a petition by a man seeking a direction to stop installation of mobile towers on residential buildings and at …
The recently-announced "free drugs for all" initiative by the Centre could lead to the long-pending national pharmaceutical policy getting cleared. In 2002, the Supreme Court had struck down the policy saying it did not specify how essential medicines would be made affordable and available to the masses. To start with, …
The Centre’s plan to dispose a fraction of the hazardous UCC waste is too little, too late, for the long-suffering victims, says Shonali Ghosal THE CENTRE has finally decided to dispose of 350 metric tonnes of toxic waste from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal to Hamburg, Germany. The waste …
PANJIM: San Andre MLA Vishnu Wagh has raised the issue of an early day motion moved by a British MP asking the UK government to impress upon the Goa and Indian governments to rein in environmental destruction by the industry terming it as encroaching upon the sovereignty of India. Referring …
India appears set to export two million tonnes of wheat at subsidised prices as part of a plan to offload surplus grain, sparking concern among anti-poverty activists and raising questions for some of the country's trading partners.
The High Court on Monday ordered issue of notices to the Karnataka and the Union governments in connection with a plea seeking a ban on sale of gutka and other tobacco products in the State. Hearing a plea filed by the Cancer Patients Aid Association, the Division Bench headed by …
60% Indian respondents not happy with govt?s direction, finds Pew Centre study situation no better in rest of the world, either There are now figures to back the frustration. The sentiment of disappointment sweeping through the country — as the government falters on delivering promised growth, undertaking key reforms and …
A ban on branded drugs stands to cut 'Big Pharma' out of the $5.4-bn windfall India has put in place a $5.4 billion policy to provide free medicine to its people, a decision that could change the lives of hundreds of millions, but a ban on branded drugs stands to …
New Delhi: Health education may soon be part of school curriculum. The government of India, in an attempt to increase awareness about diseases and preventive measures, is mulling over introducing health education as a subject from Class VIII onwards, Dr Jagdish Prasad, the director general of health services, ministry of …
New Delhi Hitting out at global rating firms for downgrading India's credit outlook, Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily today said there was no "economic tsunami" in the country and they should redesign their assessment parameters. "Just because last two quarters have not been that good, doesn't mean there is an …
Renowned environmentalist Dr Ranjit Bhargava has highlighted the need for including Rishikesh and Haridwar in the Upper Ganga Region which he has been urging the Government to work toward getting it declared as a UNESCO World Heritage site A meeting and a seminar on the issue were held at Parmarth …
On the heels of sewing the nation’s first gas import deal from the US, state-owned GAIL India wants Washington to relax rules so that it can buy more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to meet growing energy needs here. Gas-surplus US at present allows exports of small amounts of natural gas. …
