Coastal Zone Management Authorities alerted National authority to review the actions taken The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations in all States and Union Territories should be identified by June, according to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest. The Ministry alerted all the State governments and the State Coastal Zone Management Authorities regarding the decision on Thursday. Incidentally, the draft CRZ notification issued by the Ministry on September 15 last year had included the...
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EC in balancing act after bias hint by Meghdeep Bhattacharyya
The Election Commission is set to do a balancing act by again sending an observer team to Bengal, this time to assess the situation in places where Left supporters have been the “victims”. The move follows the CPM’s complaint that the previous team had visited only the areas suggested by the Opposition. “We are ready to send another team to Bengal next week. This time, the team will visit sensitive zones where...
More »Record highs in global unemployment likely to persist in 2011, UN reports
Despite a sharp rebound in economic growth for many countries, global unemployment in 2011 is likely to continue at the record highs of the past three years, highlighting the need for long-term policies that prioritize quality job creation, according to the United Nations labour agency. Moreover, a narrow focus in developed economies on reducing fiscal deficits without addressing the challenge of job creation will further weaken employment prospects in 2011, the...
More »Thanks to NAC, scavenging abolition gets priority anew by Smita Gupta
Action plan should be finalised to end scourge before March 2012 A plan of action should be finalised within a month or so with the target of ending the pernicious practice of manual scavenging within the 11th Plan period that ends in March 2012, sources in the Social Justice Ministry said. This was the key outcome of a two-day consultation meeting which concluded here on Tuesday. Jointly organised by the Ministries of Social...
More »In repeat of FY11, plan panel seeks 18% hike in budgetary support, FM offers 12%
The finance ministry has offered only a 12% increase in the budgetary support to the central plan for the coming fiscal against the Planning Commission's demand for an 18% hike. The plan panel sought higher support, citing increased requirement for the flagship schemes, particularly MGNREGA, or Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act . The North Block, constrained by its compulsion to return to fiscal consolidation and additional expenditure due...
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