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. …
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) audit report criticised Kerala Water Authority (KWA) for not providing safe drinking water to people of Kerala and asks the state government to urgently formulate schemes for sustainability of water resources and ensure water security. This Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India …
While the debate over the building of big dams continues to rage over the region over the Lower Subansiri Project, it may recalled here that a recent study by the Oxford University has completely trashed the economic viability of constructing such large structures at such massive costs. During the last …
The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY) division of the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation under the Union Ministry of Agriculture has sanctioned the second instalment of Rs 14.5 crore for the state as additional central assistance for 2013-14. The state government has been asked to ensure that project details of …
The inputs received from the state government will be included in the report of the CAG on Economic Sector for 2013-14 The office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) has asked the Odisha government to submit information on status of implementation of reform programme in power sector …
The government has set up an inter-ministerial panel to examine applications from companies for the allotment of three coal blocks on tariff bidding. "An inter-ministerial committee under the chairmanship of secretary (Coal)...has been constituted with the approval of the competent authority," according to an official source. The 12-member panel will …
CAG has castigated the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) for widespread mismanagement and corruption. The ICFRE is the apex body for research in forestry and focuses in the area of forest research and education. Unfortunately, CAG has pointed out in an audit report, that presently over 100 …
Environmental issues have largely been ignored in the Lok Sabha election campaign in Punjab at a time when the adverse impact of water pollution on people’s health manifests in the significant increase in cancer deaths and incidences of water-borne diseases. None of the mainstream political parties have so far touched …
Seeking transparency, three NGOs working for wildlife conservation and tribal development at the grassroots have filed an application in the Supreme Court demanding a committee of independent experts or Controller and Auditor General (CAG) to examine implementation of the impugned Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006. Many cases have come to …
In January 2012, PM Manmohan Singh declared half of India’s children were malnourished and that was a national shame. Yet since then, not a single comprehensive national survey was conducted to determine the acuteness of the problem or measure progress, if any, of steps initiated to address malnutrition. Worse, the …
A joint statement issued by a number of movements, conservation NGOs and experts in conservation biology against the application filed in the Supreme Court against the Forest Rights Act.
If BJP comes to power, the first thing we will demand from the government is to give the status of full statehood to Delhi, said Delhi BJP chief Harsh Vardhan. Hoping to wrest seven Lok Sabha seats in national capital, BJP on Wednesday made an array of promises like granting …
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh is fast losing its dense forest and the loss has been alarming in the last two years. As per latest estimates of Forest Survey of India (FSI), the state among those having the largest forest covers, has recorded a considerable decrease in its forest cover including very …
Jammu: The Comptroller and Auditor General has claimed that prime lands in Jammu and Kashmir were allegedly transferred at concessional rate to various trusts though the lands were under commercial use, causing huge losses to the state exchequer. “It was observed that (Prime) lands in Srinagar were transferred to Khidmat …
The Jammu and Kashmir Government today raised questions over the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on the Roshni Act, saying the findings were based on "presumptions and speculations". It also pointed fingers at Principal Accountant General (PAG) Subhash Chander Pandey for addressing a press conference on the issue when …
The Comptroller & Auditor General has said the oil ministry and its technical arm DGH approved notification of now flagging gas discoveries in RIL’s KG-D6 block despite the company not doing enough appraisal. RIL had found gas in the Dhirubhai-1 and 3 wells in October 2002 and were declared commercially …
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India’s report on the revenue sector and public undertakings for the year 2012-13, tabled in the Legislature on Tuesday, has unearthed huge irregularities in land transfers in Jammu and Kashmir. For the first time, it has been confirmed officially that the ‘Roshni’ scheme has …
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stop mining activities in Odisha as sought by NGO Common Cause. A special forest bench headed by justice AK Patnaik posted the matter for further hearing on March 24 after industry bodies, including Assocham, objected to passing of any interim order in this …
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Monday told the Delhi High Court that the Capital's three power discoms were refusing to cooperate in the CAG audit ordered by the court. The counsel on behalf of the national auditor told HC that Reliance Infrastructure-owned BSES Yamuna and BSES Rajdhani and …
The Comptroller and Auditor General has claimed that prime lands in Jammu and Kashmir were allegedly transferred at concessional rate to various trusts though the lands were under commercial use, causing huge losses to the state exchequer. It was observed that (Prime) lands in Srinagar were transferred to Khidmat trust …
The controversial State-owned mining company, Mysore Minerals Limited, is again in the dock as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) states that it allowed a private company, with whom it has a joint venture, to mine and sell raw ore without financial consideration for the same. Result: A loss of …
