-The Hindu The National Democratic Alliance government has just introduced a cess of 0.5 per cent on all taxable services for the Swachh Bharat campaign. In February 2016, it will introduce a 2 per cent cess on airfares for all domestic flyers except those flying to remote locations, and international travellers. This cess is meant to fund losses that airlines may incur in connecting to hinterland locations. The Central government loves...
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Deluged Chennai cries for help as airport flooded, trains stop, phones out
-The Times of India CHENNAI: There was no let up to the rain fury in the city and several coastal parts of Tamil Nadu. The city received 34.5cm rain in the past 24 hours. Met officials said the state hasn't been lashed by such a downpour in 100 years. Road and and rail links are down and the airport is flooded. Complaints of patchy to poor mobile phone service have been coming...
More »Dirty tricks trip toilet job -Subhashish Mohanty
-The Telegraph Bhubaneswar: Swachh Bharat as a slogan sounds smart, but rampant corruption at the grassroots level is coming in the way of implementing development projects such as constructing toilets in the state. Public sector units executing toilet projects under the Swachh Bharat Swachha Vidayalay Abhiyan are being forced to deal with villagers and sarpanches who want money before the first brick is laid. Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) is one of...
More »Land Bill: Govt capitulates on social impact, consent clauses
-Business Standard Ruling party MPs suggest changes to six of the nine amendments proposed by govt to the 2013 Act The government is set to relent on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill, 2015. On Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members of a parliamentary joint committee on the Bill suggested amendments that effectively bring back the social impact assessment and consent clauses,...
More »India Inc fails to touch 50% mark on PM's toilet target -Akshaya Mukul
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Corporate India and public sector undertakings are likely to fail Narendra Modi government's ambitious plan to have toilet in each and every school. With the August 15 deadline fast approaching, HRD ministry has decided to take help of state governments and if need be get directly involved in construction of toilets. A senior HRD official said, "Eleven big corporates, 67 public sector undertakings including banks had...
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