Economy

Jaitley introduces Aadhaar Bill in Lok Sabha

Opposition questions govt's intent to make it a 'money bill'

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley speaks in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi

Publication Date: 
04/03/2016
Archis Mohan
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Subsidies, Direct Cash Transfer, Ministry Of Urban Development, Compensation, Economy
Land

10 states seek to have their own land laws

Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at a NITI Aayog meeting in New Delhi.

Publication Date: 
16/07/2015
Archis Mohan, Sanjeeb Mukherjee
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Political Parties, Land Acquisition, Farmers, Legislation, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Tripura, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan
Water Pollution

Sahibganj first district to have toilets under Clean Ganga project

The allocation for a toilet unit is Rs 12,000, irrespective of the total cost of structure

Publication Date: 
29/06/2015
Sanjeeb Mukherjee, Archis Mohan
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Sahibganj (D), Ganga, River Pollution, Waste Disposal, Water Pollution Control, Water Pollution
Agriculture

Genetically modified crops' field trials put on hold

Decision marks first successful policy intervention by Swadeshi Jagaran Manch

Publication Date: 
30/07/2014
Nitin SethI, Archis Mohan
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, GM Crops, Genetic Engineering, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Regulations, Health Effects, Biodiversity, Biotechnology, Bt Brinjal, Agriculture