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Over 1,700 sq km of forest area lost in last 10 years due to development activities: GovernmentThe government stated that over 1,700 sq km of forest area has been lost in the last decade due to development, but compensatory afforestat...
Govt pushing ACC battery storage scheme, budget hiked 6x in last few years: OfficialThe budget allocation for the advanced chemistry cell (ACC) sector has increased sixfold in recent years, indicating the government's commi...
Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill, set to tax investors heavily from AprilThe Finance Bill, 2023 was passed in the Lok Sabha on Friday amidst sloganeering by opposition members for setting up a JPC in the Adani-Hi...
India's going down the right roadBy focusing on a few areas that require investment and consistent action, India is well placed to seize the moment and transform itself int...
Parliament okays bill to encourage renewable energy, carbon tradingThe bill has provisions to develop a carbon credit trading scheme, renewable energy addition, and clauses to include vehicles, industrial u...
How a movie led to the wonderful wizard Salman RushdieMuch of the current conversation around Rushdie understandably centres on the explicitly political aspects of his work: the 1989 fatwa, the...
Towards greener pastures: How FM can give requisite push to renewable energy sectorThe year 2021 was a landmark one for the RE sector. Cumulative 100GW capacity installation milestone was achieved in this year which furthe...
About time we learnt to build in ESG principles into our businessesNow, with ESG gaining importance among global investors, India has a golden chance of making the most of this opportunity.
Draft policy to push CNG, PNG in citiesThe policy is part of the Centre’s strategy to ensure a smooth passage in states for the Narendra Modi government’s plan to help 400 distri...
Pakistani Hindus in Delhi wait anxiously for citizenship billThe Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to give Indian nationality to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan w...
Govt to invoke special powers, save green projects of Rs 40,000 croreUnder new norms, Power-Grid plans transmission schemes every six months
Nifty EPS to grow 10% in FY17, 18% in FY18; expect similar returns on stocks"The outlook for financial markets is quite sanguine over the next. Investors can invest for the medium to long term," says Saravana Kumar,...
Earnings will recover in the current fiscal year: Saumil Shah, MD of BofAML IndiaIndia continues to be expensive as the earnings momentum has not picked up. Passage of the GST bill should provide a near-term impetus.
Green Passage scheme to provide free of cost education for orphan students in OdishaAs per the scheme, orphan students pursuing higher education from Plus-II level to post-graduation level, will no longer have to bear the e...
Industry to be safeguarded from GST delay: Piyush GoyalTo ensure that businesses do not suffer due to GST delay, the government will "find another way" to bring the benefits of the law to indust...
Swachh Bharat 'repackaged' initiative of UPA government: Manmohan Singh"Under the current regime, it is being repackaged and projected as Swachh Bharat Abihyan. Well a rose is a rose by whatever name you call i...
PM Manmohan Singh promises help to states for improving farm production"We have fixed a target of achieving 4% agriculture growth in the 12th plan... we will keep providing full assistance to stae governments,"...
Pension bill to be passed, GST and tax code to be in place: Veerappa MoilyVeerappa Moily has said the government is hopeful of the passage of the pension bill in the monsoon session of Parliament.
- Reform’s the way: Cabinet all set to clear pension bill
In a move that is aimed at signalling the UPA government’s intent to aggressively push the reform agenda, the Cabinet will on Thursday clea...
- Skilled non-EU nationals can live & work in Ireland
IT workers, bankers and scientists from outside the EU will now have an easier passage to Ireland.