Odisha diaries: the struggle for community control over land, forests and natural resources

No matter how much compensation is promised, companies will need ‘a social licence’ to conduct business on the land of the people

Two buildings for housing the poor collapse in Vadorara, killing six

It was a mishap waiting to happen

Will India manage to survive international pressure to save its pro-people patent law?

US continues to question India’s patent regime in its latest report. The country was kept in the category where unfavorable conditions …

Financial devolution

With increased funds and Centrally Sponsored Schemes, India’s states now urgently need the institutional mechanism to manage this responsibility

Forget Union budget, track state budgets now

States, already flush with cash surplus of Rs 1.6 lakh crore, will get significantly raised share from the central taxes. Along with this …

Jan Dhan Yojana: How the government started 15 million bank accounts in one day

The camps were mostly for accepting filled up forms, there is no guarantee when the actual account numbers would be generated

Government showing no urgency to clean Ganga, says Supreme Court

Narendra Modi government announced an additional Rs 2,037 crores for a new Ganga mission in its first Budget

One bank account per household by August 2015: Can Modi achieve this target?

Rural banks have an untapped potential of Rs 15 to 20 lakh crore, says economist

Clean Ganga programme gets Rs 20,000-crore budget for five years

Initiatives to clean the river will include rehabilitation of existing sewage treatment plants

Obama boosts Modi’s green energy ambitions

Visiting US president promised finance to speed up India’s green energy mission, but it has to be remembered that the US had complained to …

Modi Cabinet approves 100% FDI in medical devices sector via automatic route

Existing conditions and prior approval required in case of merger and acquisition done away with

Sluggish monsoon worries India Inc

If the monsoons fail this year, the Modi government will have some serious policy-making, damage control and number crunching to do

Commerce ministry recommends anti-dumping duties on solar cells imported from US, China

Renewable energy ministry may get prime minister-designate, Narendra Modi, to stall move, fearing energy price rise

J&K to get Rs 60,000 crore as BJP-PDP agree on government formation

State allocated maximum amount among 11 revenue deficit states, following recommendations of 14th Finance Commission

Separate ministry for AYUSH to revive traditional medicine

Before this, AYUSH was a department under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Jan Dhan Yojana: Can 10 million bank accounts be opened in one day?

Calculations show each of the 60,000 camps being organised today by bank branches across rural India would have to process as many as 167 …

Modi takes oath as PM with 45 ministers

Prakash Javdekar gets Environment ministry and I&B, Gopinath Munde given the charge of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj portfolios

Pakistan braces for more floods

Standing crop over thousands of hectares in the country has been destroyed by the floods that have wreaked havoc in India as well

What women can expect

Will Modi take care that women do not become victims of economic progress?

Conflict of interest: when Narendra Modi’s remark triggered the debate

A private Bill titled ‘The Prevention and Management of Conflict of Interest Bill, 2015’ is to be tabled in Parliament today. Will it …

Economic Survey low on health; public health infrastructure may take a backseat

The Survey reiterates the government’s commitment to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

India to set up 12 nuclear plants with Russian collaboration

India has agreed to identify a second site, in addition to Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, for construction of the Russian-designed plants

Spotlight on HFCs on day-one of Montreal Protocol meet

India’s softened stance renews hopes for discussions that could result in an equitable regime to phase down the super greenhouse gases

Centre’s agriculture scheme completed only 62% projects in 6 years

CAG report reveals Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna, launched to increase agricultural productivity, contains no method to evaluate the …

Only BPL families to get free treatment under NDA’s proposed health scheme

Those above poverty line will have to pay 33 per cent of the cost while the remaining will be paid by government and insurance companies