If a Planning Commission sponsored committee has its way, farmers will soon have to compulsorily pay for every unit of electricity consumed by them for irrigating the land.

Maharashtra says it could go against existing franchisee norms

New Delhi: In its latest report on water pollution in rivers and lakes, the Comptroller and Auditor General has blamed the National River Conservation Authority, headed by the PM failing to effecti

ITC, Pepsi et al to deepen rural outreach

SHILLONG: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing Central Sector, Centrally Sponsored and Special Area Programme for the integrated socio-economic development of all Scheduled Tribes in the

JAMMU: Arguing the case of a healthy annual plan for next financial year and extension of Prime Minister’s Re-construction Plan for another year to facilitate completion of development works, the S

The coal ministry has decided to bar captive coal miners from raising production beyond the approved level, rejecting industry demands and the proposal from the Planning Commission to allow excess

Buying and running cars and two-wheelers could soon become a costly affair with a Planning Commission working group suggesting a green surcharge of Rs 2 on every litre of petrol, a green cess of 3%

New Delhi The finance ministry, which has been strongly pushing for decontrolling the price of urea, a commonly used fertiliser, has finally decided against it.

With an eye on the coming UP Assembly polls, the government has intensified its push for bettering the execution of the Bundelkhand package worth Rs 7,266 crore.