The Union Budget 2023-24 was presented against the backdrop of some critical geopolitical developments and was the last full budget before the next general elections. Signicantly, 2023 is also the year in which India became the most populated country in the planet and assumed G20 presidency. The Budget served as …
JAIPUR: To deal with the drought-like situation in Rajasthan, the state government has demanded Rs 7,424 crore from the Centre as well 27 lakh metric tones of wheat. The memorandum presented before the Central government is interim and includes the relief work for only 26 districts. The call on the …
The Haryana Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with four independent power producers for setting up five bio-mass power projects of 51 MW capacity involving an investment of Rs. 230 crore. Senior officers said on Tuesday that out of these, two projects are likely to be commissioned soon. …
PANJIM: The State government on Tuesday disclosed plans for conducting a fresh survey of the Tribal population in Goa that would facilitate implementation of schemes and disbursement of benefits for this backward section of society. Minister for Tribal Welfare Ramesh Tawadkar stated that the survey conducted almost a year ago …
Total sanitation programme which was so far been executed by the Rural Development Department is permissible under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). “If construction of toilets has not been included in the labour budget for 2012-13, supplementary annual action plan and labour budget to include the …
As part of encouraging organic farming, Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has launched ‘Amrut Bhoomi’, a Rs 200-crore organic farming scheme. The government had earmarked the amount in the budget to encourage organic farming and 5.28 lakh farmers would benefit from the scheme, Shettar said. The scheme was expected to …
Blamed by the Centre for the two successive days of blackout, state governments Wednesday decided not to buy electricity from outside their states at all, sending the price of electricity crashing to zero even at evening peak hours. Later in the evening some of the states came back to the …
Land acquired was not used for intended purpose The Comptroller and Auditor General report has found several procedural lapses in the acquisition of private land for public purpose and non-utilisation of the land, acquired for the intended purpose, causing additional liabilities to the Puducherry government. The CAG report, which was …
A major step to make India open defecation free was taken on Thursday with the ministry of rural development headed by minister Jairam Ramesh joining hands with the ministry of defence under defence minister A.K. Antony to set up bio-digester toilets in 2.4 lakh gram panchayats in India. The technology …
Electricity availability to increase by 250 MW, power cuts to go down * New supply schedule being announced today JAMMU: In order to provide respite to the people from the acute power crisis, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today sanctioned Rs 200 crore for purchase of additional power and Rs 12 …
Even as the Maharasthra State budget has provided for an airport in Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan’s hometown of Karad in Satara district, more than 4,000 farmers from the region are opposing it. While land acquisition for the project is yet to begin, farmers have warned of an agitation on …
Few other divisions of the Kochi Corporation have as many infrastructure projects lined up as the Vyttila division. Vyttila is the biggest junction in the State and is home to the inter-modal mobility hub. A railway halt is expected at the adjacent Ponnurunni, so that Vyttila can lay claim to …
The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday presented a Rs 1,798-crore first adjunct Budget amid unprecedented ruckus in the Assembly. Although Finance Minister Raghavji could not table the Bill, it was, however, taken on record. Majority of the Budget, Rs 800 crore approximately, would go to the government-owned power sector utilities …
Even as the Health Ministry has introduced a series of amendments to the organ transplant Act to give a boost to the national programme, the budget for the National Organ Transplantation Programme (NOTP) has been scaled down to almost 1/10th its original provision. According to the minutes of a June …
PANJIM: Curtorim legislator Reginaldo Lourenco demanded a white paper on the issue of illegal mining in the state and from the functioning of the mining department. Speaking during his discussion on the budget, Reginaldo chided the chief minister for saying that there was no illegal mining in the state. “Illegal …
With the lion safari and breeding centre gradually taking shape in about 300 hectares of Fisher forest in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, purebred lions, unlike their counterparts in Gir and Junagadh, are set to be introduced in the forest. This lion safari project is the first to introduce purebred …
Aizawl: Under its New Land Use Policy (NLUP), Mizoram is laying emphasis on ending the age-old jhum shifting cultivation and has allocated Rs 410 crore in this year’s budget to enable about 30,000 more tribal families to shift to stable farming, a minister said on Tuesday. “In this year’s State …
PANJIM: In an official admission of the gradual devastation of the Goa coastline, the Water Resources Department in its Performance Budget presented before the Goa legislative assembly has admitted that 25 per cent of state’s shoreline is affected with erosion caused by the sea. The document tabled on the floor …
Mumbai The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday passed the Maharashtra Housing (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2012, which seeks to set up what will be the country’s first realty industry regulator. While the Bill is expected to be passed in the Legislative Council during the ongoing session, the law will come …
Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday scaled down its projection for India's economic growth to 6.5 per cent for this financial year, from the 7 per cent estimated earlier. This is among the lower band of projections — 6.5-7 per cent — made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his …
Chandigarh: The powerful sand mining mafia has thwarted attempts by the government to bring down the prices of sand and gravel. The powerful mining mafia has reportedly raised its “tax” on stone crusher owners, ensuring that there is no relief for consumers. As of now, sand is being sold at …
