AGARTALA: The Planning Commission (PC) has given an investment clearance of Rs 14.89 crore for Rudrasagar Drainage Development Scheme of Tripura to be implemented by next one year, restoring the lo

India needs to have a proper set of protocols and a credible regulatory mechanism to address issues related to genetically modified crops, according to Abhijit Sen, member of the Planning Commissio

Pulok Chatterjee to head panel deadline set for specific targets

The promoters of private power companies, including Ratan Tata and Anil Ambani, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday and sought solutions to problems like acute fuel shortage, coal prices, delays in green clearances and funding. Singh assured them a road map would be prepared to resolve the issues in a time-bound manner.

Gandhinagar: Closely following the draft Gujarat Water Policy 2011 sent to the chief minister’s office (CMO) for finalization, a fresh high-level document, prepared for the Planning Commission of India, has proposed major water reforms in rural Gujarat.

This document proposes introducing availability of water 24x7 through water meters at the individual household level. Suggesting that this can be done on a pilot basis in 50 selected villages in the first year of the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17), the document says other villages can follow “based on results and response of the community towards water usage.”

A high-level committee of the Planning Commission has held Coal India (CIL) responsible for failing to supply adequate coal to steel plants and has called for de-merging all unallocated coking coal

In an about turn from his previous proposal for an additional excise on diesel cars, Dr Kirit Parikh, has said that the annual road tax system should instead be brought back with a “differential ta

The Planning Commission began its intervention in the Rs.1,840-crore Kuttanad Package on Friday with a review visit and observed that the progress so far has not been on expected lines and that the

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The draft report of Planning Commission’s Steering Committee on Health for the 12th Five-Year Plan advocates free medicines for all in public health facilities.