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
The CBI is likely to question former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in connection with his alleged role in the housing society scam here. The CBI, which had on November 15 registered a Preliminary Enquiry (PE) in the scam, is like
India has performed poorly in providing social security protection to its people until recently with "very high vulnerability" to poverty and informal labour practices in the world, according to the International Labour Office.
Emphasising on the need for greater accounatbility for good governance, Maharashtra governor K Shankarnarayanan on Tuesday said that the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) needs more powers and called for arming the CAG with enforceable mandate
The annual temperature in some parts of India is set to rise by 1.7 degree Celsius-2.2 degree Celsius (with 1970s as base year) by the year 2030, affecting the four sectors, namely, water, forest, health and agriculture, a report prepared by Indi
Governance Now forum ‘Bihar on the move’ was held in Delhi on August 21. Eminent journalist and author M J Akbar gave the opening address at the event. Akbar shared his ideas on how good governance has changed Bi
Nirmala Haldar was away visiting her mother when her family and relatives were crushed under the rubble after the five-storeyed building where they lived collapsed on Monday night. The Haldars and the extended family were 17 of the
Health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad here on Tuesday urged the religious and social leaders to take up the cause of population stabilization on their agenda. “Medical science can provide the technical solution to facilitate the processes
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today accused the Centre of "squeezing" states in terms of powers wrested with them for development and other issues. "Today the Centre is making it a unitary form of system..
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit launched Governance Now, a fortnightly magazine and web portal, at a well-attended inaugural event in the capital on January 27. The chief minister complimented the Governance Now promoters for launching
Orissa government today said it would "examine" the High Court judgement that quashed the land acquisition procedure for the proposed Vedanta university along the Konark-Puri Marine Drive. "We have not yet received a
An all-party meeting today failed to break the stalemate in Parliament over the demand for JPC into 2G spectrum issue, leaving no immediate signs for return of normalcy in both Houses that have remained paralysed for four days. All
As late as Tuesday, two days after A Raja departed in disgrace for his alleged involvement in the 2G spectrum scam, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seemed to be defending the ousted telecom minister. On the day the Supreme Court questioned the inact
