With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was inevitable, points out Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leaves for Parliament to present the......
‘Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the......
Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday expressed confidence that the people of Jammu and Kashmir will immensely benefit from the revocation of provisions of Article 370 that gave special status to......
The rout of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance in the crucial assembly polls in Bihar is the "most significant domestic setback" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, global media commented on......
The Budget gave a big boost to power reforms programme by increasing allocation to Rs 2,080 crore (Rs 20.80 billion), or a rise of 160 per cent from the previous fiscal. "I propose to increase the......
The power ministry and Planning Commission are looking to separately evaluate the Accelerated Power Development Reform Programme.The APDRP, the first incentive-based reform programme in the power......
A tussle between the finance and the power ministries has erupted over disbursement of funds for the Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme, which is the power ministry's key reforms......
Raising concerns about the health of power distribution utilities, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia suggested on Wednesday introduction of different electricity tariffs......
The Plan allocation for the power sector has been doubled from Rs 2,230 crore in 2009-10 to Rs 5,130 crore in 2010-11. The allocation does not include allocations for Rajiv Gandhi Grameen......