West Bengal’s Delhi wall may disappear: What schemes could BJP rule in Kolkata unlock?West Bengal's long-standing political clashes with the central government over welfare schemes are set to change. With the BJP now in power...
09 May, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
Northeast no longer defined by insurgency, isolation: Arunachal CM Pema KhanduArunachal Pradesh is transforming significantly. Once seen as isolated, the state is now a focus of national development. Chief Minister Pe...
01 May, 2026, 05.41 PM IST
India crude oil production falls for 11th year, gas declines againIndia's crude oil and natural gas production continued to decline in 2025-26 due to ageing fields and a lack of new discoveries, increasing...
22 Apr, 2026, 11.57 PM IST
Reliance, Essar top bidders for coal-based methane gas exploration blocksThe bidding frenzy for coal-bed methane blocks heats up as Reliance Industries and the Essar Group step into the ring. The Directorate Gene...
20 Apr, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
CII calls for GIS-enabled national land bank to ease industrial acquisitionsThe Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is advocating for a unified national industrial land bank. This initiative aims to create an onl...
20 Apr, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
Karma, climate and consequences: As the Char Dham Yatra reopens, a warming Himalaya reveals karma in its oldest public senseA road journey through Uttarakhand’s mountain towns reveals a deeper shift in both climate and pilgrimage. Unusual heat, felt by locals as ...
12 Apr, 2026, 08.25 AM IST
BJP MP writes to Prime Minister on population policy, flags need for balanced growthA Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament has called for a national population management policy. This policy would focus on education ...
26 Mar, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
Delhi Assembly to go fully digital by July; Kiren Rijiju lays foundation stone for e-Vidhan projectDelhi Assembly is preparing to go paperless by July using the National e-Vidhan Application. Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the e-Vidhan project....
14 Jun, 2025, 09.09 PM IST
Sulabh International founder Bindeshwar Pathak dies after suffering cardiac arrestAn aide said that Pathak hoisted the national flag in the morning on the occasion of Independence Day and collapsed soon after that. He was...
15 Aug, 2023, 04.45 PM IST
View: Ringfence reforms to shield them from freebie cultureGiving a free pass to such freebie politics is not merely intellectual dishonesty but is also myopic for invariably in the wake of irrespon...
31 Jul, 2022, 11.45 PM IST
Next Ease of Biz ranking of states likely in MarchThe exercise is aimed at triggering competition among states to improve business climate in order to attract domestic and global investors.
08 Jan, 2020, 08.14 AM IST
Centre to verify claims of states via user feedbackThis is similar to the practice followed by the World Bank in the Global Doing Business Rank where India saw a jump of 30 spots to be at No...
25 Dec, 2017, 12.02 AM IST
Real reason why PM Modi picked Prakash Javadekar over Smriti Irani for HRD ministryDespite some reforms, Irani left no definitive mark on education sector. In contrast, Javadekar worked in consonance with Modi's vision and...
06 Jul, 2016, 05.47 PM IST
High growth possible if complex policy issues resolved: Asian Development BankADB said India will have to resolve complex policy and regulatory issues like land acquisition and environmental clearances in order to ret...
06 Nov, 2013, 08.22 PM IST
- Ramesh hails Supreme Court order on env clearance
Describing the Supreme Court order in Lafarge uranium mining case as a "landmark" judgement, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said it wil...
07 Jul, 2011, 06.50 PM IST
- Centre gears up to establish NEPA
With the legislative arm, National Green Tribunal, in place the environment ministry has now turned its attention to the executive body to ...
22 May, 2010, 03.15 AM IST
- PM to open CII annual meet
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to inaugurate a two-day CII conference on April 18 that is aimed at giving policy makers, industry ...
16 Apr, 2006, 10.10 AM IST