Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh has ruled out any new dams on the Ganga river. Rajendra Singh, India`s waterman, said after meeting Ramesh that “the minister has assured us that new dams will not get permission to come u
Even as the PPP is in the stage of conceptualisation, the government seems to think that there is no private partner involved. The plans that are developed, thus, seem wonderful on paper but are not sustainable in the long run as business models.
The ongoing nursery admissions in the capital have turned out to be a way of making money for schools, if allegations by parents are to be believed. More than 100 parents have lodged complaints before the Directorate of Education of
Residential property prices are likely to rise by up to 10 per cent in the next six months as demand has picked up, says a realty consultant firm. "Prices can rise up to 10 per cent in the next two quarters in the housing segme
The expected has happened. My Name Is Khan opened across the country this morning but in its place of birth, Mumbai. Shamefully, Bal Thackeray had his way this morning. The Congress government in Maharashtra showed it has no steel in
In a bid to check dropouts and raise literacy among tribals, the centre is planning to spend Rs 1,000 crore on them for education in the next fiscal, Union Tribal Affairs minister Kantilal Bhuria said here on Wednesday. "The ce
Ayurvedic medicines will soon be available at the government-run health centres in rural areas. Union health ministry plans to open separate counters for ayurvedic medicine in primary healthcare centres, district hospitals and community health cen
There is just one engineer for more than 6,500 lifts each in Maharashtra. Shocking as it may be, Mumbai`s public works department (PWD) has said there are 11 engineers to inspect 73,324 registered lifts in Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai and Pune regio
There is panic in the Ministry of Home Affairs. An embarrassing lie that remained buried for the past 37 years has surfaced to put the ministry officials and the minister himself in a piquant situation. Vikram Srivastava, a 1973 batch UP-c
A Delhi court on Wednesday refused to give further time to CBI to advance arguments on its closure report giving a clean chit to former union minister Jagdish Tytler. The court decision came keeping in view a recent directive of th
The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has sanctioned a Rs 315.34 crore scheme to check pollution in river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh`s Allahabad district. "The NGRBA has sanctioned an ambitious scheme of Rs 315.34 crore
The union cabinet is likely to discuss a petroleum ministry proposal for freeing petrol prices from government control and a moderate increase in diesel, cooking gas and kerosene rates on Thursday. Petroleum minister Murli Deora he
Tightening noose around corrupt public servants in Bihar, the state government has decided to constitute special courts for hearing corruption cases against such officials under the Bihar Special Courts Act. The state cabinet approv
Prime Minister`s Economic Advisory Council chairman C Rangarajan on Wednesday said that the government should come out with a roadmap for withdrawal of stimulus in the upcoming budget. "What is required, is a roadmap towards no
Four years ago, in 2006, the central government launched the National eGovernance Plan (NeGP) to use IT in the delivery of government services. Until then there were pockets of eGovernance initiatives in the country. Aimed at taking
A day after Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed four per cent reservations for Muslims in educational institutions and jobs, the state government on Tuesday decided to file an appeal in the Supreme Court. "We are going in for an
The commerce ministry wants the stimulus packages for exporters to continue for some more time till the sector recovers completely. "We have urged the finance ministry that incentive schemes relating to commerce and industry be
In a crackdown against Shiv Sena, over 1000 of its activists have been detained ahead of the release of Shah Rukh Khan starrer `My Name is Khan` after the party stepped up its protest against the film over the actor`s remarks favouring inclusion o
The Delhi High court on Tuesday issued notices to Board of Control for Cricket in India, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and International Cricket Council over a petition filed by Essel Sports, owner of Indian Cricket League, for not giving
Stakeholders and experts today termed the government`s moratorium on Bt Brinjal as a "wise decision" and asked it to form a transparent and credible regulatory system to carry out tests for any probable future use. "I
