India and Bangladesh today launched their crucial talks to hammer out an interim agreement on sharing of waters of Teesta river in dry season for the next 15 years. India`s Water Resources Secretary Dhruv Vijai Singh and his Bangladeshi co
The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre on the plea seeking cancellation of 2G spectrum licenses allocated during the tenure of former Telecom Minister A Raja. The apex court also issued notices to 11 companies which allegedly
The ministry of environment and forests is now "very seriously" considering the idea of a river regulation zone (RRZ), based on the existing coastal regulation zone (CRZ), environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh said on Friday. The
Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure (planning and engineering) Centre or UTTIPEC is now widening its scope of activities. UTTIPEC, which is an advisory body for transportation and also issues guidelines, is planning to focus
With UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi pushing for increased wages for labourers, the government today came out with a new structure for payment of wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) that will be linked to infl
Rights activist Binayak Sen has challenged in Chhattisgarh High Court the life sentence given to him by a local court after being convicted for sedition and links with Maoists, saying his involvement in the alleged crime was not proved beyond reas
Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai today said that though government has not sought scrutiny of the 3G auction, CAG can do it on its own. Talking to reporters here, Rai said, "There is no request from the govern
CBI raided a dozen premises across NCR today in the alleged scam in Commonwealth Games overlays contracts including at an office under the Union Sports Ministry, as it registered a fourth FIR naming for the second time a top Games official V K Ver
As food inflation surged to 18.32 per cent, a top adviser in the finance ministry today agreed with Home Minister P Chidambaram that the government does not have all the tools to control food prices since it is an enabling body. &qu
Leading a pioneering effort, Indian scientists aim to build an advanced ultra-super critical coal-fired power plant in the next six years. Once realised, the plant is expected to put India in a very select group of nations having th
The Election Commission is planning to rope in celebrities to create awareness among the voters towards their right to franchise before the 2012 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. "We are on a look out for celebrities from Uttar
Government will operationalise eight overseas Income Tax offices in countries like the US, the UK and the UAE soon to obtain classified financial data and the officers who will man these units will be chosen by this month-end. The I
The CPI(M) today said that besides the Congress, the erstwhile BJP-led NDA government was responsible for "inaction" in taking the Bofors pay-off case to its logical conclusion. "The NDA government too had the opportu
The CBI today found itself on a sticky wicket with a Delhi court questioning its decision to drop the case against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the over two-decade old Bofors pay-off scam, saying there were "certain malafide int
Emphasising on how locals can be used as management tool in resource management, Elinor Ostrom, the world’s first woman Nobel Prize winner for economics, has said “locals can do it” when there is great resource destruction happen
Governance Now is organizing a seminar on Investor Education in association with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The event is on Thursday, 10th Feb, 2011 in the ML Bhartia Auditorium in Alliance Francaise, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi.
The Centre today announced doubling of funds allocation under a special plan for Bihar to Rs 2,000 crore for the current fiscal, a move that should please Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who has been seeking greater central assistance.
The government today approved a new policy for allocation of power to be generated by upcoming state-run thermal power plants, earmarking 50 per cent to the home states, while also fixing an overall target generation capacity of 1 lakh MW for the
The government today approved budgetary support of Rs 70.41 crore for 10 sick and loss-making Central Public Sector Enterprises for payment of employees` statutory dues like gratuity, provident fund, insurance and bonus. The funds a
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that food inflation at 18.32 per cent for the week ended December 25, remained an area of concern. "It has moved further. It is an area of concern," the finance minister told re
