Mining

Rs 1150cr windfall in mines bill - Hemant, others welcome profit-sharing clause

Ranchi, Aug.

Publication Date: 
06/08/2011
Telegraph (Ranchi)
Tags:
Parliament, Mining, Mining Regulations, Ranchi (D), CSE, Dhanbad (D), Hazaribag (D), Paschim Singhbhum, Deoghar (D), Palamu
Energy

FM hints at raising diesel price for cars

New Delhi:Running your diesel car may soon become more expensive. The government on Thursday said that it would consider a suggestion to remove subsidy on diesel used in passenger cars.

Publication Date: 
05/08/2011
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Diesel, Cars, Fuel Pricing, India, Parliament, Rail Transport
Land

Land Act a fraud, learn from Gujarat, says SC

Forcible acquisition of land has turned the 117-year-old Land Acquisition Act into a “fraud”, the Supreme Court said on Thursday, calling the legislation a handiwork of “sick” minds with no concern

Publication Date: 
05/08/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Supreme Court, Uttar Pradesh, Hapur, Ahmedabad (D), Parliament
Environment

Intelligent design for the environment

The announcement last weekend by the prime minister that an independent National Environmental Appraisal and Monitoring Agency (NEAMA) would shortly be set up has been welcomed in the media.

Publication Date: 
02/08/2011
Prodipto Ghosh
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, India, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Parliament, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Pollution Control
Forests

Protection of forest resources (Question asked in the Monsoon session of LS 2011)

Protection of forest resources (Question asked in the Monsoon session of LS 2011).

Publication Date: 
01/08/2011
Tags:
Forests, India, Parliament, Statistics, Forest Conservation, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Forest Resources

Check on illegal felling of trees (Question asked in the Monsoon session of LS 2011)

Check on illegal felling of trees (Question asked in the Monsoon session of LS 2011).

Publication Date: 
01/08/2011
Tags:
Forests, Statistics, Parliament, Deforestation, Forest Act 1927
Land

To accommodate Trinamool views, will modify land Bill, says Ramesh

Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said there were no major differences between the Union government and the Trinamool Congress on the Land Acquisition Bill to be tabled i

Publication Date: 
01/08/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Land, Ministry Of Rural Development, Legislation, Parliament
Governance And Institutions

PM under Lokpal not advisable: Manmohan

“Well, our government has taken a view taking all factors into account. It would not be advisable to bring the Prime Minister within the purview of the Lokpal, except when he demits office,” Dr. Singh said.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2011
Vinay Kumar
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Anna Hazare, Corruption, Parliament
Food Policy

Lip service to food security

The National Food Security Bill is an absurd text under which nobody will know who is entitled to what. (Editorial)

Publication Date: 
30/07/2011
Economic and Political Weekly
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Tags:
Food Security, India, Malnutrition, Poverty, Food Supply, Legislation, Parliament, Subsidies
Wildlife

Tougher Wildlife Act on anvil

Amendments to the Wildlife Protection Act-1972 are likely to be taken up in the forthcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament.

Publication Date: 
27/07/2011
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Wildlife Act 1972, CITES, India, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Parliament

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