The Planning Commission has proposed a slew of changes in the prevalent duty structure for the petrochemical industry for the new Plan period (2012-17).

To begin with, it has urged the central government to establish single national level value-added tax (VAT)/ goods and services tax (GST) on plastic and articles of states at a uniform four per cent. This could include prime petrochemical feedstock, naphtha and natural gas.

In her speech at the Union Planning Commission in New Delhi, she said that her government had made enormous efforts to end the anti-nuclear plant agitation. Its efforts would benefit the Centre's long-term policy on nuclear energy.

Of the total package, Rs.300 crore would be required for providing housing to 10,000 persons living around the KKNNP site. The remaining Rs.200 crore would be spent by KKNPP authorities under their Corporate Social Responsibility schemes for meeting other basic needs such as fish landing centre, cold storage facilities and motor boat repair workshop.

AHMEDABAD: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India may have painted a dismal picture of pollution in Gujarat, but the latest report of Planning Commission's environment and forest division reveals that the state has shown significant improvement in handling environment and pollution-related issues.

Last year, the Planning Commission put Gujarat at number 16 in the overall environment ranking among 35 states and union territories. This year, the state has jumped 11 notches to secure 5th rank.

Says sector severely wanting in pollution & regulatory compliance

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-government organisation based here and promoting sustainable development, today exposed major inefficiencies in the performance of India’s iron and steel sector. In a detailed rating, which took two years to compile, of the country’s 21 top steel makers, it found a general inefficiency in resource usage, widespread pollution and violation of environmental norms, among other deficiencies.

AHMEDABAD: The Annual Plan for Gujarat for 2012-13 was finalized on Friday at Rs.

Gujarat Grows At 9.1%, Fails To Make It To Top 5

KOLKATA, 1 JUNE: The chief minister, Miss Mamata Banerjee, who laid the foundation stone for a tourism project and 15 cyclone shelters at Sagar Island today announced that her government will under

Anew expert panel to identify the poor has been tasked with reviewing whether and how other criteria can be combined with the consumption basket.

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA)'s plan to introduce a Minimum Support Price (MSP) mechanism for 13 items of minor forest produce (MFP) has been approved by the Planning Commission.