The Cabinet is likely to take a call on the revision in natural gas prices on Thursday

The incremental revenue for every $1 rise in natural gas prices would be Rs 706.7 crore, while the government would suffer a subsidy loss of Rs 3,155 crore on fertiliser, according to a Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) note.

MARGAO: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday sounded positive that Goa will get a suitable financial package to tide over the mining crisis, even as he said that the Finance Minister P Chidamb

kolkata : The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has asked Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) to obtain prospecting licence for getting easy forest and environment clearances, crucial for increasing exploration activity for identifying new mineable coal reserves.

India, at present, has an estimated proven coal reserve of 118 billion tonne, expected to last 100 years, but CMPDI has to identify mineable coal reserves ahead of the two Plan periods.

‘Less Than 25% Solid Waste Generated In Country Treated Scientifically’

Pune: Deputy chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Monday that state governments need to implement the Municipal Solid Waste Rules of 2002 more effectively.

Paves the way for a new policy after CCEA approval

The Law and Justice Ministry has favoured a stable, five-year gas pricing formula, and also advocated a single price for all sources of gas. This would be put into effect from April 1, 2014, after approval of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).

The country has lost $5 billion in foreign exchange owing to the ban on iron ore mining in the state.

Union government is copying some of our schemes such as Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy Scheme: Jayalalithaa

TERI team to visit Odisha soon

The Maharashtra government has decided to spend `60,000 crores on water conservation and irrigation works in the state, with special priority to draught hit regions, in the next three years, hoping

Morale-booster to drought-hit farmers in Anantapur district.