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Centre modernising 736 dams under Rs 10,211-crore rehabilitation programmeIndia is undertaking one of the world's largest dam rehabilitation programs, DRIP, with significant progress made in improving the safety o...- Coal mines closing, power plants shutting, workers in crisis: Our Ruhr Valley needs reinvention before it’s too lateOnce a powerhouse fueled by coal, Damodar Valley faces decline due to exhausted resources and pollution. The region, rich in infrastructure...
- Calcutta High Court demands report from West Bengal government on flood compensationThe Calcutta High Court has requested a report from the West Bengal government on compensation and rehabilitation efforts for flood-affecte...
- West Bengal govt, DEA, World Bank and AIIB sign loan agreements for $413 million major irrigation projectThe project will benefit 27 lakh farmers of these five districts. The duration of the project is from 2020 to 2025. Total estimated cost of...
- How Nirmala Sitharaman’s first budget is different from other first-time finance ministersThe first big difference in the budgets is that Sitharaman has avoided any mention of the economic hiccups.
- In a first, government to run safety checks on 5,000 big damsThe project cost has now been revised to around Rs 3,400 crore and the World Bank has agreed to fund 80% of that, DRIP director Pramod Nara...
- Land bill: NDA may favour withdrawal of contentious amendmentsThe NDA government is likely to favour withdrawal of all major contentious amendments in the land acquisition act of 2013.
- Land bill: Government may use clause on removal of difficultiesThe AG is learnt to have given its opinion in which it has said that this was possible. However, there was no official confirmation about i...
- Mamata Banerjee seeks Rs 21,000 crore flood relief package from PM Narendra ModiMamata Banerjee today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought Rs 21,000 cr flood relief package for undertaking rehabilitation and reco...
- Mamata Banerjee to meet PM Narendra Modi and demand package for flood rehabilitationBanerjee said that she would be discussing the ‘provisions of future loans’ too apart from a special package for the post flood rehabilitat...
- Bengal floods: CM Mamata Banerjee blames DVC, BJP claims state failed to use relief fundsEven as flood waters are yet to recede in Bengal, political parties have started the blame game over rehabilitation and relief of flood vic...
- New land acquisition law to benefit more farmers: GovernmentGovernment sought to allay apprehensions on Land Acquisition saying even farmers whose land was acquired for critical projects will also ge...
- Ordinance Raj begins, 2 days ahead of 2015: Land acquisitions can now be acceleratedEager to prove it means business, Modi Sarkar rolls out a slew of ordinances to clear roadblocks in the growth path.
- Cabinet approves ordinance on amendments to Land Acquisition ActAnnouncing the decision, Arun Jaitley said, "The changes in Land Acquisition Act have been done after extensive consultations with states."
- Congress promises free TV sets and rice in Jharkhand poll manifestoIt promised to provide 35 kg rice free of cost to people not in the Income Tax category and free TV sets to BPL families if it came to powe...
- Bengal flood situation unchanged, death toll rises to 17Flood situation in West Bengal's six districts remain unchanged, even as the death toll rose to 17 with reports of eight more deaths.
- Centre to rehabilitate power project-affected evacueesThe Centre has decided to rehabilitate those who will lose their land to power projects in the country.
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