Cong not cooperating on Krishna tribunal: Bandaru
Union Minister of Andhra Pradesh state for Railways Bandaru Dattatreya accused the Opposition Congress of not cooperating with the Telegu Desam Party government in finalising the state's stand on the constitution of a fresh tribunal on sharing Krishna waters. He cautioned that any delay in finalising the state's stand in …
Now, curative writ on SYL: Capt.
Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh said his government would file a curative petition apart from two civil suits in the Supreme Court on the issue of completion of Sutlej Yamuna Link canal. He repeated that the state did not have any surplus water which could flow into Haryana, thus …
Mettur discharge stepped up
Though the water level is not comfortable at the Mettur dam to meet the needs of delta farmers, water is being discharged at the rate of 15,000 cusecs. From Dec 20 water for samba cultivation has been stepped up by this quantum in Tamil Nadu.
Taps turn on water project
A new waterworks is coming up at Dhapa to produce 65 million gallons of filtered water every day. The Rs 100 crore project was okayed by the Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority at a meeting. "It will be a joint venture of the state government and the Calcutta Municipal Corporation," said …
The poor have cause to be grumpy
The United States has unveiled a plan to abolish all tariffs on manufactured goods by 2015, urging other countries in the World Trade Organisation to do the same. Presented as the culmination of 50 years of strenuous efforts to tear down industrial tariffs in world trade, it aims at sparking …
Rich nations told to adopt pro-poor policy
India asked the rich countries to reduce trade barriers and provide greater market access to enable developing countries strengthen their trading activities. In his address to the Development Committee meeting of the World Bank and IMF in Dubai the finance secretary, Mr DC Gupta said "pro-poor policies are the only …
Maharashtra seeks Rs. 1,373 cr.
The Maharashtra Government has sought Rs 1,373 crores and two lakh tonnes of food grains from the Centre as drought relief. Talking to presspersons, the Chief Minister, Sushilkumar Shinde said he had written a letter to the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, seeking Central assistance.
Nathpa-Jhakri project synchronised with the grid
The first 250 MW unit of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation's (NHPC) prestigious 1,500 MW Nathpa-Jhakri hydro-power project in Rampur area of Shimla district was successfully synchronised with the grid. The successful synchronisation of the first unit has paved the way for commercial production of power which would commence very soon, …
Beyond the bottle
If nothing else, the Union Health Minister, Ms Sushma Swaraj's statement on the outcome of tests conducted by government laboratories on soft-drinks manufactured in the country is the first official acceptance on the need to set the permissible level of pesticide residue in carbonated beverages made in India. That it …
Soft drinks controversy
The controversy over the quality and the content of soft drinks has been intensifying following the analysis of twelve soft drink brands including Pepsi and Coca Cola by a Delhi-based NGO, Centre for Science and Environment alleging that the analysis revealed existence of pesticide residues exceeding the European Union norms …
NDC adopts 10th Plan document PM calls for unity of purpose
The National Development Council (NDC) today adopted the Tenth Five-Year Plan (2002-07) document with the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, calling for "unity of purpose" by both the Centre and the States to realise the ambitious eight per cent economic growth set out in the Plan document through expanding …
States' growth crucial: CMs
In the golden jubilee meeting of the National Development Council (NDC), the State chief ministers cutting across political affiliations laid out a litany of woes, demanding debt waiver, decentralisation of resources in favour of States and more sops even after the Prime Minister pleaded for expanding the area of consensus …
$60 b required for human development goals: World Bank
The rich countries need to provide an additional aid to the tune of $40-60 billion in order to achieve the objectives set by Millennium Development Goals (MDG) for human development, in the developing world, the World Bank has said. Accordingly, accountability, active participation of the poor, and information dissemination would …
Maharashtra seeks Rs 6,000 cr. aid
When Maharashtra today sought a Rs. 6,000 crore aid from the Centre for sprucing up Mumbai, easing commuter travel, providing more drinking water and redeveloping slums, it made a departure from its habit of merely asking for a special grant.It pegged its demandon specific projects, either executed, under way or …
Cos gaining critical mass in rural India
The rural push by consumer goods companies has started showing returns for India Inc. Close to 70% of toilet soap users now live in village whiel 38% of two-wheeler purchases are now made by rural folks. During 2002-03, while soft-drinks consumption in urban area grew by 24%, in rural areas …
$112.56m World Bank loan for Chhattisgarh rural plan
The World Bank has financially supported Chhattisgarh District Rural Poverty Project with a sum of $112.56 million. The project is aimed at creating infrastructure and helping develop income-generating activities for people in poor, rural communities.
Lousy idea
Government schemes often fail to take off or achieve the desired results for being impractical or ill-conceived. That fae seems to be in store for the truly massive programme for producting bio-fuels that can blend with or be a substitute for transport fuels like petrol and diesel. Involving the plantation …
