Centre likely to notify MGNREGS wage revision, calls it 'routine' exerciseThe Centre determines wages under the flagship scheme under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gu...
Plan to give Mumbai High field to private sector weakens ONGC, says former bureaucrat EAS SarmaIn the letter to the Prime Minister, Sarma said Mumbai High, Bassein & other western offshore satellite oil fields constitute a significant...
Standard bidding document for discoms not to reform power sector but to privatize: AIPEFAIPEF in its submission of comments has written that before considering the SBD proposal, the fundamental issue of privatization of disocms...
Visakhapatnam gas leak: Centre to issue safety protocol for reopening of unitsThe Union environment ministry is set to bring out a safety protocol for reopening of units and industries after being closed for over a mo...
Amaravati gets green nod, capital dreams on fast-trackNGT directed the state government to scrupulously follow all the conditions laid down in the environmental clearance granted to the project.
RIL prima-facie not complied with CBM policy norm: Oil MinistryRIL said it has abided by CBM pricing policy’s stated objective of discovering the best possible price that maximises state revenue and roy...
Bansal suicide: SC seeks govt, CBI reply on plea for SIT probe. Bansal, an additional secretary-rank officer in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, was arrested by CBI on July 16 for allegedly accepting...
'AP's capital city project yet to get environmental clearance'Former Union finance secretary EAS Sarma has alleged that Andhra Pradesh's capital city project is yet to be subjected to a statutory envir...
ONGC-RIL gas exploitation dispute: High Court intervention soughtIn its plea, ONGC contended that RIL has drawn out 18 billion cubic meters of natural gas from the combined reserves of both companies sinc...
Irked Moily refuses to answer queries on gas pricing issueFlanked by his cabinet colleague and Rural development Minister Jairam Ramesh, Moily refused to answer any query on political developments ...
Veerappa Moily slams Arvind Kejriwal govt over FIR order; Gurudas Dasgupta hails moveDelhi govt's decision to order filing of an FIR against Moily, Murli Deora and Mukesh Ambani for alleged collusion to hike the prices of na...
Bureaucrats back Durga, say depoliticize IASUP's babudom wants to use Durga's case to build public pressure on 'depoliticize' civil services and 'decriminalize' politics.
Supreme Court sends notice to Moily & RIL on gas price hikeThe apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam, Ranjana Desai and Ranjan Gogoi on Monday heard the petition filed by leftist lea...
- 'Big fat' wedding of AP Minister's daughter stirs controversy
Controversy is not new to Andhra Pradesh Transport Minister and state Congress president Botsa Satyanarayana.
- MoEF defers nod to Hinduja coal power project in AP
HNPC has suffered a setback with MoEF deciding to defer the coastal regulation zone approvals to the project following alleged violations b...
- Vedanta's track record comes under review, Cairn India falls
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked for a review of Vedanta's track record in the country's mining and power sector before approvin...
- PMO asks for Vedanta's track record before approving $9.6-billion acquisition of Cairn India
PMO directive comes former secretary EAS Sarma alleged that the company had a controversial track record in the mining and power sector.