TN seeks special package of Rs 1K cr to address water crisis

Amid a severe drinking water crisis in Tamil Nadu, state deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam on Friday sought from the Centre a special package of Rs 1,000 crore to augment irrigation structures......

Many Oppn CMs to stay away from Modi's Niti Aayog meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair NITI Aayog's 9th Governing Council meeting on July 27, which will focus on making India a developed nation by 2047, an official statement said on Friday.......

Ramesh asks states not to play politics over drought

Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra are facing the worst drought in recent times, but the states should not play 'politics' by inflating their memoranda for central assistance, Union Minister Jairam......

How RSS Plans To Win Vidarbha For BJP

'BJP and RSS may have differences over minor issues but their hearts long for one common aim -- that of A Hindu Rashtra.''And this time to prove this point the RSS has prepared to help BJP win this......

Govt approves NREGA job for 150 days

The Group of Ministers (GoM) on drought, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, has increased the number of days one will get guaranteed work in the drought-hit areas under the Mahatma Gandhi......

Jairam Ramesh writes to CAG over delayed audits

Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has sent a missive to the Comptroller and Auditor General, expressing concern over delayed audit reports adversely affecting the flagship National Rural......

New PlanCom might alter focus, structure of Centre's schemes

Schemes are proposed to become an amalgam of priorities laid down by statesThe new body to replace the five-decade-old  Planning Commission is expected to be structurally different from the......

Big schemes get more money

Refraining from tinkering with tax and duty rates in the interim Budget, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday made a huge allocation of Rs 30,100 crore (Rs 301 billion) to government's......