Life in Bengaluru came to a halt this week following the Cauvery water protest that led to the worst violence in ten years. States of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have always been in conflict over sharing its water. Backg
India’s industrial output declined by 2.4 percent in the month of July after it had climbed 1.95 percent the month before. However, the government data also showed a slower inflation at 5.05 percent in August; the RBI has set a target
NHRC’s 2012-13 annual report, which was put in the public domain earlier this month, shows that cases of human rights violation increased to 107,655 from 95,174 in 2011-12. As per the report, Uttar Pradesh registered maximum
Indian railways has given catering responsibility of 23 more trains to IRCTC as part of its efforts to bring the management of food supply services on trains under the national transporter’s PSU. With this, the number of trains on whic
Ashwani Lohani, chairman and managing director of Air India Ltd, believes in a hands-on approach at work as he tries to turn around the money-losing national carrier. In an interview to Mint, Lohani said a pro-employee policy and a
State-run Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd (HPCL) wants Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd (ONGC) to divest a part of its stake in the Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) so that it can meet minimum public shareholding norms.
State-owned Engineers India Ltd (EIL) will sell part of the government stake to its eligible employees at a discounted price of Rs 187.29 per unit. The move, which is a part of the disinvestment process, will fetch about Rs 31.5 crore to the
Clothing is one of the basic amenities required by the 1.2 billion strong, and growing, population of India. The Indian textile industry, which caters to this need, has an estimated market size of $108 billion. There are two broad segments within
Facing criticism on dynamic surge pricing for premium train tickets, the railway ministry has clarified that the dynamic pricing is being done for experimental basis and will be reviewed after sometime. Earlier, on September 7, rail
The Bangkok Outcome Document, released by the Asian Productivity Organisation (APO), calls upon global economies to explore and adopt new business models to achieve long-term business sustainability for a low-carbon future. The document is b
World is observing 50th International Literacy on Thursday under the banner of ‘Reading the Past, Writing the Future’. The event was first observed by the UNESCO in 1966. According to UNESCO, 758 million adults (aged 15
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has strongly contested the government’s claim of having saved several thousands of crores through the direct benefit transfer for LPG (DBTL). In an audit report titled ‘Implementation
In June, 27-year-old Sujatha, who was seven months’ pregnant, and her five-year-old daughter Ammu, set out on a nerve-racking journey from India on a boat to Australia. They boarded the boat with 42 other Tamils from Sri Lanka. There
Justice TS Thakur, Chief justice of India. Dear Sir, I am writing this letter in the spirit of seeking an improvement in the working of the judiciary, and not as an exercise of criticism. India has not been able to del
The ministry of water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation and national bank for agriculture and rural development (NABARD) have signed an agreement to operationalise the long term irrigation fund (LTIF) as part of t
Though e-waste is one of the most talked about waste issues globally, the study to assess awareness levels of e-waste among common citizens reveals that a majority of Indians are unaware of this toxic waste stream. Toxics Link repo
The department of public enterprises (DPE) is creating a databank of surplus land holdings of central public sector units (PSUs) across the country for auction. The ministry of urban development is setting up a web
Nearly 64 percent of the citizens haven’t received the LED bulbs under a union government’s scheme nor do they know how to get them, says a survey carried out by LocalCircles, a citizen engagement platform. The poll, conducted across m
The Income Declaration Scheme, 2016 provides an opportunity to persons who have not paid full taxes in the past to come forward and declare their undisclosed income and assets. The scheme has come into effect from June 1, 2016 and is open for decl
Modi said that G20 should work towards absolutely zero tolerance on black money and corruption. “This will benefit the entire world.” Addressing world leaders at the G20 Summit at Hangzhou in China, Modi spoke ab
