Floods leave 230 dead, over 1 mn displaced

Heavy rains over the last week wrecked havoc in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Mahrashtra, killing 230 people and displacing at least a million people. Despite a lull in rain over the last 24 hours,......

Flood situation improves in Karnataka

With rains relenting, the flood situation in northern and coastal regions of Karnataka that claimed 168 lives, improved considerably on Monday. The administration heaved a sigh of relief after the......

Rabri Devi demands Rs 1,000 crore for flood relief

The death tollin the worst floodsin Biharin recent times, which has affected nearly10 million people, was 73till Thursday morning and reports ofmore people drowning continue to pour in from......

Will 2023 Be A Repeat Of 2015?

States have been told to prepare in advance to counter any impact of an adverse southwest monsoon. IMAGE: An elderly lady carries a filled container after collecting water from a tanker at......

Kelkar to head 13th Finance Commission

The government on Wednesday constituted the 13 Finance Commission, which would look into sharing of taxes between Union and the States, under the chairmanship of former finance secretary Vijay......

Govt holds meetings to prepare for adverse monsoon, works on action plans

With different agencies showing divergent predictions regarding the southwest monsoon, the central government and states are gearing up to face adversity with various line ministries reportedly......

Rs 5,750-cr oil bonds for petroleum PSUs

The government on Friday sought parliamentary approval for a second batch of supplementary demands for grants of Rs 9,080 crore (Rs 90.80 billion), of which Rs 5,750 crore (Rs 57.50 billion) are......

States may get non-tax revenue pie

The government has asked the Twelfth Finance Commission to work out norms for distribution of non-tax revenue among states. At present, states receive only 29.5 per cent of the Centre's tax......