Now power utilities which are not able to meet their obligation of procuring a part of their electricity requirement from green energy will be able to buy renewable energy certificates (REC) to compensate for it. Power minister Sushilkumar Shind
Lane driving`s back in the city after a short recall following the Commonwealth Games. Traffic is expected to congeal on the 10 dedicated corridors for laning - Tilak Marg to Delhi gate, Lodi road, Prithviraj road, Sardar Patel Marg, Naraina to As
Telecom regulatory authority of India (Trai) has recommended cancellation of 34 telecom licences of companies, including Etisalat, Uninor, Loop and Siestema, due to non-compliance of roll-out obligations. The telecom regulator has a
The spectrum scam is not just about A Raja. To believe that he could have single-handedly caused a loss of Rs1.76 lakh crores is to overstate his capacity and calculating abilities. Nor is this a system failure: On the contrary the system that inc
In a swift action against new telecom players who were given licences in 2008, telecom regulator TRAI today asked government to cancel 62 licences given to five companies including Etisalat (Swan), Uninor and Videocon. The recommendation for this
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), which conducts the civil services examination (CSE), will now have to disclose the raw score and cut-off marks of candidates across all categories, sitting for the exam. UPSC on Thursday asked th
Neither man nor machine may turn its back on UID - the railways latest move could just be a testament to this. India`s largest employer - the railways - is giving a new, numerical identity to the trains in its service. All four-digit numb
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the government to file by Saturday an affidavit before it in the 2G spectrum case. A bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly granted time to the Centre to file the affidavit after Solicitor
The Congress may be preparing to consider the opposition demand for a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) into the 2G spectrum scam Party sources said the issue may be considered at the meeting of the Congress core group in the evening whi
Food inflation fell sharply by 2 percentage points to 10.3 per cent for the week ended November 6 from 12.3 per cent in the previous week, raising hopes that overall inflation may decline to around 6 per cent by the end of the year, as predicted b
Mired in charges of corruption and nepotism, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today dismissed suggestions that BJP chief Nitin Gadkari and RSS were "unhappy" with him and ruled out leadership change in the state. &
The Lok Satta Party is planning to approach the supreme court to get the corruption-tainted 2G spectrum licences cancelled and licences issued afresh on competitive bidding. This was stated in a press statement issued by the party on Thursday morn
Delhi development authority (DDA) project of in-situ development of slums, has hit a roadblock. To accommodate all those currently living in squatters identified for the project, DDA would have to make flats with more floor area rat
The corrupt have drained India of $462 billion (about Rs 20.8 trillion) between 1948 and now, says a report by Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a Washington-based think-tank. The report mentioned that India’s aggregate illici
On Monday evening, tragedy hit the residents of the five storeyed building at N 85, Lalita Park in Laxminagar. The building collapsed killing 67 people and injuring over 150. Some pictures from the aftermath of the tragedy.
Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP), a scheme aimed at empowering rural women farmers announced by the finance minister Pranab Mukerjee in his last budget speech, is all set to roll out. The rural development ministry which will o
The prime minister`s office (PMO) on Wednesday summoned solicitor general Gopal Subramanium and sought a briefing about the `fiasco` in the Supreme Court on Tuesday during the hearing on Subramanian Swamy`s petition on 2G scam. Concerned with nega
Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Wednesday demanded that prime minister Manmohan Singh should immediately respond to supreme court`s observation on delay in taking a decision on the plea for sanction for prosecution of former telecom minister A Raj
Waking up to the threat posed by unauthorised constructions after the tragedy in Laxmi Nagar, the municipal corporation of Delhi (MCD) has asked the occupants of as many as 38 "dangerous" buildings in east Delhi area to evacuate immediat
India is installing along its long coastline a sophisticated surveillance system capable of tracking movements as distant as 20 kms in the sea with a command and control centre in Delhi from where the entire coast can be monitored, officials said
