Paediatricians threaten public interest litigation against branding of trainsSuch endorsements will make people think that junk food and aerated beverages do not affect health. Research has already confirmed their il...
Are vaccine makers influencing India’s immunisation plan?Immunisation guidelines are tweaked to include products of the funding companies. Paediatricians, in turn, get hefty margins, a letter has ...
Mutual fund houses to pay 0.01% of AUM to Amfi for investor awareness driveThe fund houses, however, are yet to decide whether this contribution is to be made on a monthly basis or on a quarterly basis.
NSE conducts 1,550 IAPs in 2015; benefits 1 lakh investorsTo spread financial literacy in India, NSE has organised about 1,550 investor awareness programmes this year, benefiting over one lakh peop...
Home Ministry mulls wresting control over Integrated Action Plan, key anti-naxal development schemePeople aware of the development said the ministry will soon move a proposal to the Prime Minister’s Office seeking control of the IAP schem...
Reliance Capital launches investor awareness programme for studentsThe programme is exclusively designed for students in colleges and educational institutes across the country.
UPA to continue special incentives for Maoist-hit areas for 4 more yearsA flurry of steps have been taken over the last few days to fast-track projects in Maoist affected areas, like road projects and the propos...
Development plan for Naxal-hit area extended to four more yearsThe government has decided to extend the Integrated Action Plan , a development programme for Naxal-affected districts, for four more years
Integrated Action Plan spend Rs 4,177 crore during 2010-13The cumulative releases towards IAF during 2010-13 were at Rs 6,090 crore, Minister of State for Planning Rajeev Shukla said.
- Naxal-affected Sukma likely to be brought under IAP
The government has classified Sukma as one of the 26 worst affected districts by the Naxal menace, and the area has reported 80% violence i...
- Home Ministry wins 'Integrated Action Plan' battle against Jairam Ramesh
The home ministry has secured the consent of all nine Maoist-affected states to reject rural development minister Jairam Ramesh's call to r...
- Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh favours block-based IAP to curb maoists influence
the rural development ministry is pushing to make block the basic unit and involve elected representatives in the rolling out of projects f...
- Home Minister P Chidambaram's initiative for Maoist-hit areas a big success
Rs 1,500 crore released directly under Integrated Action Plan used for basic amenities in 60 districts, Rs 702.60 crore already spent
- Naxal-hit UP district Sonbhadra leads in initiating infra projects under Centre's Integrated Action Plan
Under the IAP scheme, the Centre has released funds of Rs 25 crore & Rs 30 crore for 2010-11 and 2011-12 respectively for 60 Naxal-hit dist...
- Plan panel data reopens development vs security debate
A fresh spurt of naxal violence in Chhattisgarh with 18 security personnel killed in the past three days in as many incidents, has posed a ...
- Rs 13,742-cr plan ready for Naxal zone
The Planning Commission has finalised a Rs 13,742-crore Integrated Action Plan for Naxal-affected districts.
- Cabinet to soon clear Rs 13,742-cr plan for Naxal-hit areas
The government is likely to soon approve the Rs 13,742-crore package for the Naxal-hit districts for developing basic infrastructure like r...