-PTI Mining output fell 3.4% in April-August compared to a dip of 1.8% a year ago, due to SC ban on mining in Karnataka and Goa The Planning Commission has convened a meeting of ministries concerned next month to discuss the issues related to mining, including the ban on such activities in some states. "We have called a high-level meeting of the ministries concerned next month to discuss the issues related to mining...
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Patna tops cities in unemployment: Survey -Mahendra Singh
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Patna recorded the highest unemployment rate among males in 2009-10 in cities with more than one million population, while Bhopal witnessed the sharpest decline, a government survey showed. The survey by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) also showed the unemployment rate among women rose to 5.6% in 2009-10 from 4.3% in 2004-05 in cities. The unemployment rate among males remained stagnant at 3.4% in...
More »Rich countries have paltry climate targets: UN analysis-Nitin Sethi
-The Hindu The developed countries have committed to cut their greenhouse gas emission levels by a paltry 3% between 201 and 2020, shows new data analysis by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This is less than a third of the emission reduction the rich countries have achieved between 1990 and 2011. The UNFCCC secretariat carried out a technical review of the commitments rich countries have made so far to...
More »Seven Years of RTI: From Strength to Strength
India's landmark Right to Information Legislation is called the biggest single step since independence to build transparency in governance. However, its remarkable success is owed only to just 0.3 per cent of Indians who file RTI applications. It's anybody's guess as to what would be the impact if even one or two per cent of Indians began to ask tough questions to hold their rulers accountable. It is noteworthy that...
More »No import nod for GM processed food items till March 2014 -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Union environment ministry has issued an order keeping in abeyance the controversial August, 2007 notification, which allows import of genetically modified (GM) processed food items into India without its prior permission, till March 31, 2014. Though the ministry has continuously been keeping the notification in abeyance since February 2008, this time it has opted for a shorter period - usually it used to be a...
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