Agriculture

 Push for neem based fertilisers

the Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers is deliberating on a mechanism to promote neem-coated fertili

Publication Date: 
14/11/2007
Down to Earth
Tags:
Agriculture, Agricultural Inputs, Chemical Fertilisers, Neem, Subsidies, Fertiliser Industry, Government Of India (GOI), Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR), India, Sustainable Development
Industry

 Pricing food in poor India

The government is being severely criticised for the wheat it is now planning to import. Rightly so. India s season for wheat ended a few months ago. When the crop was being harvested the

Publication Date: 
30/07/2007
Sunita Narain
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Agriculture, Agricultural Inputs, Wheat, Food Policy, Food Prices, Trade, Farmers, Subsidies, Imports, Industry, Government Of India (GOI), India
Solid Waste

 SC agrees to subsidise five waste to energy plants

On May 16, 2007, in a temporary relief, the Supreme Court permitted the Union ministry of new and renewable energy (mnre) to subsidise five pilot waste-to-energy plants. The ministry is taking this

Publication Date: 
29/06/2007
Kushal P. S.
Down to Earth
Tags:
Air Pollution Control, Urban Sanitation, Solid Waste, Waste Disposal, Waste Incineration, Waste Treatment, Dioxin, Subsidies, Supreme Court, Government Of India (GOI)
Industry

 Efficiency versus democracy

Industrialist Ratan Tata has reportedly written to the prime minister cribbing about delays in implementing big buck projects. In his capacity as the chair of the government s investment commission

Publication Date: 
29/06/2007
Sunita Narain
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Land Resources, Land Ownership, Development, Displacement, Tribals, Conflicts, Poverty, Industry, Legislation, Government Of India (GOI), India, Pondicherry
Industry

 Freeze on special economic zones lifted

the empowered group of ministers (EGoM) lifted the freeze on special economic zones (sezs) on April 5, 2007, with some policy dilutions. It fixed the upper limit for sezs at 5,000 hectares.

Publication Date: 
29/04/2007
Kirtiman Awasthi
Down to Earth
Tags:
Land Resources, Land Ownership, Development, Displacement, Rehabilitation, Industry, Government Of India (GOI), India
Economy

 No tax cuts for pesticide industry in 2007 budget

the 2007 Union budget has brushed representations for tax reliefs from the pesticide industry. While environmental groups are relieved, pesticide manufacturers have criticised the government's

Publication Date: 
30/03/2007
Shailesh Kumar
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pesticides, Pesticide Industry, Economy, Finance, Government Of India (GOI), India
India

 Job growth statistics conceal agrarian crisis

Should we feel comfortable with the latest government claim that unemployment is coming down? The government says unemployment has come down due to growth. During the 2006-07 budget, finance minister

Publication Date: 
30/03/2007
Richard Mahapatra
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Agriculture, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Unemployment, Government Of India (GOI), India, Statistics, Rural Poverty
Industry

 Draft EIA notification favours industry over environment

the draft environmental impact assessment (eia) notification has been available for comment on the Union ministry of environment and forests (moef) website for almost a year now. Consequently, moef

Publication Date: 
29/09/2006
Padmaparna Ghosh
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Industry, Information, Legislation, Government Of India (GOI), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), NGO, India, Toxic Wastes
Economy

 Government to re introduce tax breaks for hotels, hospitals

according to recent media reports, the Union ministry of finance is set to notify a list of infrastructure facilities eligible for tax concessions. The concessions may be extended to the hospitality

Publication Date: 
30/08/2006
Down to Earth
Tags:
Economy, Finance, Government Of India (GOI), India, Hotels
Energy

Integrated Energy Policy

Achieving an efficient configuration of the various forms of energy requires consistency in the policies governing each sector and consistency in the pricing of different types of energy. There is also a need for clarity in the direction

Publication Date: 
08/08/2006
Planning Commission
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Energy Policy, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Energy, Government Of India (GOI), India

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