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. …
Annual technical inspection report on panchayati raj institutions and urban local bodies for the year ended 31 March 2013 (Manipur). This report has been laid on the table of the State Legislature Assembly on 16-07-2014.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has slammed the Kochi Corporation for alleged issue of permits to 19 buildings, including high-rise ones, along the Chilavanoor backwaters in violation of coastal regulation zone (CRZ) norms. This was among the several observations in the CAG report tabled on Thursday that among other …
TOTAL MUCK-UP: Report Finds Crores Misused On Projects That Were Non-Existent, Abandoned Or Unutilized The BBMP lost a Rs 280-crore grant simply because it didn’t prepare a report on waste management on time. Also, Rs 7.46 crore literally went down the drain as a proposed sewage treatment plant in Vrishabhavathi …
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has found fault with the Odisha Government’s diversion of forestland. The CAG report on the audit of expenditure incurred by the State Government in the economic sector for the year ending March 2013, which was placed in the State Assembly here on …
The Haryana government extended “undue favours’’ to the contractor who constructed the Kaushalya dam, which failed to serve its main purpose of providing drinking water to Panchkula despite a four-fold increase in cost, according to an audit conducted by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. “The objective of providing …
It also criticised the authorities of Buxa Tiger Reserve saying they 'did not attempt' to conduct camera-trap study Violating guidelines set by the union ministry of environment and forests, the West Bengal government failed to conduct annual tiger census and could not even utilise the Centre's funds under Project Tiger, …
215Cr From Leased Out Land Govt Yet To Recover Arrears Of ` The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has pointed out that the state government is yet to recover arrears of Rs 215.46 crore from 44,476.27 hectares of leased out forest land. Vast areas of forest land were …
Comptroller and Auditor General of India has rapped successive governments in Kerala over irregularities by the promoters in acquiring land for the private airport project at Aranmula, work on which has been halted recently by Chennai bench of National Green Tribunal on environmental grounds. In its report presented in the …
The terms and conditions with respect to the Smart City project was diluted, which will affect generation of employment opportunities, according to the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. “The government may not be able to ensure the much proclaimed employment generation of 90,000 jobs as the …
BHOPAL: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) served notice on chairman of Railway Board on Monday. The notice was issued over the issue of environment and health hazards caused by 3,980 metric tonnes of human waste from 40,000 coaches. Railways use the 'open discharge' module toilets of these coaches that directly …
CAG has questioned the need for Aranmula airport in Kerala and has recommended an in-depth study on environmental impact of the project on this ecologically-sensitive region based on reports submitted by the legislature committee on environment, Kerala State Biodiversity Board and the Expert Appraisal committee of Airport Authority of India …
Stuck on a waterlogged road, many of you would blame the monsoon for your misery. This report should dispel that notion. In its audit of Delhi's drainage, desilting and flood control measures, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has unearthed systematic fraud and neglect, showing how taxpayers' money is …
Jindal, Aditya Aluminium, Vedanta among firms benefiting from arbitrary use of emergency provisions, according to CAG report The Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) has rapped arbitrary use of emergency provisions under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, to acquire 7,025 acres of private land in Odisha for 20 companies …
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India chastised regulatory bodies of twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack for their failure to enforce building norms and directed them to take action against violators. Although Section 91 of the Odisha Development Act provided that the development authorities had the power to demolish …
As many as 16 mining companies engaged by various cements plants in Meghalaya were found to have extracted limestone for years without getting mandatory clearances from Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and recommended cancellation of the mining leases. "Out of the 16 mining leases granted for carrying out mining …
MUMBAI: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has, in a strongly worded audit report, rapped the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) and the principal secretary, state urban development department, for completing only 38 out of the city's proposed 157 infrastructure projects. The total cost of the Mumbai …
Despite Sufficient Funds, KWA Failed To Provide Safe Drinking Water: CAG Report The latest Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has come down heavily on Kerala Water Authority (KWA) for not providing safe drinking water to people of Kerala, especially when sufficient funds were allotted under various drinking water and …
The Government of Maharashtra formed five Irrigation Development Corporations during 1996-98 to accelerate the execution of irrigation projects. As of June 2013, there were 601 ongoing irrigation projects being implemented by the five Irrigation Development Corporations. Maharashtra has carried out a number of reforms in the management of water and …
Maharashtra is a water stressed State and depends heavily on rainfall and the vagaries of monsoon cause frequent drought in many areas of the State. Irrigation projects are important as they store rainwater for use throughout the year. The Water Resources Department, Government of Maharashtra deals with construction and management …
Delayed Action Against Offenders Leading To Loss To Exchequer: Report The latest Comptroller of Auditor General (CAG) report has noted that delays on the part of district collectors in confiscating vehicles that transported illegal river sand have not only incurred a huge loss to the state exchequer but even led …
