-Business Standard Plugs Rs 5,060 crore of LPG subsidy parked with 21 million, largely fake customers The enrolment of beneficiaries under the ambitious modified Direct Benefits Transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme has finally stopped at 128.7 million people, oil ministry, data show. This translates into annual subsidy savings for the government to the tune of Rs 5,060 crore at the current prices that was linked to the rest 21.3 million customers. These include...

-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Supreme Court will tomorrow examine two National Green Tribunal orders that slapped "environmental compensation" fees on diesel and Petrol tourist vehicles travelling between Manali and Rohtang and restricted the number of tourist vehicles to 1,000 a day in this Himachal stretch. Besides the fees - Rs 2,500 on diesel vehicles and Rs 1,000 on those that run on Petrol - the tribunal had also imposed an additional...

-Livemint.com The strike that was announced on Friday is to protest what unions called the anti-labour policies of the BJP-led ruling coalition New Delhi: Eleven trade unions plan to go on strike on 26 May, the first anniversary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, to protest what they called the anti-labour policies of the ruling coalition. The strike was announced on Friday as three ministers met national...

-The World Bank A World Bank study shows creating productive assets can help make MGNREGS cost effective New Delhi– The Indian economy has turned the corner, says the latest India Development Update of the World Bank. Aided by a supportive external environment, in particular the sharp decline in oil and commodity prices, the Indian economy has taken strong strides towards higher growth and enhanced stability. Growth has accelerated, inflation has declined, the...

-The Indian Express Adopt more stringent fuel quality and emission standards — and push for the national automobile pollution and fuel authority Approximately 20 years ago, in 1995, a process was started that held great promise for ameliorating the serious air pollution problem in Delhi. Under a provision of the Indian Constitution, environmental lawyer M.C. Mehta filed a public interest litigation with the Supreme Court, seeking relief from the serious health risks...