Both the State and the Central Governments are trying to conceal the crucial reports on the dam projects being undertaken in the NE region throwing into wind the set legal norms of the land.

‘All the way from basic guidelines to implementation and monitoring of projects’.

New Delhi After two stagnant years, April-September coal output posted a robust growth of 8.5%. Public sector Coal India (CIL) and private players with captive mines ramped up production after a worried government put them on notice.

CIL exceeded its production target in the first half. If the trend continues, the pressure on the coal import bill may ease, helping reduce the country's trade deficit. Coal shortage has put several power sector projects on hold.

New Delhi Differences have cropped up between the Planning Commission and food ministry on the issue of creation of two million tonne capacity silos through the public- private partnership (PPP) mode.

Sources say while Food Corporation of India (FCI), the nodal agency to implement the project, has been insisting on making 'railway siding' mandatory for silos, the Planning Commission believes that the construction of railways siding would increase the cost of project which would be unattractive to the private players.

Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday said public health system in the country had “collapsed”, noting that even poorer countries like Bangladesh and Kenya have superior health i

The health system in India has “collapsed”, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh made this candid confession on Friday and lamented that even poorer countries like Bangladesh and Kenya ha

Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh’s plan to make welfare schemes more effective through real-time evaluation of the .

Aizawl: The Planning Commission, which earlier lauded Mizoram’s New Land Use Policy (NLUP) to support cultivators to shift to permanent farming has sanctioned Rs 370 crore for the programme, it was announced here on Monday.

The Mizoram government launched the Rs 2,873 crore NLUP in 2010 to solve food scarcity by moving away from shifting cultivation to permanent farming, a statement said.

New Delhi Power and steel ministries are holding consultations with Crisil on its draft report on fixing reserve prices for 54 coal blocks to be allocated through competitive bidding route.

“Some of the ministries like steel and power and Planning Commission are holding consultations with Crisil on its draft report on coal blocks," an official in the coal ministry said.