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. …
Despite the tall claims of the Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government on human development in the state, there are more than 1.94 lakh highly-malnourished children in 16 districts of Gujarat. This was submitted by the government, in reply during question hour of the state assembly on Wednesday. Figures for the remaining …
Forest land measuring 835.616 hectares is being used for mining purposes by public sector undertakings (PSU) in Chhattisgarh without approval of Union government. A review report of Chhattisgarh State Compensatory, Afforestation, Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) by CAG, which was tabled in Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday, reveals that PSUs have …
CAG Report Unearths Horrors Of Govt Residential Institutions And Gross Under-Utilization Of Public Funds Thousands of students in 250 residential schools bathe in cold water throughout the year. Neither do they have warm water to drink. Worse, 54 schools don’t have separate toilets for girls and boys. In all, 43% …
This report deals with the results of audit of Government companies and Statutory corporation and has been prepared for submission to the Government of Chhattisgarh under Section 19A of the Comptroller and Auditor General's (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971, as amended from time to time. Audit of …
The federal auditor in 2011 accused RIL of violating the terms of contract for the KG-D6 block off the AP coast but did not talk about loss to exchequer or impact on gas price. The CAG report on a special audit of RIL books for 2006-2008, when most major equipment …
The report covering the eight years from 2004-05 to 2011-12, contains the results of the performance audit on `Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY)'. In March 2005, the Government of India, Ministry of Power launched Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) scheme to accelerate the pace of rural electrification.
The Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) of India has asked the oil ministry to explain the delay in approving audited accounts of Reliance Industries-operated KG-D6 block since 2008-09, which the company said is affecting investor confidence. While Reliance accused the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) for raising minor issues to …
Greenpeace India on Tuesday asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to roll back the hike in power tariff ordered by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Authority (DERC) and accelerate work on the solar vision to cushion Delhi’s citizens from increasing power costs. “Doling out subsidies has already back-fired. Many areas in the …
Transport company DIMTS is a joint venture between State govt and IDFC. The Aam Aadmi Party Government on Tuesday recommended an audit of the Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. The DIMTS is a joint venture between the Government of National Capital Territory …
Former cabinet secretary was responding to a question on dampening impact of calls for tariff reduction from various states The Planning Commission doesn’t seem impressed by the rising chorus for power rate cuts in many states, triggered by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s 50 per cent relief for domestic consumers. …
The proposal has strong penalties for breach of ethics Once bitten, twice shy. After the Union comptroller and auditor-general saying there’d been a loss of Rs 10.67 lakh crore in allotment of coal blocks, the draft Request For Proposal (RFP) for new allocations has strong clauses for cancellation for breaches …
Allotments were made in good faith but could have been done in a better manner, Attorney-General tells Supreme Court A day after the Supreme Court’s observation that large investments made by companies could not be a defence against cancellation of coal block allocations, the government appeared to be accepting, albeit …
Court asks whether the government will revoke allocations or not, even as states blame Centre; CBI registers 2 new FIRs, to present status report today The fact that large amounts of money were invested in developing captive coal blocks is no defence if these were illegally allocated, the Supreme Court …
Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung on Monday warned power distribution companies that their licences may be cancelled if they didn’t abide by rules and cooperate with the CAG audit. In his address at the Delhi Assembly, Lt-Governor Jung said, “A CAG audit of the power distribution companies in the national capital from …
Critics have called CM Arvind Kejriwal’s power subsidy “populist” and “economically unsound”. But there may be some good in what seems like his government’s hurried announcements. Energy experts are excited about what the future may bring given AAP’s intention of using solar energy in a big way. Thumbs are up …
Order of the High Court of Delhi regarding regulation of the corporate enterprise, 06/01/2014 in the matter of Association Of Unified Telecom vs Union of India & Others. Original Source: http://lobis.nic.in/dhc/PNJ/judgement/05-01-2014/PNJ06012014CW36732010.pdf
Fulfilling yet another election promise, the Aam Aadmi Party government on Wednesday ordered a CAG audit into the finances of all the power companies operating in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The decision to audit the private companies came a day after it announced a 50 per cent subsidy …
Permits operators to club discoveries of 2 or more blocks for optimum output India’s proposed exploration policy seeks to give energy companies greater flexibility by eliminating the key role of the management committee headed by the director general of hydrocarbons in approving financial decisions. It also permits operators to club …
Delhi needs to ensure 100% metering to cut losses due to leakages in distribution The Delhi government’s decision to slash electricity user charges could impact its financial position unless Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal undertakes a drive to ensure 100 per cent metering simultaneously to cut the losses due to leakages …
Move To Benefit Those Using Up To 400 Units/Mth New Delhi: Moving at a feverish pace to fulfill the second most important of his poll promises, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal gave 80% of the capital’s electricity consumers cause to ring in the new year with much cheer. They will be …
