Job half done
25 per cent funds allocated to national rural employment scheme remain unspent
Union Budget 2018: Merely increasing funds for Clean Ganga will not ensure results
A CAG report had said underutilised funds and an absence of a long-term plan affecting rejuvenation of Ganga
CAG: Adani-acquired forested creeks wrongly classified as degraded forests
As per the Supreme Court’s classification of forests, Adani destroyed 2,000 hectares of mangroves in Kutch to build its ports, says the new …
CAG raps environment ministry over ‘illegal’ appointments
Central Pollution Control Board created or upgraded posts without approval of finance ministry
CPCB flags railway stations on green parameters
The Central Pollution Control Board assessed 36 stations or 5% of the major stations in India
Vidarbha farmers unhappy with minimum support price for cash crops
Agriculture ministry overlooked increased input and labour costs, ignored state government recommendations
CAG indicts Bihar for irregularities in rural job scheme implementation
Only 35 per cent beneficiaries got jobs; half of civil work undertaken left incomplete
Andhra Pradesh cancels land allotted for SEZ in Anantapur
The company, Lepakshi Knowledge Hub Limited, mortgaged land for bank loans violating MoU
Municipalities get thumbs down on solid waste management
Study by a non-profit says guidelines on including informal sector in waste management are being ignored
Rs 1,86,000 cr illusion
Andhra Pradesh’s Jalayagnam irrigation scheme unviable, contract-driven, says CAG draft report
Audit of India's water bodies confirms their polluted status
CAG assessment reveals governments' inaction in curbing water pollution
Karnataka to set up special agency to repair damage caused by unbridled mining
It will implement afforestation, conservation and health schemes funded by mining companies
Political parties use rural health mission scam stick to beat Mayawati government
Bahujan Samaj Party leader defiant blames UPA for the mess
Draft CAG report slams Andhra pollution control board for negligence
The report blames the board’s inaction for unchecked pollution of water bodies and deteriorating air quality
Development handcuffed
Confidential audit exposes financial, planning lapses in Andhra’s urban renewal mission
Jungle raj
CAG memo shows IFS officers are administering country’s premier forestry research body like a fiefdom
Jagan received Rs 1,172 crore as bribes from investors: CBI
In turn, industries and investors got land, mining leases and concessions from the state government
Afforestation interrupted
Environment ministry fails to use funds for afforestation, monitor forest diversions: Comptroller and Auditor General
Stink in the leather belt
Calcutta Leather Complex has shifted from the heart of the city to the outskirts on Supreme Court order, but it fails to treat toxic effluent and …
Coal quandary
In a sweeping pronouncement, the Supreme Court has termed all the 218 coal blocks allocated since 1993 illegal. This has raised a fundamental …
Natural highways
The aviation sector is struggling for survival, while roadways and railways are bleeding the treasury dry. Inland navigation is economical and …
Coal ministry cancels allotment of 18 coal blocks
Government to decide the fate of 10 more coal blocks on February 25