New Delhi: The Planning Commission told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that anyone spending more than Rs 965 per month in urban India and Rs 781 in rural India will be deemed to be not poor.

Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has sought Rs 27,556 crore from the Planning Commission of India for the 12th Five-Year Plan, which is almost double than the approved 11th Five-Year Plan.

Ending months of uncertainty over the fate of around 150 stranded coal projects, a Group of Ministers on Tuesday finally recommended against the ‘go, no-go’ system — devised by the ministry of envi

Himachal Pradesh has demanded Rs 27,556 crore during the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2012-17) from the Planning Commission, almost double of what was approved for the 11th Plan.

The size of the State's 12th five year plan (2012-17) is expected to touch Rs two lakh crore - double that of the previous plan - with a thrust on agriculture, education, health and infrastructure.

The Prime Minister’s office (PMO) has directed the agriculture ministry to come out with a time-bound action plan to usher in a green revolution in eastern India, with a special focus on improving

The government today approved the Approach Paper for the 12th Plan (2012-17) which seeks to push forth the second generation economic reforms, improving governance and raise annual economic growth

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has acknowledged the need for greater flexibility in the implementation of the rural schemes and demand for support and security to make their delivery more effective

The ministry of chemicals and fertilisers is expected to apprise the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) of its reservations on the decontrol of the urea price as it will have an adverse impact on the marginal farmers.

New Delhi Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday stressed the need for integrated development to counter the menace of Naxalism. “The development has to be meaningful, it has to integrated and it should be for the people,” Singh said addressing a national workshop attended by 60 collectors from the Naxal-hit districts.