Maharashtra’s new Sugarcane Price Control Board to meet this week
Farmers expect conflict over sugarcane prices to abate with the new board in place
Sri Lanka to prosecute Indian fishers in its custody
Judicial proceedings chosen over quick repatriation because fishers were committing the crime time and again, says Lankan minister
Mission health for all
What prime minister needs to do to make good his promise on making 12th Five-Year Plan a health plan
Drought-proof village in bone dry district
Sehal Sagar village in Rajasthan has won the national water award instituted by the water resources ministry
Poverty line delinked from food and other entitlements given to the poor
Government to wait for results of socio-economic caste census to decide parameters on who should be covered under social welfare programmes
Panem agrees to honour promises made to tribal people
Supporters of former Jharkhand chief minister cut off firm's coal supplies to Punjab to force it to hold talks
MoEF to do away with environmental clearance for mining minor minerals in areas less than 5 ha
Jayanthi Natarajan asks officials to take stock in various states
Abandon paddy, build IT hubs: Montek
Planning Commission deputy chairperson gets flak for his advice to Kerala at investors' meet
New poverty estimate soon
But will it reflect true level of poverty in the country?
Uttarakhand residents get little succour
They have lost homes, belongings; claim no government aid available as yet
Bundelkhand's dalit women join hands to drought-proof their villages
96 women-led pani panchayats take over water resource management
Political parties show concern for environment in Punjab elections
Promise clean air and water; subsidies on solar appliances
Nagpur citizens oppose power tariff hike, load shedding
Hike proposed is fifth in a year; people blame power distributor for not recovering dues from the powerful
DMRC rejects Reliance Infra notice to terminate contract on Airport Metro Line
MoEF notice to halt work on lion safari project in Etawah
Notice to Uttar Pradesh says project in reserved forestland for commercial purpose is illegal
Wheat price war
Central ministries disagree on minimum support price for wheat
Mahan coal block dispute before green tribunal
After two-year-long protests, demanding settlement of forest rights prior to mining, residents of Waidhan forest range approach National Green …
Bihar has little money to pay workers under MGNREGS
Blames Centre for non-release of funds
US $50 million to protect biodiversity in India
Manmohan Singh says the challenge is to develop new models of inclusive conservation
Environment ministry approves mining near Vaishno Devi shrine
Trikuta wildlife sanctuary to be denotified
Bihar hopes Union Budget will set right Finance Commission’s ‘wrong’
Finance Commission recommended curtailing funds under Backward Region Grant Fund
Shah Commission wound up before it could probe illegal mining in Chhattisgarh
As environmental groups appeal against termination of commission, Supreme Court asks government to respond by November 18
Work on Suktel irrigation project begins at gun point
Balangir district authorities use police force to allow construction work as anti-dam stir continues
Sugar cane price: UP farmers settle for Rs 245-250 per quintal
Karnataka and Maharashtra farmers get much less, stage protests
How MEA torpedoed the Bangladesh-India gas pipeline
Mani Shankar Aiyar is known for the many controversies sparked by his provocative comments and controversial ideas. As minister for petroleum and …