Oppo's FDI application approved for single-brand retail trading
We dance on every small achievement and forget the long-term objectives: Ajit Gulabchand, MD, Hindustan Construction Company.
Bandra-Worli sea link has still not been able to make money for MMRDA in spite of steep toll for car owners.
Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra had written a letter to the defence ministry requesting the army to build an additional pontoon bridge, which he said was "imperative" for safer movement of people while crossing the Yamuna to attend the 'World Culture Festival'.
Delhi is a year-round health hazard that visitors shun like the plague, says Sunil Sethi.
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati termed the expansion of the Union council of ministers as a drama and said giving representation to a couple of leaders from the deprived sections will not ameliorate the lot of those communities.
The fiscal policy, he said, needs to be better and the first priority should be to address areas that are like low-hanging fruits
The Delhi Police on February 20 arrested five corporate executives.
NHRC issues notices to Centre and governments of Delhi, Punjab and Haryana, saying 'the state cannot leave its citizens to die due to the toxic haze.'
There is a proposal to term forests as areas so notified and not include plantations on private land.
The tribunal also refused to give an urgent hearing on a fresh plea seeking stay on the three-day event on the banks of river Yamuna from Friday, alleging that AOL has not taken permissions from the competent authority as directed by the tribunal.
The Narendra Modi-led government has issued around 50 fresh guidelines easing conditions for industry in about six months, beside launching an online system for applying environment clearances.
Govt has done away with the need to secure crucial permits.
IFC will act as a transaction advisor for the projects to be developed in the public-private partnership mode.
The national capital woke up on Tuesday morning to 'severe' air quality under a blanket of thick haze, as pollution levels breached the permissible standards by multiple times.
Govt's decision comes two days after the National Green Tribunal had warned of strict action if clarity was not provided on the issue.
According to new ministry guidelines, the permission to chop down forests will be given only after all the compensatory levies are provided
The decision marks first successful policy intervention.
'The bull does not want to go in front of the crowd, so they put chillies on his private parts etc to make him enter the game arena.'
The first two units of the Kudankulam nuclear plant will discharge 6.3 billion litres of waste water every day right onto the beach. This discharge will trigger a slow-motion disaster that will poison beaches, devastate near-shore fisheries and choke the livelihood of fisherfolk in the vicinity, says Nityanand Jayaraman.
Leaks of documents are neither new nor limited to particular ministries.
If the fight against black money seems half hearted, the same is not the case with gau raksha, says Subir Roy.
In its interim order, a Madurai bench directed the Centre to file counter in 4 weeks.
Supporters of the bull taming sport Jalikattu on Tuesday staged protests in Tamil Nadu after SC stayed the Centre's notification lifting the ban on it.
A city like Davos in India would give a big boost to tourism, development, jobs and overall economy
After recognising its adverse health effects, the govt has now dismissed its own lab reports to conclude that the evidence against plastic is insufficient.
Prakash Javadekar's one year as India's minister of state (independent charge) of environment, forests and climate change has been an unmitigated disaster, says activist Himanshu Thakkar.
Was Manmohan Singh focused too much on getting policy right, while Narendra Modi is focused essentially on getting projects moving?
The air quality in Delhi is turning worse, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said.
On Tuesday night, the Tamil Nadu chief minister decides that enough is enough, and throws a challenge to Chinnamma.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi who inducted 19 new ministers into his Cabinet on Tuesday has carried out major changes in the portfolios of his top ministers.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 190 points up at 23,382.
Dave complained of uneasiness at his home on Thursday morning and was rushed to AIIMS.
The target is called Intended Nationally Determined Contributions.
'The size or economic potential of no event can be a valid excuse to break the law of the land.'
As visibility remained poor and the city choked due to a haze, the Centre for Science and Environment asked the Delhi govt to roll out stringent plans for controlling winter pollution.
The companies are crying foul over the cancellation of 25 blocks held by 68 firms over the past two days.
'He selects certain portfolios that he has personal interest in, and he does not give them to a senior leader. The responsibility is given to a junior minister who then directly reports to Modi or to the small team of bureaucrats working with Modi.' 'I noticed this first in Gujarat where Modi worked mainly with two ministers, Saurabh Patel and Amit Shah,' says Aakar Patel.
In its final order, the environment ministry had concluded that the upfront payment of Rs 200 crore as Environment Restoration Fund for violations and damage done was not permitted under the Environment Protection Act. Consequent to this order, the penalty that could be imposed on any confirmation of violation in the future is a maximum of Rs 1 lakh.
'Here in Delhi, the Modi government is supposedly looking at 'options' to hit back at Pakistan in any whichever way it can, while in Washington, the Obama administration is looking for ways to strengthen US military cooperation with Pakistan,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
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