-PTI The government has decided to put on hold allocation of mines having minerals other than coal in view of the Mines and Minerals Bill pending before Parliament. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) sent a directive in this regard to the Mines Ministry about two months back, sources said here today. The Mines Ministry was advised that since the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Bill 2011 had not been passed by Parliament...
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2G case: Supreme Court gives clean chit to Chidambaram -Dhananjay Mahapatra
-The Times of India The Supreme Court on Friday gave absolute clean chit to finance minister P Chidambaram in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. The apex court said that there was absolutely no evidence to link him to any conspiracy in the 2G spectrum scam. The SC said there is no evidence presented to infer that Chidambaram had a role in under pricing of spectrum. The apex court said mere meeting of Chidambaram with...
More »Govt Declares Hike in Allocations Under Indira Awas Yojana
-PTI Centre today announced a hike in allocation of grants for construction of houses for BPL families under the Indira Awas Yojana from Rs 45,000 to Rs 75,000 per dwelling unit. For hilly and Naxal affected areas, the grants for constructing houses under the scheme will go up from Rs 48,500 crore to Rs 80000, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said here. "The outlay for IAY in 2012-2013 was Rs 11000 crore and...
More »With drought intensifying worldwide, UN calls for integrated climate policies
-The United Nations More consolidated efforts to combat the threat of climate change and counter its ripple effects on global food security are needed amid an intensifying global drought and increasing temperatures worldwide, the United Nations declared today. “Climate change is projected to increase the frequency, intensity, and duration of droughts, with impacts on many sectors, in particular food, water, and energy,” said World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General Michel Jarraud in a...
More »Odisha, Jharkhand to Stop Illegal Mining in Border Areas
-PTI Odisha and Jharkhand today resolved to end illegal mining activities in their border areas by adopting information technology-based solutions. "We have discussed several issues including inter-state movement of minerals. We have decided to adopt IT solutions to overcome the illegal mining activities in the border areas," Odisha's home secretary U N Behera told Reporters here. Jharkhand Home Secretary J G Tubid said "We are looking into all aspects of the illegal mining...
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