Drought-hit Rajasthan, Nagaland to get Rs 1,043 cr from govtGovernment of India has approved additional central assistance of Rs. 1,043.23 crore to the two drought-hit states from the NDRF in which R...
Centre approves Rs 795 crore drought assistance to KarnatatakaA HLC approved the assistance from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) in respect of Karnataka to the tune of Rs 795.54 crore, an offi...
Levy 1.25% GST on jewellery sector: GJF urges governmentOver the past few months, the GJF has met Jaitley, Revenue Secretary, finance ministers of more than 15 states, VAT & GST commissioners, to...
GJF raises concerns over 4% GST rate for gem and jewellery sectorAs the introduction of GST will be a landmark indirect tax reform GJF has proposed that the GST Council should consider the recommendations...
Centre sanctions nearly Rs 4,100 crore disaster relief to 7 statesA sum of nearly Rs 4,100 crore was today sanctioned by the government as disaster relief to seven states, including poll-bound Tamil Nadu a...
Six green law amendments to be finalised by October: Prakash JavadekarUnion Environment Ministry is likely to finalise the amendments to the six green laws by October this year after consultations with legal e...
Parliamentary panel asks govt not to rush with changes in existing green lawsFlagging concerns of civil societies, NGOs and experts, a parliamentary panel has asked the government not to rush through the proposals of...
- A parliamentary panel asks government not to rush with changes in existing green laws
Flagging concerns of civil societies, NGOs and experts, a parliamentary panel has asked the government not to rush through the proposals of...
Review of environmental laws 'absolute necessity': CSECSE had deposed before the Parliamentary Committee during the review of the High-Level Subramanian Committee (HLC) report.
Environment laws will make nod easy, violations tough: Prakash JavadekarThe HLC headed by former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanian reviewed environmental laws and has given its recommendations to the Centre.
Centre okays Rs 2,000-crore drought relief package to MaharashtraCentre today approved Rs 2,000-crore relief fund for areas affected by drought last year in Maharashtra.
ADB invests Rs 10 crore for pre-school education in Karnataka"Investing in human capital brings about powerful social change and this investment will create opportunities for children to realise their...
CWG corruption: No time for GoM to discuss HLC probe reports?The GoM was formed to decide on six reports on CWG scam submitted to Prime Minister's Office by the HLC, headed by former CAG V K Shunglu.
Centre to release Rs 921.98 crore to Maharashtra for crop lossThe decision in this regard was taken at the meeting of the High Level Committee (HLC) headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar.
- Rs 511 crore aid approved to 3 states for drought, floods in 2012
HLC also discussed the recently revised norms for providing input subsidy to farmers in the wake of crop failure due to natural disaster.
- Acumen Fund and Lok Capital make their first investment in Education
Impact investors Acumen Fund and Lok Capital, launch their education portfolio and co-invest in their first Karnataka-based company Hippoca...
- Govt may still fix foodgrain export prices
The government is likely to continue fixing prices for foodgrain export. This is as per the recommendations of the Food Corporation of Indi...