MGNREGA, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan linked through UID
Madhya Pradesh is the only State in the country, which has linked MGNREGA, Treasury, Food Coupon, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and the like with Unique Identity Number (UID) card.
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N-E gets intensified Rs 417-cr malaria plan
As climate change warms up the North East, malaria-causing mosquitoes threaten to open the disease
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Tornadoes ravage Southern US: Death toll 259
Dozens of tornadoes spawned by a powerful storm system wiped out entire towns across a wide swath of the South, killing at least 259 people, and officials said Thursday they expect the death toll to rise. Alabama
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Govt relaxes forest rule for infra projects in Naxal areas
Making further concessions for creating public infrastructure in Naxalite areas, the government on Thursday ordered that projects like building of roads, schools or hospitals on forest land would not require clearance under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 as long as the total forest land to be diverted is not more than five hectares. In such cases, the state governments themselves would be au
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MP links Aadhaar to food scheme
Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to link Aadhaar, the 12-digit number issued by UIDAI, to the subsidised foodgrain scheme. The state government thinks the new arrangement will totally eliminate fake beneficiaries of the subsidised foodgrain scheme. MP has cancelled lakhs of bogus ration cards over the last couple of years that were proving to be a drain on the public distribution sy
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MP govt backs VS ban demand
Madhya Pradesh, whose capital saw the world
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Endosulfan: India to agree to global phase-out
While it is still not ready to ban it in the immediate future, India has decided to agree to a global phase-out of the controversial chemical endosulfan, a common pesticide, over the next 11 years. The decision to phase out endosulfan is being discussed at the fifth Conference of Parties (CoP) to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants currently going on in Geneva. India ha
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NAC unveils a sweeping anti-corruption strategy
The National Advisory Council, led by Sonia Gandhi, declared that it would have nothing to do with the drafting of the Lokpal Bill now that a joint committee of the government and activists is working on it. But at a meeting on Thursday, the NAC unveiled the blueprint of a more ambitious and
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UP clears Phase II of Yamuna E-way
Pushing ahead with its largest urbanisation project, the UP government has given the go-ahead for development planning of Phase II of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority.
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Jal Board to conduct survey
To gauge consumer mood before setting into motion any plans of unbundling The Delhi Jal Board's attempts to initiate privatisation drew sharp criticism in the past, but this time it is cautious and has decided to gauge the mood of consumers before it sets into motion any plans of unbundling. The water utility will soon embark on a survey, conducted by an outside agency, to gather feedback from
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Food items found adulterated
The problem of adulteration in food items in Delhi appears to be reaching epic proportions with analysis report of samples of pulses and spices lifted on April 19 by the Prevention of Food Adulteration department of the Delhi Government revealing that all of them were indeed adulterated. The samples had been taken by during a joint raid by personnel of the department along with the area sub-div
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CCEA clears Rs.7,000-cr. project to clean Ganga
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved a Rs.7,000-crore project to clean the Ganga.
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Bamboo is liberated
Gram Sabhas given equal say in Forest Rights Act
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Haryana rice millers turn to biomass for captive power
Chandigarh Haryana rice millers are turning to biomass co-generation for captive power generation. Easy availability of rice husk and upgradation of technology at minimum cost prompted them to generate own power through this renewable energy resource.
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Vedanta oustees call for fresh relief package
Bhubaneswar There
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Jaiswal working for consensus on coal reforms
New Delhi As part of the energy sector reforms, government is trying to evolve a consensus on commercial mining of coal to promote development of the sector, coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said on Thursday.
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GDP set to grow at 8.5%, inflation a threat: NCAER
New Delhi The Indian economy should grow at 8.5% in the current fiscal, the same level as in 2010-11, but inflation will continue to remain a concern unless international oil prices come down, economic think National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) said on Thursday. The official GDP growth projection for the past fiscal is 8.6%.
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Import price of phosphatic & potash fertilisers raised
The government on Thursday raised the benchmark prices at which fertiliser companies and designated traders can import phosphatic and potash fertilisers with subsidy support so that farmers have uninterrupted supply of plant nutrients in the coming monsoon season despite higher global prices.
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Mines ministry, Chawla differ on early auctions
New Delhi The Ashok Chawla committee
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BK Chaturvedi proposes dual pricing for diesel
Planning commission member also wants subsidized fuel for farms OUR BUREAU NEW DELHI Planning commission member (energy) BK Chaturvedi on Thursday proposed dual pricing of diesel. He said this would facilitate motorists pay market rates.