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. …
The State Government has requested the Union Government to provide grant upto 80 per cent grants to the projects being implemented in Madhya Pradesh under the JNNURM. While talking to media persons here Wednesday, Urban Administration and Development Minister Babulal Gaur said the Centre at present provides 50 per cent …
A Bill to provide for the establishment of a body of Lokpal for the Union and Lokayukta for States to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain public functionaries and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
JAMMU Concerned over ever increasing losses in power sector and mounting power purchase bill, which was expected to cross ` 2500 crore during current financial year, the State Government has revised target of power revenue for this year to ` 1647 crore, nearly double the amount realized during last fiscal. …
The central government claims that allowing foreign direct investment into India’s retail sector will benefit small farmers, expand employment and lower food inflation. What has been the experience in India with organised retail so far and what has been the global experience with FDI?
The Modi government may review and amend this Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill of 2011 which UPA government failed to pass said Mr. Arun Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Mines at FICCI’s interactive meeting on ‘Optimizing Project Clearance Framework for Stimulating Investments’. FICCI press release, Parliamentary Standing Committee …
The Lokpal Bill, 2011 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 4th August, 2011. It was referred by the Hon’ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha to the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice on the 8th August, 2011 for examination and report. The Bill seeks to provide …
The central government today approved the Rs 1,656-crore phase-III of Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) for Delhi under which it is proposed to rehabilitate damaged trunk sewers to maximise use of sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Okhla, Kondli and Rithala, apart from construction of a new STP at Okhla. The Cabinet …
Since the inception of MGNREGA in 2005, UNDP has supported the Government of India (GoI) to enable a transparent, accountable and efficient implementation of the Act through ICT innovations, monitoring and research, awareness generation and capacity development. This publication seeks to document the unique partnership between Government and UNDP.
These guidelines broadly indicate a fresh framework for the next generation watershed programmes. The key features of this new unified approach can be broadly outlined as: Delegating Powers to States, Dedicated Institutions, Financial Assistance to Dedicated Institutions, Duration of the Programme, Livelihood Orientation, Cluster Approach, Scientific Planning, Capacity Building, and …
‘Investments are made by RIL, its partners at their own risk' Taking the government by surprise, Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) is understood to have sent an ‘arbitration notice' to the Petroleum Ministry over its alleged move to disallow a substantial expenditure the company has made in the KG …
The Maharashtra government is set to oppose the Centre’s Land Acquisition Bill, which will remove the state’s role in acquiring land for industrial purposes. Should the proposed central act come in, industrial houses will have to negotiate directly with the farmers and the owners of the land that they intend …
A meeting of the state Cabinet will be held tomorrow to discuss various important issues. Highly placed sources told The Tribune that the Cabinet would discuss the National Food Security Bill, 2011, circulated by the Union Government to all the states for their comments. The Central government has circulated the …
A high-level committee headed by Chief Secretary S.V. Ranganath on Wednesday cleared a Rs. 2,792-crore road project under the Karnataka State Highway Improvement Project. Addressing presspersons here, Minister for Public Works C.M. Udasi said the State highways would be developed in different parts of the State under the project and …
Petitioner seeks debt relief for farmers A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court issued notice to the Centre and State governments on a public interest writ petition seeking a directive to take steps to save the farmers in Wayanad from debt-trap and to prevent them from committing suicide. The …
PANJIM: The BJP delegation led by National President Nitin Gadkari called on President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday and submitted a memorandum to direct the union government to take stringent action against illegal mining in Goa. BJP Chief Spokesperson Rajendra Arlekar told a press conference here, that BJP delegation met with …
GUWAHATI, Nov 1 – From being a nature club based in Guwahati to a stage where its activities cover Eastern India and foreign countries, it has been a long journey. And yesterday, the conservation group Aaranyak’s work earned a valued national recognition. Aaranyak, the society for biodiversity conservation in NE …
The strong and mighty bacteria are all around us. They have hardened themselves to fight back the antibiotics administered to patients. This is because we allowed them to, by overusing drugs. Government has woken up from slumber and formulated a policy that targets antibiotic resistance. It restricts sale. But will …
Number of people who can benefit from government’s welfare programmes is going to swell. Currently, the Central government caps the entitlements under most welfare programmes to those below the poverty line, which is as low as Rs 12/day/person for rural areas and Rs 18/day/person for urban areas.
