'If the government starts playing favourites, if the government acts in a manner which is not transparent, then natural resources which belong to not just you and me, but future generations, they......
Home Minister P Chidambaram has taken a major share of the pie of the Empowered Group of Ministers and Group of Ministers after the exit of Pranab Mukherjee. Chidambaram now heads seven out of the......
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will head the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on the effective management of issues related to drought. The EGoM, constituted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh......
The horrifying state of hunger in India adds urgency to the need to implement a new food security law, writes Praful Bidwai. The announcement that the United Progressive Alliance will reconstitute......
The Empowered Group of Ministers headed by Pranab Mukherjee has cleared the Food Security Bill, paving the way for Right to food to be made a fundamental right backed by legal provision. The bill......
'The AMs are a different beast and reflect the political play within the government.' 'Prime Minister Modi does not need to assuage any interest group to take the final call on any decision that......
The Empowered Group of Ministers on Drought, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, on Wednesday approved an additional assistance of Rs 256 crore (Rs 2.56 billion) for rejuvenation of......
Undeterred by adverse political developments, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said there will be no let up in the government's efforts to continue with the economic reforms and he will......
Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the government's next yearly Budget would be a reasonable one. The perception has been that it would be populist, as Lok Sabha elections are due in 2014."We are......
Amid inter-ministerial differences on the land acquisition bill, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawaron Tuesdaysaid the government will not allow acquisition of high-yielding farm land for......