-Hindustan Times A report on sugar price policy for 2015-16 by union agriculture ministry had highlighted that Maharashtra’s sugarcane cultivation, which is less than 4% of the total cropped area, consumes 70% of water needed for irrigation Following criticism over sugarcane crop guzzling potable water, particularly in drought-prone Marathwada, the state government is set to introduce a policy for shifting 50% of sugarcane farming on drip irrigation in the next two years. Statistics...
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Nitish punches holes in govt's rebel policy -Imran Ahmed Siddiqui
-The Telegraph New Delhi: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today highlighted "contradictions" in the Narendra Modi government's anti-Maoist policy, accusing it of stopping key security and development schemes in the rebel zones. He questioned the utility of convening security review meetings with the chief ministers of the Maoist-hit states - like the one held in Delhi today - when the Centre was not releasing funds to fight the rebels. Union home minister Rajnath...
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-PTI RERA Act would bring about a paradigm shift in the way the real estate industry operates Even as the Real Estate Regulatory Act (RERA) comes into effect, delay in issuing notification and non-uniformity of rules across the states may dilute its effective implementation, says the rating agency Icra. The Act would bring about a paradigm shift in the way the real estate industry operates and improve the level of transparency and accountability...
More »Left-led Kerala govt will be first in country to provide insurance, free medical treatment for migrant workers -Rejimon K
-Firstpost.com Bhupesh Roy is from Assam but he is a long way from home. He has been working in the southern state of Kerala in the construction sector for the past four years and earns around Rs 500 a day, for an average of 20 days a month. “Two months ago, I fell sick. I had food poisoning and was admitted to hospital. I had fever too. For a week, I...
More »States, Union Terrotories dilute RERA to favour realtors -Dipak K Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Union housing ministry may claim that implementation of the real estate regulation law, popularly called RERA, will usher in a new era for home buyers, but the rules put forward by states have diluted many provisions, keeping most of ongoing projects outside the ambit of the law that would come into effect from Monday. States such as Odisha and Bihar have notified rules that are...
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