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September 4, 2012 9:45 AM

Prez to flag solar car bound for S. Africa competition

The President Mr Pranab Mukherjee will flag off a passenger solar car developed by the Delhi Technological University today. According to a Rashtrapati Bhawan Communique, the car will represent India at the Sasol Solar Challenge being held in South Africa from 15th to 29th of this month. The DTU Sol...

September 4, 2012 9:45 AM

Centre to assess all-India service officers; to retire non-performers

In order to maintain a high standard of efficiency in governance, the Centre is reviewing the performance of all-India service officers. It has also askedthe state governments to carry out similar exercises so thatnon-performing officials could be retired from services.A Department of Personnel and ...

September 4, 2012 9:27 AM

SC slams PMO for not holding CRA meeting

The Supreme Court has criticized the PMO officials for not holding a meeting of Cauvery River Authority, CRA headed by the Prime Minister, to resolve the water-sharing dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. A bench of justices D K Jain and Madan B Lokur expressed surprise that the meeting of CRA,...

September 3, 2012 8:17 PM

Govt rejects BJP’s demand of cancellation of coal blocks allocations

The Government today rejected BJP's demand for immediate cancellation of coal block allocations and appealed to the Opposition to allow Parliament to function for a debate on the issue. Speaking to newmen in New Delhi, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said, the BJP's demand for cancellation...

September 3, 2012 7:59 PM

Govt rejects BJP’s demand of cancellation of coal blocks allocations

The Government today rejected BJP's demand for immediate cancellation of coal block allocations and appealed to the Opposition to allow Parliament to function for a debate on the issue. Speaking to newmen in New Delhi, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said, the BJP's demand for cancellation...

September 3, 2012 6:43 PM

Moily: Steps being taken by govt to bridge demand, supply gap of power

Power Minister Veerappa Moily today said that steps are being taken by the government to bridge the gap between demand and supply of power in the country. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, he said that these include rigorous monitoring of capacity addition of the on-going generation projects an...

September 3, 2012 6:42 PM

Govt proposes to set up independent Coal Regulatory Authority

The Government has proposed to set up an independent Coal Regulatory Authority to regulate and conserve resources of coal sector in the country. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, Minister of state for Coal, Pratik Prakashbapu Patil said that the draft Bill, 2012 for setting up of Independ...

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