Over 12 lakh ha forest land diverted for non-forest projectsOver 12 lakh hectare of forest land was diverted in the last 34 years for nearly 25,000 non-forest projects, government today said.
30 Apr, 2015, 05.23 PM IST
Supreme Court grants three month time to CBI to furnish details of NGOsSC granted 3 months to CBI to provide details about all registered NGOs and whether they file balance sheets before the authority.
08 Jul, 2014, 05.41 PM IST
Assam tops 2012 list of custodial deaths in IndiaAndhra Pradesh came second in the category with five such cases, followed by Maharashtra with four deaths, as recorded by the national agen...
15 Jun, 2013, 02.16 AM IST
Ratnakar Bank opens branch in ChennaiMaharastra-headquartered private sector Ratnakar Bank Ltd today opened its branch in the city as part of its expansion plan.
13 May, 2013, 05.13 PM IST
- Urban Co-operative Bank set to merge with Cosmos Co-operative Bank: Sources
Odisha has given its nod for merger of the Urban Co-operative Bank, with the Pune based Cosmos Co-operative Bank.
18 Jun, 2012, 07.43 PM IST
- 300 crorepati MPs as House gets richer
As per assets declared before EC wealthiest MP in new House is Nageswara Rao of TDP, elected from AP having assets worth Rs 173 cr. Cong ce...
18 May, 2009, 07.29 AM IST
- Mission10X plan to partner all engineering colleges in India
Wipro's Mission10X has planned to partner all engineering colleges across India with the aim of promoting systemic changes to current teach...
24 Jul, 2008, 02.25 PM IST
- ICL to invest Rs 2,100 cr to achieve 14 mtpa production
Chennai-based India Cements Ltd said it plans to increase total capacity to 14 million tons per annum by March next year.
23 Jul, 2008, 02.19 PM IST
- Southern states lag northern counterparts in IT adoption
Tamil Nadu has the highest number of manufacturing industries in the country, but less than 40% of its units are computerised. Cyber-Spaced...
07 May, 2008, 10.30 AM IST
- South Indian states lag behind in IT adoption : study
South Indian states, which have the reputation of being pioneer in IT are lagging behind their Northern and Eastern counterparts in terms o...
06 May, 2008, 05.55 PM IST
- 'Waive loans upto one lakh of farmers to stop suicides'
All India Bharat Kisan Sabha (BKS) vice-president Kolli Nageswara Rao demanded to Centre to waive loans upto one lakh of the farmers to sav...
20 Jan, 2008, 07.13 PM IST
- Ethanol may get declared good status, excise cut boost
The government is likely to slash the 16% central excise duty on ethanol and classify it as a declared good in a bid to impose a uniform le...
26 Nov, 2007, 01.17 AM IST
- New body for networking of fishermen inaugurated
A new society, which aims to reach out to the fishermen and play an important role in providing technical assistance to them, has been inau...
01 Oct, 2007, 05.00 PM IST
- Babhali project: Maharashtra warns Andhra, slams Naidu
The Maharastra government on Tuesday took strong exception to former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu’s stance on the Babhal...
11 Apr, 2007, 02.25 AM IST
- No end in sight for fuel dealers' strike
The state-wide indefinite strike called by the FAMPDA is likely to continue as the state government has virtually ruled out talks with the ...
19 Sep, 2006, 02.55 AM IST
- India has record 31,650 petrol pumps
Energy-hungry India has a record 31,650 petrol pumps and 9270 LPG distribution agencies, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Di...
17 Aug, 2006, 04.10 PM IST
- Dadri power project getting delayed: Singh
The "dispute" between Ambani brothers Mukesh and Anil over the proposed Dadri power plant in UP and Mukesh's "influence" on the Union Petro...
28 Jul, 2006, 06.10 PM IST