Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Draft Says Nod Of 66% Of Owners Against Earlier 88% Enough For Go-Ahead New Delhi: The rural development ministry has watered down the requirement of consent of 80% landowners for acquisition to 66% and eased some stringent measures for the award of compensation in the vexed land acquisition amendment Bill. …
To secure better working conditions for plantation workers, the Tea Board has approved a proposal to provide subsidies for drinking water schemes and rainwater harvesting projects. At its 220th board meeting held here on Tuesday, the Board, which functions under the Union Ministry of Commerce, granted 40 per cent subsidy …
New Delhi The International Cri-minal Police Organisation, popularly known as Interpol, wants to assist the Indian government in its effort to clamp down on the alleged ‘fake drugs’ network in the country. While the France-headquartered agency wants New Delhi and India’s generic drug companies to sign up for the Interpol …
With an aim to boost growth, the Centre has announced a series of new sops with an estimated cost Rs 250 crore for Uttarakhand. These include a textile park, two spice parks, two convention centres and horticulture cold- storage chains. “We have brought new schems to boost growth in Uttarakhand …
Even as initial data for the first quarter of this fiscal shows a pick-up of sorts in exports from India’s SEZs (special economic zones), coming in the wake of lacklustre performances in the previous two financial years, the government is betting on a slew of booster doses slated to be …
There’s some good news for the Indian tea industry which has been demanding that tea be declared the ‘national drink’ of India. A parliamentary standing committee on commerce, which was constituted on August 31, 2011, and submitted its report on August 9, 2012, has recommended that the beverage be given …
State yet to decide on Kalinganagar or Bolangir to locate the complex The Union ministry of commerce and industry has urged the Odisha government to identify suitable land with appropriate power, road and transport linkages for establishment of a National Investment and Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ). Though the state government has …
Forest Minister Shri Sartaj Singh planted saplings on Bhagirath hillock at village Hansalpur in Mhow tahsil of the district today at a programme organised by the Forest Department. As many as 15 thousand saplings will be planted on the hillock spread over 21 hectare area. A sum of Rs. one …
The domestic steel industry, reeling under high input costs, dipping domestic demand and rising interest rates has demanded that the government expressly place steel on the negative list in the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPA) with South Korea and Japan failing which, it could bring about severe stress on capacity …
Though Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has thrown his weight behind MGNREGS, calling it a “silver bullet” for rural revival, the Centre’s flagship job guarantee scheme has come in for fresh flak from an internal research study. The study, carried out by an assistant director in the office of the economic …
SEZs had lost sheen after imposition of certain levies and proposal to take away tax incentives The government is expected to come out soon with new norms to revive special economic zones (SEZs), which have lost sheen after imposition of certain levies and proposal to take away tax incentives, a …
New Delhi Says commerce ministry’s suggestion for change in norms will only facilitate ‘land grabbing by pvt sector’ Finance ministry has strongly opposed the proposal to further liberalise the norms for Special Economic Zones (SEZs), saying the commerce ministry’s suggestion will only facilitate “land grabbing by the private sector”. The …
Experts say the progress and implementation of projects would depend upon the availability of land The Commerce and Industry Ministry today said it is in the process of conducting a detailed environmental impact assessment for the $100 billion Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor project (DMIC). "Detailed environmental impact assessment for all the …
The government has extended ban on import of milk and its production from China for one more year. A notification to this effect was issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade late Monday evening which says that milk and its products would continue to be banned from China until …
The country’s top food regulator’s advisory to extend ban on milk and milk products from China for another one year from June 24 is yet to be notified by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Trade. As a result, till that happens, technically, …
Many doors open: Partha Industries minister Partha Chatterjee today turned down a suggestion by CPM leader Surjya Kanta Mishra to follow the Tamil Nadu model by amending the central land acquisition act to fulfil its objective of returning land to Singur’s farmers instead of battling it out in court. The …
The Sistema dispute could cost India a chance to bid for a stake in Russian government owned Alrosa, the world’s second largest diamond producing company after DeBeers. The Indian government has told Russia it is interested in bidding for Alrosa. The issue was flagged when Commerce Minister Anand Sharma met …
India may soon be allowed to export rice to China. The assurance from Beijing came when Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met here with his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao Wednesday on the margins of the Rio+20 Summit. "There were some regulatory issues earlier. Our commerce ministry had been working on …
Airlines whose carbon emissions are more than prescribed cap have to reduce emissions or pay for it The European Union (EU) has decided it would not ban foreign airlines that have refused to share their carbon emission data from entering EU airspace. However, it said stringent financial penalties would be …
With the Rs 28,000-crore refinery project of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) at Paradip under a cloud of delay, the Odisha government has decided to ink an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the oil marketing firm to stipulate timeline and milestones for commissioning of the project. IOCL being the anchor …
