In its first major initiative of involving corporate India in developmental work, the governmenthas sought big business partnerships in setting up the Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF).

“ Kudankulam atomic reactor's first unit will be commissioned in 45 days''

The Central government is considering allocating 300 MW of additional power to Tamil Nadu from the Central Grid and a proposal to this effect has been placed with the Ministry of Power. This is to help out the State steeped in power crisis, said the Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, V. Narayanasamy, here on Sunday.

In a major step forward to augment capacity for storing foodgrains for the public distribution system, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has notified 10 sites in as many States for construction o

Facing criticism for its inability to meet the growing demand for coal, the government is working on a proposal under which Coal India Ltd (CIL) would engage private sector companies to undertake mining on behalf of the public sector undertaking (PSU).

The proposal to involve the private sector under the public-private partnership mode, sources said, was recently discussed between Planning Commission Deputy Chairperson Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Coal Secretary Alok Perti.

New Delhi: Sriprakash Jaiswal has revived the turf war — literally — over NTPC’s North Karanpura power project in Jharkhand.

The Union Cabinet, on Thursday, would take a call on coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal’s proposal to switch over to an ad valorem regime of royalty for coal and lignite.

The annual Plan outlay for West Bengal for the year 2012-13 has been finalised at Rs. 25,910 crore, a 16 per cent hike from the Plan outlay of 2011-12, which was pegged at Rs 22,214 crore.

India's Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia yesterday said a variety of environmental, economic and technical issues need to be settled before implementation of the ambitious

Terming groundwater a common resource, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday advocated strong laws to regulate its extraction.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called for a legislation to regulate extraction of groundwater by competing users and said inadequate pricing of both power and water were leading to the misuse