-Hindustan Times New Delhi: The BJP-led NDA government showed great speed in promulgating an ordinance to push through the land acquisition act, but an investigation by HT reveals that thousands of hectares of land acquired by the government is lying unused in several states. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh top the list of states where land acquired even decades ago has not been industrialised. In the past 50 years, for instance, the...
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Eye on pvt sector, Kejri says buses not govt's job -Rumu Banerjee
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: At a time when NGT-as well as Supreme Court-has been emphasizing the need for a robust public transport system to rein in the rising pollution as well as the number of private vehicles on city roads, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal feels running buses is not the government's job. Kejriwal, who was speaking at an event organized by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) on Tuesday, said:...
More »Punjab farmers show little interest in solar water pumps -Vijay C Roy
-Business Standard In Punjab, about 70% of the total net irrigated area is being irrigated by tube wells Chandigarh: Punjab farmers are not inclined towards installing solar water pumps for irrigation, despite a subsidy of 30 per cent offered by the new and renewable energy ministry (MNRE). According to the government data, only 1,955 solar power water pumps were installed by farmers in the state during 2000-2015. In Punjab, about 70 per cent...
More »Mass exodus: 100,000 villagers migrate from Chhatisgarh in 3 years
-IANS RAIPUR: There's a deathly silence in many villages across Chhattisgarh these days. The houses are locked as entire families have left for greener pastures for want of work, despite Central government's rural job scheme and availability of rice at Rs1 per kg. "We (55 labourers and 15 children) are leaving for Faizabad (in Uttar Pradesh) where we will make bricks. The payment is Rs 400 for 1,000 bricks. Two labourers...
More »PMO tells Tribal Ministry: Sitting on projects is ‘lack of commitment’ -Jay Mazoomdaar
-The Indian Express A standoff between the ministries of tribal affairs and environment and forests over the issue of clearances has stalled three key projects, prompting Nripendra Misra, principal secretary to the Prime Minister, to intervene and question the delay. The projects, which are being tracked by the project monitoring group (PMG) of the cabinet committee on investment, are in three different parts of the country: the 2×500 MW project of...
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