Decides to open regional office in Dehradun, which will serve until permanent steps are taken

The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on Wednesday decided to open a regional office in Dehradun, which will serve the State until permanent steps are taken.

Peg decline at 7.8 percentage points between 2009-10 and 2011-12

The poverty rate has declined by 7.8 percentage points in two years, according to the latest estimates by the Planning Commission. If 29.8 per cent of the population was poor in 2009-10, the figure came down to 22 per cent in 2011-12. The estimates are based on the recently-released report by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) for 2011-12.

A regional MoEF office would be opened in Dehradun for quick disposal of various projects in the wake of the June 16-17 devastation

A day after Congress president Sonia Gandhi asked the party-ruled states to implement national food security Bill in ‘letter and spirit’, food minister KV Thomas on Sunday said the biggest challeng

The Planning Commission today committed the highest ever central assistance of Rs 11, 707 Cr to J&K including the Plan Outlay of Rs 7300 Cr for 2013-14 besides a special provision of Rs.710 Cr

The annual plan for 2013-14 for Jammu and Kashmir has been fixed at Rs 7,300 crore.

The state will launch food security on August 20, birth anniversary of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi celebrated as Sadbhawna Diwas

The Delhi government has become the first in India to announce it would launch the food security programme, as cleared by the Union Cabinet in the form of an ordinance last week.

Coal India (CIL) faces an unprecedented task. The miner may now have to act as a bank for storing surplus coal produced from the captive mines of private power companies. The coal so banked, would be returned to the companies once their power projects are commissioned.

On the recommendation of the Planning Commission, the government has formed a high-level committee to explore the possibility of introducing a “coal banking system”.

To get additional Rs 10,000 cr through Central assistance: Ahluwalia

The Planning Commission on Wednesday approved a whopping Rs 47,000-crore plan size for Karnataka for the year 2013-14, up by 11.8 per cent from the previous fiscal.

Nearly 73 per cent households in rural India practice open defecation despite sanitation drives launched by the government, according to an independent evaluation by the Planning Commission.