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November 28, 2016 8:17 PM

90 percent of projects granted environment clearance in 2015: govt

Government today said, ninety per cent of project applications were granted environmental clearance in 2015 as compared to nearly 54 per cent in 2014.<br/><br/>Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said this in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. He said the Environment Impact Assessment Not...

November 28, 2016 8:12 PM

Dharmendra Pradhan Inaugurates Workshop on Startup

A workshop on creating an innovation ecosystem for Start Ups in the oil and gas sector was held in New Delhi today.<br/><br/> Inaugurating the workshop, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, the Oil and Gas PSUs have allocated 300 Crore rupees for Start Ups and their detailed actio...

November 28, 2016 7:57 PM

Bharat bandh called by Opposition fails to make impact in many States

Bharat bandh called by the Opposition on demonetisation has failed to make impact in any part of the country, as no effect of the Bandh called by Left parties can be seen in the national capital. Shops and other establishments remain open, ignoring the call for bandh from some Opposition parties in ...

November 28, 2016 7:55 PM

India can be leading seat for international dispute resolution: President

President Pranab Mukherjee today said India has the potential to emerge as a leading seat for international dispute resolution. Addressing an International conference organized to mark the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law in New Delhi, Mr Mukherjee said, C...

November 28, 2016 7:55 PM

Govt generated Rs 2779 crore revenues from 83 coal mines: Goyal

The government has so far generated a revenue of over 2,779 crore rupees from the auction and allotment of coal blocks. <br/><br/>In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said, till now, 83 coal mines have been allocated to private<br/>and pub...

November 28, 2016 7:54 PM

90 percent of projects granted environment clearance in 2015: govt

Government today said, ninety per cent of project applications were granted environmental clearance in 2015 as compared to nearly 54 per cent in 2014.<br/><br/>Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said this in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. He said the Environment Impact Assessment Not...

November 28, 2016 7:54 PM

BJP terms bandh against demonitisation by opposition as flop show

BJP has termed the nationwide bandh and protest by opposition against demonitisation as a flop show. Party Secretary Shrikant Sharma claimed that the people have rejected it as they have no faith in the parties who are supporting black money and corruption. <br/><br/>He said the common p...

November 28, 2016 7:29 PM

Odisha: Normal life remains unaffected despite protest against demonetisation

Normal life remained almost unaffected in Odisha today despite the 12-hour state-wide protest called by the Left parties and the Congress to protest the demonetisation of high value currency notes. Vehicular and rail movement were normal in capital city Bhubaneswar and other parts of the state. <...

November 28, 2016 7:22 PM

Going cashless is much easier: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that going cashless is much easier and it is good to use mobile wallet than carrying cash all the time. <br/><br/>Mr Jaitley was addressing a workshop to sensitize the officers and staff of the Ministry of Finance on use of Mobile Banking and E-bank...

November 28, 2016 7:19 PM

Agricultural economy paralysed due to demonetisation: Congress

Congress today said the agricultural economy of the country has been paralysed due to demonetisation. <br/><br/>Briefing media in Delhi, party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the embargo on all cooperative and rural development from either changing money or dispensing new notes has h...

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