Segolene Royal, appointed French energy and environment minister this month, said on Friday she planned to create 100,000 jobs in the next three years with a drive for green growth.

The Adivasi women of Moticher village in Surat district have knocked on every door with their complaints. They want easy access to water, jobs for the youth and schools for their children.

Predicts no more than 6.5% yearly from now till FY19, and only with a stable and decisive govt

Analytical firm CRISIL Research said on Sunday it expected the economy to grow by 6.5 per cent yearly, on an average, from 2014-15 to 2018-19 — roughly the period of the next government if it lasts a full term. This is way down from the nine per cent annual growth rate from 2003-04 to 2010-11, briefly snapped by the global financial crisis of 2008-09, it said.

A sum of Rs94.977 billion have been spent on alleviation of poverty from the country from the year 2008 to 2013, Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatisation Muhamm

As a relief for the construction industry in the city, Supreme Court has extended sand mining from the state's riverbeds till March 31.

As the 82 mining lease holders have not procured environment clearance from the ministry of environment and forest, the Rajasthan Bajri Truck Operators' Welfare Society had filed an application in the apex court praying extension of time.

The Government today said there is a noticeable decline in below poverty line population in the country between 2004 and 2012.

As per poverty estimates released by the Planning Commission, the percentage of population below poverty line in urban areas has declined from 25.5 per cent in 2004—05 to 13.7 per cent 2011—12, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Girija Vyas informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply.